Dave Samojlenko

Ottawa

  • Bluesfest Day 5: Girl Talk!

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    dsamojlenko

    I am mighty pissed off about one thing from yesterday – as I walked onto the grounds and grabbed a daily schedule, I was informed of a schedule change – that Land of Talk would be switched with Jenn Grant and would play at 6:15 instead of 4:45. So we just kinda wandered around and…

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  • Ron Eade: Benitz Bistro and B-Sides Recession Menus

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    dsamojlenko

    Ron Eade from The Ottawa Citizen reports on Derek Benitz’s Recession Menus at his two restaurants: by finding efficiencies in the kitchen (using less expensive cuts of meat, ditching expensive out of season fresh vegetables that have to be flown in, etc), he’s been able to drop prices on his menu in hopes that in…

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