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Chef Marc Lepine wins 7th Gold Medal Plates challenge Monday in Ottawa
Above L-R, bronze winner Charles Part, gold Marc Lepine, silver Caroline Ishii. Click here to see a photo gallery and watch a video from the Gold Metal Plates competitions. NOV 15 11 — 1:20 AM —...
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Takeover at Atelier: Ottawa chefs rally to support national contestant
JAN 20 12 – 12:01 AM — At last count 23 among Ottawa’s top chefs have signed on for Takeover Weekend at Atelier restaurant over three nights in February – volunteering their time and talent to...
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Ottawa chef Jamie Stunt prepares for Gold Plates grand finale in Kelowna, B.C.
. Only three weeks to go, regional Gold Medal Plates winner at Oz Kafé feels pressure of the national stage . § . Ottawa chefs plan 2nd “Weekend Takeover” event to keep Elgin Street resto open four...
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Chef Caroline Ishii leaves ZenKitchen
Above, former partners Dave Loan and chef Caroline Ishii on the opening of ZenKitchen almost four years ago. . Former partner Dave Loan now sole owner of popular vegan resto ‘ *** . Gourmet vegan fare...
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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...
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Thursday 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...
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Found: 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...
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RIP, 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...
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ZenKitchen'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...
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ZenKitchen, 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...
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A 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...
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Caroline 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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