Comfort food can be good for you too
Ron Eade, Canwest News Service
Published: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
 It's tempting to reach for soul-satisfying dishes like braised pork belly, sausage, or creamy mac 'n' cheese to take our minds off winter.
Seductive, perhaps, but a couple of Ottawa's top chefs will have decidedly more healthy -- and no less satisfying -- comforts in mind.
Here, the chefs -- Duane Keats of Luxe Bistro and Kenton Leier, executive chef at the Westin Ottawa -- share two inspiring, nutritious recipes plumped with nutrients, anti-oxidants and healthy omega-3 fatty acids typically found in fish, one of their favourite proteins.
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Cook For Cure
Ottawa chefs sauté their best for cancer telethon
 It’s tempting to reach for soulsatisfying dishes like braised pork belly, sausage, or creamy mac ’n’ cheese to take our minds off winter. Seductive, perhaps, but five of Ottawa’s top chefs will have decidedly more healthy — and no less satisfying — comforts in mind Sunday, when they’ll demonstrate tasty dishes that happen to be ohso-nutritious during the 13th Cancer Foundation Telethon from noon to 5 p.m.
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 Firestone
Restaurant Group proudly raised $61,000 at the
3rd Annual Heart of Glass event!
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Top
10 New Restauraunt in Canada 2006
WHERE CANADA
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Since
opening in May, Stella has been attracting considerable attention
with its smouldering good looks, irresistable Italian fare
and cheeky cocktails.......
Published
Porter Airlines, October, 2006
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The dish on Stella
Bustling Market eatery serves up comfort food with
contemporary edges
The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Sunday, July 09, 2006
"Stella is the new girl in The Market, playing to full houses"
"Once in you are struck by a welcoming aroma of garlic and grilled shrimp, and once seated, you can't help but admire how well Stella looks."
"The room achieves a dramatic effect with a narrow range of tones -- all those fashionable earth colours, beiges and browns and tans, darkened rusts and bits of bronze -- within a frame of aged brick, to which is added polished marble, dark mirrors and large oils, massive sprays of flowers and rows of fat pillar candles."
"Plate portions are generous, not fussy, and the prices -- particularly in the pasta and pizza section -- are kept in a relaxing range."
"generously served"
"The porcelain-coloured buffalo milk mozzarella makes the tomato, asparagus salad memorable, and the obese meatball rising out of the minestrone (a very tasty brew of vegetables, beans, bacon and fresh thyme, perfectly seasoned) is a meal in itself."
"Pasta choices are winners. The linguine is perfectly cooked, moistened with an oceanic broth, wrapped around fresh Manilla clams, chunks of pancetta, sauteed grape tomatoes, basil and sweet nuggets of garlic. Al dente cavatelli (gnocchi-shaped pasta) soak up an herbed and buttery broth, with wild mushrooms and wilted spinach, and on top, short ribs, slow-braised and succulent."
"Duck is delicious, a thin layer of fat beneath a deeply bronzed skin gives flavour and juiciness to the pink flesh beneath. A dried cherry sauce plays the fruit-with-game card very nicely."
"For dessert, the warm chocolate cake, here called "fallen," is a delicious rendition of this popular dessert -- its moist, dark insides oozing into a sauce of caramel, another of milk chocolate. A few local strawberries tart it up and a scoop of walnut studded vanilla gelato provides the cool relief."
"So Stella has lots going for her: comfort Italian food with contemporary edges, a beautiful decor, an exciting atmosphere."
Hey, Stella!
Published Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Ron Eade - Editor Food Section, Ottawa Citizen
"Utterly perfect calamari"
"the owners of Stella are fixated on interesting and creative food"
"Chianti-based short rib is heavenly"
For Your Dining Pleasure
Published, Saturday, May 27, 2006
Daniel Drolet, Ottawa Citizen
"Stella Osteria serves up savvy design hits"
"Overall effect is classy, not trendy"
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