Bewitching baking from the Scone Witch
Since the 1980s, Heather Matthews has bewitched our taste buds with the rich and flaky queen of Anglo-Saxon baking: the scone. The Scone Witch offers a daily selection of three savoury and five sweet scones. Pick them up baked, or bake them yourself and have your friends think they're homemade. $1.90 each. 388 Albert St.
http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/food/food.aspx?iIDArticle=5599
Chicken tikka wrap
Arguably the best lunch to be found in the Byward Market: fresh blistered naan stuffed and rolled with moist tandoori chicken breast, chopped lettuce, and a creamy-sweet spiced mayo. $6.60. Shafali's Bazaar, 55 Byward Market.
http://www.shafali.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog...&id=35&Itemid=54
Raspberry mini cheese-cakes
A three-bite morsel that's as cute as a button. Good balance between creamy and dry. $2 each. Second Avenue Sweets, 151B Second Ave.
http://ottawafoodies.com/vendor/1370
Memories' triple berry pie
Raspberries, blackberries, and cranberries. Oh, my! This stunning deep-dish wonder is refreshingly tart, bursting with bright berry flavour, and topped with crunchy brown sugar oat crumble. The only thing better? Three words: a la mode.
$7.25. Memories, 7 Clarence St.
Kefir
Russia's answer to yogourt, kefir tastes more complex, with a slight sweetness balancing the sour. $5.99/kg. Sold in a returnable glass jar ($1 deposit). Herb & Spice Shop, 1310 Wellington St. W.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kefir
Meatball sandwich at Parma Ravioli
Comfort food like no other. Huge and messy, dripping with sauce and cheese. Eat, then nap. $8. Parma Ravioli, 1314 Wellington St. W.
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/250/1513286/restaurant/Westboro/Parma-Ravioli-Ottawa
Argan oil
Liquid Moroccan gold. Drizzle argan oil over a dish of potatoes and wild mushrooms to add a round, nutty flavour. $13.99/50 mL. Byward Fruit Market, 36 Byward Market Sq.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argan_oil
Queen Elizabeth Cake
An old-fashioned moist, dense cake filled with dates is topped with a toasted-coconut walnut icing. In this case, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. $2.25/square. Bread & Roses Bakery, 11 Beechwood Ave.
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/bread-and-roses-bakery-ottawa
Tower-O-Rings from The Works Twelve hot, golden, deep-friend onion rings come stacked around a metal spike and are served with a choice of 12 dips - from chipotle mayo to garlicky beachhouse to smoky barbeque. They are a favourite preamble to the meaty and fried experience that is dining at The Works. Don't tell your cardiologist; just enjoy the perfect rings that stay put when you bite into them - no hot onion sliding out at first bite - and meet every craving for fried, salty good-ness. $9.41. The Works, 326 Richmond Rd., and four other locations.
http://www.worksburger.com/
Soul food from Jean Albert's Roll up your sleeves, grab a bottle of Frank's RedHot sauce, and dig into a plateful of crispy, southern-fried chicken; meaty, sweet, and boozy falling-off-the-bone pork ribs; and sides such as collard greens, mac and cheese, creamed corn, and candied yams. Save room for the decadent old-fashioned desserts: banana pudding, peach cobbler, and sweet potato pie. You'll be glad you did. Jean Albert's, 495 Somerset St. W.
http://ottawafoodies.com/vendor/1530
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