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When I was on the highway on my way over there, I kept thinking – ’I know what Moxies is about – I’ve been to the East end location – its great but its not spectacular.’

Well – I take it back. This place was IMPRESSIVE. WOW. It was soooo sexy.

There are two sides. A cool blue theme on the right side – quiet and sleek, and the red theme room on the left side – the louder more firey side with a HUGE bar. Seriously the bar is like 10 stories high. It’s VERY sexy. All the characteristics of the other large moxies – but escalated.

Here’s what we ordered – it was absolutely delicious, I recommend it:

Ahi tuna crisps: sushi-grade ahi tuna seared rare in a sesame-dijon crust, presented on a ginger shiitake salad with crispy wontons and lemon aioli.

Avocado spring rolls: diced fresh avocado, sundried tomatoes and lime juice rolled in a crispy pastry, served with sweet chili sauce.

Skillet of garlic mushrooms (vegetarian): delicately sauteed with fresh garlic, lemon, pepper and butter.

Tandoori wild salmon salad: warm tandoori marinated wild salmon filet perched on a bed of mixed greens, tossed with mango, onions, sunflower seeds, water chestnuts and a mango and sweet chili dressing, served with melted brie on naan bread.

Shanghai noodles: your choice of chicken or prawns sautéed in a ginger-garlic sauce with shiitake mushrooms, shanghai noodles, baby bok choy and julienne vegetables; intensify the spice, tell us how spicy you want it: mild, medium or hot.

Kanata Moxies – Check it out!

601 Earl Grey Drive

Wednesday is HUMP DAY!!!! Get over the mid-week stresses with Bar 56/Collection (www.collectionbar56.com/) located at 56 Byward Market Square. My boy Kid SL plays there on many Wednesdays and his style is off the HOOK!!!! His style is hip hop of course…but there is so much more to his sets. He remixes like a mad man. Everything he spins sounds either real gangterrr or just real mellow and cool. I love it – he shines every time. Check out his MySpace www.myspace.com/djkidsl.

And make DAM SURE you get out to 56 and check out this little spot. You will not be disappointed.

HOW DO YOU MEASURE KINDNESS… I was walking downtown with a couple of friends and we noticed these white parking meters that stood in the middle of the street in the Byward Market. One was right on Byward and the other was at Byward and York.

This is a great idea – I’m impressed with this city. These parking meter look-alikes are for donations to the street people of Ottawa. What an amazing program. Next time your out and about in the market, make sure you drop some change into there!!!

This week, Calgary and the rest of Canada were stirred up by the Juno awards (http://www.junoawards.ca/ ). Although most Canadian artists are usually nominated (there aren’t that many of them!) the cream of the crop won last night.

Big shouts to my boy Belly (http://cprecords.com/) for winning “Rap Recording of the Year” – his album is truly Revolutionary to Canadian music – in my opinion. He opened the door for a different type of sound here…CONGRATS!!!

Other winners which are worth mentioning included Jully Black for R&B Soul Recording of the Year, Feist for POP Album of the year, Serena Ryder for new artist of the year, Michael Buble for Juno Fan Choice, Billy Newton-Davis, Measha Brueggergosman, Derek Miller and many more.

Support Canadian Artists!!!

I’m out!

Sunday’s hot spot is the Industry Bar (York Street club district). It’s connected to Parliament Ultra Club (formally Capital Music Hall) as well as Liquor Store (formally On Tap). Nothing too special I must say…Sunday night, it’s the spot to check out.

The music is top 40 and hip hop on the Liquor Store side and House/Techno on the Industry side. $5 cover and no dress code.

Big shouts to my boy Danny Fernades – Capital Prophets’ (http://cprecords.com/ ) newest artist. I ran into him here on Sunday. Make sure you support this young Canadian talent by requesting “Curious” ft. Juel Santana (http://www.defjam.com/site/artist_home.php?artist_id=518 )on your local radio station!

I’m out!!!

http://www.10best.com/Ottawa/Nightlife/Best_Nightlife/index.html

Club addiction, HULL QC (www.clubaddiction.ca)

117, Promenade du Portage,

Gatineau (sector Hull)

Telephone : 1.819.771.6677

So I reviewed this club a while back on a Monday night…But I had no clue this place was bumping every Thursday for ’Student night’. This place was PACKED!!!

The music was good and the drinks were cheap (as well as bottle service, which is nice). They played a mix of Hip hop, techno, reggaeton, dancehall and r&b.

Although it was good, I really wouldn’t suggest people over the age of about 24 to go there on this particular night. Hull is already known for its teeny-boppers (seeing as how you can get into clubs over there when you turn 18) …. And this night is heavily concentrated with these kids… hey – I’m not hating – I’m just saying!

