Ian Stead

Ian has always been cheap. He was able to escape the University of Ottawa with a B.A. in history debt-free, and the attractive tuition for Algonquin's Professional Writing program was decisive in his enrolment. Ian hopes to work as a freelance editor and writer, and enjoy a life filled with friends, family, cooking and reading—on the cheap.

Life on the Cheap

How to spend less and get more out of life

Entries in Local Eating (1)

Tuesday
Mar222011

Frozen Vegetables

Bill Thurlow is perusing the booths set up in the Fairmont Chateau Laurier's Drawing Room, part of a meet and greet between Ottawa restaurateurs and local farmers hosted by Savour Ottawa, an organization that promotes local eating in the city. He's guzzling coffee and seems to know everyone in the room, slapping backs and trading smiles. The old farmer ambles into my periphery, fresh cup in hand, and asks, “Now, would you like to try the best honey in the world?

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