CheapEats Ottawa restaurant guide blog

Lex Screwed Up, You Get 25% OFF

I just got a note from someone trying to buy a copy of CheapEats Ottawa today.

He found a post on the blog with a 25% discount code good until May 14th, and it wouldn’t work. It wouldn’t work because it expired in 2008. 

However, there wasn’t a single place in the post that said that!  So, not only is he getting the 25% discount, you are getting the 25% discount too!

Lex Screwed Up Discount

• go to http://plethorapress.myshopify.com/
• buy a copy of CheapEats Ottawa (v2) or CheapEats Toronto (2006)
• Do it today March 30th, 2010
• enter the discount code: YUM
• get 25% off.
• Teach Lex not to screw up!

It’s that simple.  But remember – this is one day only! 

CheapEats On Sale 'til May 14th.

Buy a copy of CheapEats Ottawa online at http://plethorapress.myshopify.com by May 14,  using the discount code "cheapeater" & you'll get

25% off & FREE CDN shipping

That means CETO for $9.41 or a CEOT for $10.19, or both for under $20 including shipping.

Just go to http://plethorapress.myshopify.com 
On checkout enter the code: cheapeater
valid until May 14, 2008

Buy a copy of CheapEats Ottawa online at http://plethorapress.myshopify.com by May 14,  using the discount code "cheapeater" & you'll get

25% off & FREE CDN shipping

That means CETO for $9.41 or a CEOT for $10.19, or both for under $20 including shipping.

Just go to http://plethorapress.myshopify.com 
On checkout enter the code: cheapeater
valid until May 14, 2008

Available at Chapters & more

For the first time ever, Chapters has gotten their orders into us in time to have the book on shelves when it launched.

That's right, you can find CheapEats Ottawa at Chapters on Rideau right now (though at time of posting they've already sold half their stock.)

Later this week it'll be at the Chapters in Pinecrest Mall too.

You can also find your own copy on the shelves at:

• Perfect Books 258 Elgin Street
• Collected Works 1242 Wellington Street
• Books On Beechwood 35 Beechwood Avenue
• Singing Pebble Books  202a Main Street
• Chapters on Rideau
• Chapters in Pinecrest Mall (later this week)
• La Bottega 64 George Street
• Harry's Deli Place de Ville

 

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Book Launch Round-up

Here are some posts from other attendees (and contributors) at the launch:

My Cheapeats is in my hands
By aandjblog
And.. of course the best part of the evening was getting a copy of CheapEats Ottawa. Oh! I am still reading it page by page as we speak. The highlights for me in the book, was to have Sammy’s Pizzeria mentioned in the book. ...
- http://pleasepickupyoursocks.wordpress.com

Red
By Vicki Thomas
Lex is the publisher, editor, and brain behind the CheapEats books. The CheapEats Ottawa book was launched yesterday. A very handy guide to eating well and eating cheap in this city of ours. Check it out. You won't be disappointed. ...
Victoria's Island - http://victoriasisland.typepad.com/vickith/

Cheap Eats Ottawa - Version 2!
By Lana
Last night was the book launch for the new version of Cheap Eats Ottawa. The new version has lots of familiar Ottawa foodie institutions and plenty of new reviews. Like pho. Seriously, there are a lot of pho places around these days. ...
Boyfriendly Cooking - http://www.boyfriendlycooking.com

44.365 Delicious!
By robyn
Eat good food. And read about places recommended by me! (along with a ton of other lovely people with equally as awesome opinions on where to eat in our fair city). Good times were had by all at tonight’s CheapEats Ottawa Launch. ...
mintyfresh - http://mintyfresh.ca

 

Just a quick note, the "bartender" at the event was actually Beau's founder Steve Beauchesne.  (Guess you should have worn that silly nametag after all ;->)

The Launch Rocked.

Okay, okay!  I know I'm late telling everyone how well the party went, and it did go well. So well in fact, that I'm posting this late because I'm still recovering. (Yes our book launch parties are really more party than launch.)

Thank you all for coming out!  Through out the evening, we had around 90-100 people drop in.

Alex and Nebiat from East African put on an excellent spread, and if you left hungry it wasn't for lack of trying to feed you. They were still serving up plates well after the official end of the party.  This is the first ever CheapEats Launch where we haven't run out of food.

