Category Archives: Review

The Best Restaurants in Ottawa

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One of Ottawa Life Magazine‘s most anticipated annual articles, “The Best Restaurants in Ottawa” still received hundreds of monthly clicks more than a year after it was published. For the highly anticipated list, I profiled local favorites like Elgin Street Diner alongside Tomo Restaurant, Beckta, and other culinary giants. You can find the full piece here, or by clicking on the image below.

Elgin

Click the image to view original article. Photo by Andree Alexander.

This piece was published in the Ottawa Life Magazine “Food” section January  20, 2016.

Playing Chicken: The line between beauty and tension in Andrew Moncrief’s “Unseen”

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Andrew Moncrief is talented enough to create beautiful, classically styled figures, and brave enough to smear paint over their faces. In my review of his “Unseen” exhibit, I interviewed the 28-year-old artist on his emerging style and the game of chicken he plays with every painting. You can find the full piece here, or click on the image below.

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Click image to view original review. Photo by Kerri Fukui.

This piece was published in the Ottawa Life Magazine “Gallery” section July 13, 2015.

Marat and de Sade bring a mad revolution to Ottawa

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Marat/Sade is a play within a play, where actors dressed as inmates tell the story of Jean-Paul Marat’s final days. In my first review for Apartment613, I look at Marat/Sade‘s stellar performances and macabre aesthetic. You can find the full piece here, or by clicking on the image below.

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lThis piece was published in the Apartment613 “Sights & Sounds” section February 26, 2015.