2019/10/15This is the time of year for expressing gratitude for our abundance – of food, friend, family and good fortune. This year, we cooked Thanksgiving dinner for over 1500 people in Ottawa. Our team worked extra hard to make this happen, as this volume is i… Read more »
2019/09/30It’s Apple Season! Apples were first cultivated in Canada by early French settlers in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley around 1633. While Nova Scotia can claim much of Canada’s early apple-related history, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and British Colum… Read more »
2019/09/24There are a number of ways that the Red Apron tries to be a good environmental citizen. We drive electric cars, support local growers and producers, recycle cardboard, cans and bottles, save all our food waste for local farmers to feed to their pigs (t… Read more »
2019/09/16It’s the time of year that our attention turns to Thanksgiving preparations. It’s a huge holiday for us at here at the Red Apron, as we provide solutions to help you gather your family and friends around a delicious meal, prepared using local ingredien… Read more »
2019/09/09September 10 2019 The life of a farmer is challenging. Every year presents unpredictable weather conditions that invariably impact their crop in either positive or negative ways. This spring came late, and it was extremely wet. Some crops were effected… Read more »
2019/09/02Our mission at the shop has always been to get our community back to the table to eat together. Whether it’s over a cozy home-cooked meal or your favourite takeout, we know important conversations happen around the table, memorable traditions are forme… Read more »
2019/08/19We hate to be the bearers of bad news but we’re inching closer to fall and (ack!) winter so it’s time to start thinking about harvesting all those delicious fruits and veggies grown in your own backyard or from the market so even in the below zero temp… Read more »
2019/08/12It’s the most wonderful time of the year; The market shelves are bursting with every shape and colour of produce absolutely ripe for the picking! Although berry season got off to a late start from all the rain, it’s been one of the best years for them… Read more »
2019/08/06Let’s face it, life can be awfully expensive sometimes. Here at the Red Apron, we’ve become self-proclaimed champions of stretching our food dollars. Whether we’re grocery shopping or taking home meals from the shop, we know a thing or two about making… Read more »
2019/07/29It’s summer. The season we spend the other 10 months of the year waiting for. This year we have earned it in so many ways with our deeply cold winter and extremely long and wet spring, we deserve a few months of warm weather. When the weather turns war… Read more »
