Welcome to the Ottawa Community!

Welcome foodies! My name is Melissa, many people call me Mel. I am a food blogger and content creator in the heart of Ottawa, Ontario. I enjoy sharing my life through recipes, restaurants, local businesses and tourism across Ontario! I have a passion for eating locally and sharing the Canadian lifestyle through food.

I focus on eating locally and sharing city tourism because it’s the greatest thing you could do for your community.

Founder & Creator of #eatlocalmovement

Content Creator

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My Mission

“Food is meant to be shared, loved and appreciated”

Share

Sharing is an important value of mine. I believe that sharing knowledge, resources, and kindness is the key to growth. I want the community to come together and share, support, and innovate others to be their best. I believe that to live a fulfilling life, you should share moments with others.

Inspire

I believe we are all unique and inspiration comes in all forms. They key to success is to motivate positive change. Positive change comes from a collective of individuals who values are align. I believe sharing knowledge and resource is the best action I can make, to inspire the community to do something great collectively! This is why I love what I do.

Support

The founder of #eatlocalmovement. I have a strong passion for supporting local businesses. I believe by eating locally will bring a positive impact to our community. Creating a safe space to support local businesses and the people in it is what my brand is about.

Quick Access to our Community

1) OTTAWA RESTAURANT DIRECTORY. A whole list of restaurants in Ottawa

2) ADD YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS TO OUR OTTAWA RESTAURANT DIRECTORY. Viewed by thousands of locals, newcomers & tourists

3) VISIT MY AMAZON STOREFRONT, ALL SHIPPED TO CANADA! I get a VERY small commission and all the money goes back into my blogging. If I make enough, id love to donate part of these funds!

4) HOMECOOK RECIPES! Sharing my family staple recipes!