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Lawrence Greenspon gets ’em jazzed up at arts benefit for Ottawa Jazz Festival

Ottawa,

Lawrence Greenspon really does deserve a hand (might as well make it the jazz-hand kind) for helping out at the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s annual live

Always giving: Joe Thottungal’s party launch of new cookbook aids food insecurity

Between running two successful restaurants, Coconut Lagoon and Thali, and helping to feed the hungry and less fortunate, Joe Thottungal has also managed to publish

A federal boost for Ottawa’s hard-hit tourism industry could bring some sophisticated visitors to Ottawa

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Ottawa’s tourism industry took a bit hit during the pandemic, but the federal government is helping some businesses and organizations get back on their feet

Jeff Todd, Sam Laprade, Joe Thottungal, David Gourlay

Coconut Lagoon party for fundraising professionals proves priceless

The social gathering attracted some 80 attendees, many of whom work in the charitable sector. There were also business leaders with a connection to non-profit

Newsmaker of the Year Profile: ‘Chef Joe’ sees adversity as just another opportunity to give

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Check out this full feature profile of OBJ’s Newsmaker of the Year, ‘Chef Joe’ Thottungal.

John Peters, Melissa Shabinsky, Joe Thottungal

Grinch Dinner raises $50K to help Shepherds of Good Hope serve hot meals this winter

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In Ottawa, the Grinch Dinner has become as much a beloved holiday classic as the fictional green grump that first inspired it so many years

Ottawa’s Newsmaker of the Year: Chef Joe Thottungal

Ottawa

In May 2020, the pandemic was already wreaking havoc with Ottawa chef Joe Thottungal’s livelihood when fate cruelly threw another obstacle in his path. The

Look who’s back in business: Coconut Lagoon

More than two years after watching his business go up in smoke, award-winning Ottawa chef Joe Thottungal was celebrating the grand reopening of Coconut Lagoon over

Op-ed: Ottawa’s business community always steps up, even when no one’s looking

Ottawa

“Ottawa isn’t just a pretty face … I started to wonder why we’re a community where “service” is so respected, even expected,” writes Kimothy

Long-serving Ottawa restaurants fêted for staying power

When it comes to running a successful restaurant, there’s no secret ingredient behind it but, rather, a recipe that’s deceptively simple, like homemade whipped cream.