Fall 2006
By Carol and Joe Davis - Dining Detectives

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Black Cat Café
We had a fabulous dinner at the Black Cat Café. Chef Rene Rodriquez is very talented and knows how to please the palates of both tourists and sophisticated Ottawans. We loved the Chilled Cucumber Gazpacho, which was made with Champagne Gelee cubes Granny Smith apples and yogurt. The Soya lacquered Duck Breast entrée with Parsnip mousseline, watercress, and teriyaki onion – carrot marmalade was outstanding.

The dessert that we loved was the Tuscan Amedei dark Chocolate Fondant with celeriac- vanilla Crème Anglaise and red wine poached pare.

Black Cat Café
93 Murray Street
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 5M5
613-241-2999
www.blackcatcafe.ca

Juniper Kitchen & Wine Bar
Chef Norm Aitken serves new Canadian Cuisine at Juniper. Our favorite appetizer was the Spice Rubbed Smoked Tuna Loin. It was accompanied by tangy mango catsup Acorn Creek sprout salad and topped with delicious banana chips. A very unique and tasty vegetarian entrée was the Ginger-Sesame braised exotic Quebec Mushrooms. This consisted of asparagus and sweet pea served in scallion crepes with miso – almond vinaigrette and hoisin drizzle.

The desserts were also delicious. Try the Rhubarb Cream Cheese Tart in a honey cookie crust. It was delightful.

Juniper Kitchen & Wine Bar
1293 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 3B1
613-728-0220
www.juniperdining.ca

Arc Lounge
We stayed at the Arc Hotel and were pleased that they had a restaurant, as we arrived late and didn’t want to search for dining on our first night in Ottawa. Executive Chef Jason Duffy created some excellent dishes. We loved the New Brunswick Scallops Appetizer. It consisted of black bean and ham, red beet puree sea greens and sesame salad and fabulous scallops. For our entrée, we loved the Grilled Lobster Tail, which was served with blackened fennel relish, lemon Du Puy lentils, pear and crab roll.

The Arc Hotel is a great place to stay and the Arc Lounge restaurant is definitely worth dining at.

Arc Lounge
Arc Hotel
140 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1P 5H6
613-238-2888
www.arcthehotel.com

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Where to Dine in this Great City
More Where to Dine in San Francisco
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Until we eat again…
Joe@DiningDetectives.com
Carol@DiningDetectives.com

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