Gather Brewery and Glassworks officially opens this Friday in Merrickville. Enjoy the beer with a menu of Mini Duck Pogos, Elk Italian Sausages, Bison tacos, and other fine finger food by Wild Chef Catering. Friday June 7 from noon to 8:00 pm. 635 St. Lawrence St., P.O. Box 629, Merrickville.
🆓 National Beavertails Pastry Day is this Friday June 7. Visit the ByWard Market or Tanger Outlets locations between 3:00 pm and 5:00 to receive a free classic pastry.
Road trip: The Great New York State Food & Wine Festival is your destination to sample and shop Made in New York wine, spirits, cheese, cheesecake (our eye was caught by a vendor called Kim’s Cheesecake on a Stick), coffee, and spices. Today through Sunday at Gordon Cerow Recreation Park, 615 E. Line Road, Clayton, NY, USA (the closest border crossing is the Thousand Islands Bridge).
If you thought that Ottawa having two Asian night markets shows how sophisticated we are as a city, you are so naïve, my friend. Peter Hum in the Ottawa Citizen details the bad blood between the Chinatown Night Market and Asian Fest Night Market and the nefarious techniques used, like free shuttle buses.
In Apt 613’s Best Bites column, Kiersten Vuorimaki recommends Tavern on the Falls (‘if there are gourmet hot dogs on the menu, I’m happy’), Lil’ Z’s Pizza (‘My favourite is the Hot Fire, with spicy Soppressatta, chili flakes, jalapeño, pepperoncini, and Eddy’s Hot Honey sesame crust’), and OCCO Kitchen (‘Tacos are probably my favourite food, so my standards are a bit high. These. Are. Excellent.’).