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FestivASIA - September 8-9, 2007

Yes, Alexa, there is an Asian festival on this weekend (September 8 and 9).

FestivASIA
Saturday September 8 11am-6pm
Sunday September 9 11am-6pm
Cambridge Park (the corner of Somerset & Cambridge

Various Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants will be participating. The food vendors that will be participating in this festival include Mekong, Kinki & Hanbo, Burmese foods, Ben Ben Restaurant, Dining Lounge. Cost per plate of food served ranges from $2 to about $5.

There will also be a mini three-course meal that will include fine wines from Reif Estate, a delicious grilled beef, fried calamari and sushi by Japanese Village; quail breast by Par-fyme Bistro, and general tao's chicken and fried dumplings by Mekong Restaurant. Tickets will be $20 per person. Each of the 3 courses will be accompanied by fine wines from Reif Estate. There will also be fresh oysters served by Big Daddy's Crab Shack and Oyster Bar.

This is a multicultural event including Cambodian, Chinese, Thai, Malaysian, Burmese, Indian, etc. communities showcasing their culture. There will be entertainment provided by the Federation of Ottawa Chinese-Canadian Community Organization and lots of ethnic foods and Asian specialty vendors. The festival begins at 11am until 6pm.

Stop by and try the exotic foods and enjoy the unique cultural performances!

The festival is organized by the Somerset Chinatown Business Improvement Area.

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New Farmer's Market for Old Ottawa East

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We're getting a new local market!

Starting next Saturday (August 11th), there will be at least 12 vendors at the St. Paul University parking lot on Main Street from 9am until 2pm.

This market is running as a pilot project for three weeks -- so go out and support it. Vendors all come from within 100 km of the downtown core, so we're looking at local food from local producers. It's got the Byward market beat that way. And given Byward's growing reliance on crafts and flowers, it should be pretty comparable in terms of the amount of food available.

Hopefully they get enough of a turnout to make it worth their while to keep this going. The more options we have to buy local food the better.