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The music we feature this week is from an Ottawa resident DJ, Matt Tamblyn. Matt has played basically every club/venue in Ottawa. He was even at Bluesfest last year. Follow him on Twitter @matttamblyn
We met up with Mary Taggart @OttawaAtHomeMag, who is a designer and editor in chief for the Ottawa At Home magazine. This episode was so much fun. She had us into her Westboro home and made us lunch. Who would have thought? We spoke about:
– How she came to living in the Westboro area
– Talking about the Beachcomber on Westboro at the old Talisman hotel
– She loves the Wellington Gastropub, Fraser Café’s roast chicken for two, Zen Kitchen, Gezellig, Supply and Demand, Absinthe Café’s Monday night fondue parties
– Off-the-beaten track activities that she loves to show people from the East Coast when they come to visit
– How Ottawa at Home magazine started
– Energive crackers by Korey Kealey
– The most challenging part of running a magazine
– How has the internet impacted the magazine?
After the break, we speak to Mary about:
– The Winter issue of Ottawa at Home magazine
– Visiting the ski hills of Quebec that are close by
– Ottawa At Home address book which will bring together a one-stop shop for when you are holding parties
– The resurgence of colours
– The Ottawa Home & Garden Show
– Bust A Move Feb 22nd
– Gold Medal plates event at the NAC, Marysol representing Ottawa in Kelowna this weekend
– Holt Renfrew’s Cruise into Spring February 19
– #Summerlude
– Savvy Company’s Corks and Forks neighbourhood cocktail party 17th to 19th of June