Want to know what that excellent food you were eating actually is?  Here's the menu:

• Key Watt - beef simmered in berbere sauce.
• Alich'a Watt - beef simmered in mild sauce.
• Kik Alich'a - yellow split peas in yellow sauce
• Yemisir Watt - lentils in mild sauce
• Ye'atakilt Watt - cabbage, carrots & potatoes in mild sauce
• Injeera - sour dough flat bread used to scoop up the watt. (watt essentially means stew)
• they also threw in another lentil dish, but didn't tell me what it was called, they just said "a brown lentil dish"

Steve from Beau's was on hand and pouring his fresh, tasty and all-naturally cooled LugTread all night.  Steve also passed along the good news that Beau's LugTread will be available in the LCBO in the next couple of weeks. 

You can check out a few photos of the event here, here and here. 

Book Launch Day!

This morning I'm up early, way too early, so I don't sleep through my interview with tic on CKCU - listen live around 8am.

Today is busy, we're talking to media and building some buzz... I spoke with Ron Eade from the Citizen last week, I'm doing another interview at the launch, and yesterday I visited with Gay Cook who writes the food column in the Citizen.

We're delivering books to Perfect Books, Collected Works, Books on Beechwood, Singing Pebble Books, La Bottega and Harry's Deli.

Not to mention, getting ready for tonight's party... er... I mean Book Launch.  I can't wait and hope to see you there!

I mean: beer, food, books... what more could you ask for?

CheapEats Ottawa Book Launch.
Wednesday February 13th, 7-9pm
East African Restaurant

If you haven't had a chance to RSVP, please let us know you are coming so we get you on the guest list.

 

Hosted by East African Restaurant  and Sponsored by Beau's All Natural Brewing Company

Blogger & Media Resources

Since we've noticed people have started to blog about the new edition and the upcoming launch party, but are showing great restraint and respect for copyright, we wanted to make some resources available to you to make it a little easier to show while you tell.

Here are the categories of resources you'll find on the Blogger & Media Resources Page:

• Covers & Logos
• Photos 
• Suggested Tags
• Links
• Quotes
• Media

We will get back to talking about food again very soon, I promise. 

In the meantime, if we've missed something you'd like to see on the Blogger & Media Resources Page, please let us know.

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You Are Invited!

Finally, the books are here and we're having a party! 

Join us at East African Restaurant on Wed. Feb. 13th and help us celebrate the latest edition of CheapEats Ottawa.  Talk about restaurants, food and Ottawa while you sample some of East African's great appetizers and sip Beau's with our contributors, celebrities, friends and restaurateurs. 

It's going to be a blast, and you're invited. So come!

 

CheapEats Ottawa Has Arrived

  CheapEats Ottawa Has Arrived

Just as I was about to announce that you could pre-order CheapEats Ottawa, I got a phone call from the printer to let me know they'd be delivering the books TODAY!

So now I have 4000 copies of CheapEats Ottawa fresh from the presses.  Complete with 2 new sections - a Food Glossary & 100 CheapEats Check Marks.

So, now you can buy your own copy of CheapEats Ottawa and we'll pack it up and ship it off to you immediately. 

Shipping within Canada is on us until Feb 13th (when the book will be available at the book launch and in bookstores)

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Links to the Photos above: 1. New Section - Food Glossary!, 2. Look What's Inside, 3. CheapEats Ottawa, 4. New Section - 100 CheapEats Check Marks

In Bookstores Feb 13th!

We have finally nailed down a release date for the new edition of CheapEats Ottawa - it will be available in bookstores on February 13th.   

Look for it in Perfect Books, Collected Works, Books on Beechwood and After Stonewall.

Note: Due to the sales cycle at Indigo/Chapters, chances are it won't be in Chapters & Indigo stores until some time early March, but it is already partially online (they haven't loaded the "extra info" yet). We'll let you know when they start placing orders for their stores.

Over the next couple of days we'll be:

• letting you know how you can pre-order your copy direct through us
• tell you more about the upcoming book launch (tentatively Feb 13th, so keep your schedule open)
• and if you won a copy, we'll be in touch to make sure we have your up to date address.

It's going to be a busy couple of weeks and just like you, we can't wait to see the final book all together. (You know I'll take photos and post them on the flickr group as soon as the books arrive from the printer!)