Stephen Beckta

GST break could boost sales but also bring headaches for Ottawa restaurateurs

Restaurant owners in Ottawa are welcoming the federal government’s recently announced GST break, but a few anticipate some problems along the way. Last week, the

My Ottawa: Stephen Beckta’s taste for local restos and why he misses Harley Finkelstein

Ottawa

In this instalment of My Ottawa, Stephen Beckta lets us in on his favourite places to eat (not including his own establishments), his go-to skiing

Beckta on Elgin St. reopens for lunch as more workers return to offices in the core

Ottawa

As workers slowly return to the downtown core, bringing with them an appetite for social gatherings and fine dining, local restaurateur Stephen Beckta says he’s

Ottawa businessmen ‘dare to be vulnerable’ by speaking openly about mental health

Suck it up, don’t be a sissy, be strong, be tough are all phrases repeated to many boys, making it harder for them to express

Ahead by a Century: BGC Ottawa celebrates 100 years of serving children

For one hundred years, thousands of kids have gleefully bounded through the doors of the BGC Ottawa Clubhouses that have been improving our community in

Beckta celebrates 20 years of ‘caring for people deeply’ through hospitality

In an industry where restaurants come and go with fatal regularity, Beckta Dining & Wine must be doing something right.

We speak to tourism industry expert Altaf Sovani on what millennials really want and why they’re abandoning jobs

Ottawa, Tourism

Attracting and retaining millennials is crucial to solving the ongoing labour crisis that’s left businesses struggling to find sufficient staff, says Altaf Sovani.

Glamping the night away to raise $450K-plus for BGC Ottawa – and no bugs

Everyone was a happy camper at BGC Ottawa’s Glamping Gala, a sold-out fundraiser that brought 480 partygoers together for a night of food, drinks, dancing