food & drink

The iconic KFC bucket sign, the herald of the Dirty Bird that used to perch high above Hintonburger (in Hintonburg), is now up for sale on Kijiji . “Best offer takes it.” The sign was taken down over the weekend. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/7-31-2013-10-59-40-PM.png) [ Photo via sarinahughes / Instagram ](http://instagram.com/p/cc6dqOylhh/) Ottawa's Angela Bartley is one of four finalists in a potato chip contest run by Lay's. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bartley.jpg) She came up with the idea for a “Grilled Cheese and Ketchup” flavour chip. ...

I’ve never tried fiddleheads but the ones in this photo look delicious. The photo is by Ross Dunn , taken last week in the Byward Market. [  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdb466/8733191690/) ** See also: ** Ottawa Food Guide ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bridgehead-latte.jpg) Local coffee giant Bridgehead officially launched their own coffee shop contest to compete with Tim Horton’s highly popular “Roll Up The Rim” contest. Called “Lick Up The Latte”, coffee customers will have a chance to win an assortment of fairly won prizes that include yoga lessons, baby strollers, beard trimmings, and even the grand prize of an all expense paid trip to Machu Pichhu. ...

Last Thursday, @GirlCrafted mentioned us in a tweet about where to find macarons in Ottawa. https://twitter.com/GirlCrafted/status/286871808702038017 We were amazed at how many (and how quickly) people responded. Here are some suggestions: https://twitter.com/peterhum/status/287207917059465216  https://twitter.com/foodiePrints/status/286898191994089473 https://twitter.com/foodiePrints/status/286898463042572288 https://twitter.com/PaolaSt_Georges/status/286900195336257537 https://twitter.com/PaolaSt_Georges/status/286905451055026176 https://twitter.com/AnatheaT/status/286976881478209536 https://twitter.com/SavingOttawa/status/286977237637554176 ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/what-ottawa-was-obsessed-wi.jpg) ** Previously: ** What Ottawa was obsessed with in 2011 ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Media Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hungfatt.jpg) Hung Fatt: "Think I'll Pass On The Chinese Food Tonight". Photo by [ Jean Labelle ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/labellephoto/5530394187/) . Ron Eade [ reported earlier today ](http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/10/22/breaking-news-province-revokes-restaurant-name-union-local-613/) : ** " ...

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[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/snotoastmobile.jpg) The SnoToastmobile Two local entrepreneurs have announced a new frozen treat concept that they're calling "SnoToast". (Other names considered included "PolarLoaf" and "Toasticle".) The concept is simple: it’s a piece of bread, carefully frozen and then served up fresh from a bicycle freezer cart called a “SnoToastMobile”. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/local-beer.png) OttawaStart received a media advisory today with news that next Tuesday, Jim Watson will proclaim August 10-18 as “National Capital Craft Beer Week” in Ottawa. That’s right, there’s a week-long celebration of beer coming to our thirsty city. Here’s the official web site for the event. ...