Me and my fellow "Dam Big Rodents" (as we like to call the theatre troupe) are in Ottawa this weekend, sampling all of the culinary delights of the nation's capital. (oh, and we're going to be doing a little show here on Monday). We started the day at the Byward Market, where you can find nosh from any part of the globe. We opted for some fruit and chocolate brioche, followed by a hefty wedge of brie laced with black truffles and "pain du bois" which translated somewhat awkwardly to "wood bread." I don't think that they intended to imply that the bread was made of wood... Anyhoo.

One of the famous delicacies of Ottawa is the "Beaver Tail"(see above) - a platter of fried sugared dough served hot & fresh from street vendors. That'll be breakfast tomorrow, if the weather decides to cooperate. It's no fun eating street food if it's being blown from your grip by a soggy northern gale. I thought Ottawa was supposed to be stinkin' hot in the summer! (grr)That's it - I'm going back to the Rockies on Monday.