But If you are really in the mood, and you don’t gotta get up for work or school – do your thang thang across the bridge.

Shouts go to Alex and Jade!!!

ALL YOU KAN EAT

SUSHI KAN VS. 1000 Sushi Islands Inc.

 I LOVE SUSHI!!!! So when the all-you-can eat sushi spots started opening in the Ottawa area, I defiantly wanted to try all of them!!! The two I have tried so far (Sushi Kan, 1440 Merivale Road 613 221-9545 and Sushi Islands, 1696 Carling Avenue  613-722-3803) were pretty similar but honestly…. The KAN was by far the better choice. They were both in the $20.00 range and had the same ordering process (you choose what you want off the menu, write your orders down on the order sheet they provide for you, and VIOLA! They bring out your orders fairly quickly) The catch is, what you don’t eat they charge you extra for so, make sure not to over do it!

Sushi Kan had amazingly fast service, friendly waiters and extremely fresh food!!! I loooooove this place!!!!!

10 out of 10

So we all know that the second day of the work week is the cheapy day when it comes to movies (click HERE to see if a theater near you has the $4.99 ticket deal on Tuesdays) and fast food deals. But Tuesday is also apparently the day to party too. LOL. Wow. A LOT of you know this…but for those of you who have been living under a rock, Gracie’s is ON and POPPIN on Tuesday nights. (www.gracies.ca 1541 Merivale Rd, West End) I’m pretty sure I ran into anyone and everyone I have ever met there! LOL.

A few things to note:

1.) Get there really early or you will wait in line for at least an hour. *If you are bar staff (and you don’t already know the bouncers) bring a pay stub and you will get into the VIP line.

2.) If you like Hip Hop – get there early! The DJ starts to spin some rock and tehno/dance later in the night.

So If you don’t mind a really crowded bar and a lot of silly drunks – this is a chill place to go for a change.

West End’s Gracie’s gets my approval!

One of my favorite designers of all time is John Galliano. So what that I can’t rock his designs YET? I can still love them, cant I? (LOL)
The reason for my love is his creativity. I love his Dior designs for fall/winter 2008. Full of femininity, chic-ness, colorful forward-thinking and Bold-ness. The perfect mixture of sweet and sexy.

What I love about this collection most are the colors and textures.
Fall/winter 2008 will be BOLD, feminine with a touch of masculinity, festive and pretty formal all around. I LOVE IT. I love casual seasons, but I really enjoy playing dress up to…I love silk and satin on my skin….

Galliano took a trip back to the 60’s with his “Cruise” collection – an amazing era!

Anyhooo — I will be sure to look out for style-conscious street peeps out there. This look is sure to leak to the streets – (it already has!). Watch out now. I will have my camera ready! Lol.

Dior spring collection: http://www.fashiontelevision.com/galleries/gallery_1913.aspx

Galliano spring collection: http://www.fashiontelevision.com/galleries/gallery_1912.aspx

OH! One thing I wanna mention — for all the HATERS of Amy Whinehouse (www.amywinehouse.co.uk) ….I just wanna point out that the media made fun of her when she announced that she is coming out with her own clothing and make up label … But even John Galliano’s designs for Dior are honoring her style!!!! Great minds think alike! SO HA!

1.) Women’s Show: Ladies! This is a really unique experience! Make it a fun girls day and Check out the Women’s Show on March 8 and 9th. Lots of cool vendors who are giving away great prizes! If you’ve never checked it, you should!
www.nationalwomenshow.com/ottawa/index.html

2.) Ebony & Ivory Pajama Party: March 23rd is the date - and the location is held secret until only 24 hours before the event. Should be real hot! No PJ’s…No entry so make sure you cop some cute ones!!!!

3.) 112 in Ottawa: Thats right ya’ll… Bad Boy recording artists 112 will be HERE LIVE IN CONCERT March 23, 2008. Big shouts to my boy GMoney for doing his thang and bringing these guys down! Stay tuned for show details!

4.) ERUPTION: woooooo–wiiiii this is the hottest event for THE LADIES!!! America’s Most Wanted are coming to O-Town!!! AHAHAH its gonna be FIYAAA for the ladies!!!!!

Try to not get tooo hot and bothered by these clips of what you can expect to see:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_SCF3lLeZTw
http://americas.most.wanted.magnify.net/item/JX62MWD61LMSSYY6
http://www.amwexoticmales.com/

AHAHAH!!!! March 14th: Neapean Sportsplex VIP Tickets are $25!!!

5.) 4 KORNERS: Official DJS of the Toronto Raptors are back by popular demand! Friday March 14th at 10:00pm: Helsinki Nightclub 15 George Street. 4 KORNERS are Stylus ALL STAR DJ’s so this should be a wicked!