Celebrated chef Caroline Ishii begins a new chapter. Care for a Trufflishii?
. Globe-trotting chef has been on a personal odyssey of discovery since leaving ZenKitchen last year . *** . Her latest project: truffles as nutritious as they are tasty . JAN 22 14 – 12:01 AM — We...
View ArticleThursday Q&A with Zen Kitchen's Caroline Ishii
Caroline Ishii of Zen Kitchen likes her beer and her food to be locally made. ZenKitchen chef and co-owner Caroline Ishii has been cooking since she learned traditional Japanese cooking at her mother’s...
View ArticleFound: Truffles that will make you happier (and healthier)
What: Trufflishii — chocolate truffles made by Caroline Ishii, the chef who started Ottawa’s award-winning ZenKitchen restaurant, that are loaded with health-promoting ingredients. Why: These are...
View ArticleRIP, ZenKitchen
Friday night at 9:36 p.m, ZenKitchen’s owner Dave Loan succinctly posted on his personal Facebook page: “ZenKitchen, July 26, 2009 – May 23, 2014. I’ll always remember you.” That’s terrible and even...
View ArticleZenKitchen's new owner closes popular restaurant for good
ZenKitchen, a favourite Ottawa restaurant for foodies, vegans and jazz fans, has closed permanently after a four-month run under new ownership. The Somerset Street West business had closed in late May...
View ArticleZenKitchen, Prime 360 close; tough local environment for restaurants cited
ZenKitchen, a favourite Ottawa restaurant for foodies, vegans and jazz fans, has closed permanently after a four-month run under new ownership. The Somerset Street West business had closed in late May...
View ArticleA delicious way to help down-on-their-luck restaurant staff
Restaurants come and go, even high-profile ones such as Domus, ZenKitchen, and Juniper Kitchen and Wine Bar, all of which closed this year. Their fans mourn but soon move on. What’s rarely thought of...
View ArticleCaroline Ishii, ZenKitchen's founding chef, pens her memoirs
In early 2013, when Caroline Ishii left ZenKitchen, the acclaimed vegan restaurant that she had helped create four years earlier, she thought her professional cooking days were over. “I thought I had...
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