Best of Chinatown: Variety and flavour at New Pho Bo Ga La

 New Pho Bo Ga La in Ottawa’s bustling Chinatown at 763 Somerset serves big, delicious flavours in a variety of different Asian cuisines. When I visited on a bright, sunny afternoon unseasonably warm for spring in a Canadian city, I was treated to a big, hot bowl of spicy Thai

Best of Chinatown: Spectacular Pho at Saigon Boy Noodle House

 Saigon Boy Noodle House sits at 648 Somerset street at the eastern edge of Ottawa’s Chinatown and serves up fantastic, authentic pho certain to warm anyone from the inside out. It's an unassuming, simple restaurant with a menu that is anything but. Though dine-in is not available at the moment,

Try this pho fried rice recipe

 For those of you who enjoy that pho taste, this recipe gives you a creative twist while keeping those authentic Vietnamese flavours in mind. “Pho broth infuses the rice with savoury notes of ginger, onion and spices in this fun twist on the Vietnamese noodle soup,” shares Tom Filippou, executive

OK Robo

 Photos by Andre Gagne Jake, it's Chinatown, Thursday night before the Easter long weekend, and a steady crowd is streaming into Bar Robo where DJ Sweet Cheeks currently spins a track that perfectly emulates the atmosphere. “I'm just hanging out with my friends,” repeats a voice between beats and scratches