Ottawa Foodies

It is the best bread by far. I absolutely love the black olive bread. Just lightly toast it and spread a little butter, and have a cuppa of coffee with it---- it makes me feel like in Paris!

I try not to consume so much white flour but this one is hard to give up.

The cheese bread with chives and something else(was it jalapeno?) is good too!

I am craving for it now but the nearest store where i usually get it from is closed today.

Does anyone have a full list of where else i can get Art-is-in Bakery bread (especially in the Ottawa East area)?

Thanks in advance.

Since the beginning of time, I just thought bread was bread. Until my better half introduced me to Art-Is-In bread. One word to describe the experience of the first, second, third (keep counting)... bite is WOW!

Thanks Chimichimi!
We actually DID go back to the market this past Sunday for more cheddar jalapeno bread. This time we shared it with my folks over Nando's chicken, which is kinda spicy - delicious combo! Good to know that this bread is available at Rainbow foods, which is not too far from my place.

Sgt. Yum - I picked up a cheddar jalapeno loaf from Rainbow Foods, it was very good - LOTS of cheese & jalapeno flavour. Loved it! Would be good with chili.

Picked up some kind of cheesy bread from these guys at the Lansdowne Farmer's Market on Sunday. We ate it at my in-laws place that day and I haven't stopped thinking about it since! I'm going back for more this Sunday.

Everytime you pick up a loaf of bread from Art-is-in, you are not disappointed! I just got the cheddar chive jalapeno loaf yesterday at Natural Food Pantry in the market, and it was gone by lunch the next day!

Had the potato/herb bread yesterday... I still think this is Crack Bread !! Soo goood and yet soooo addictive !!

I bought an Art-is-in brioche at Thyme and again this weekend. Brioche is my favourite pastry, simple, but a horrible dry nightmare when it is not well made. This one passed the test. It did have a large airy interior instead of the finer grain I expected, but it was delicious, and with the fruit inside and the nicely crunchy coarse sugar topping it made a nice change from the plain brioche I can eat at work anytime.

Had some Art-is-In bread for the first time yesterday. Both the kalamata olive loaf ($2.50) and the bun with fennel seed ($1.00) were sooooo good that I now call there addictive products, Crack Bread.

I think the high quality oil content helps this bread to standout.

Picked up a 12 grain and fennel loaf from Natural Food Pantry downtown for only $1.99! Certainly cheaper than other places in town. Of course, the bread was delicious as always.

We picked up a small Art-is-in baguette from Thyme & Again (vendor 994) on Saturday, and we were not disappointed! This bread lived up to all our expectations and then some. I had planned to enjoy some good salami with it but ended up eating it as is. Definitely the tastiest baguette in Ottawa!

The crust is thin and crispy with a delicious salty sheen to it, as though it had been brushed or sprayed with brine during the baking. (Good breads are usually cooked in a steam-injection oven to develop a great crust. Maybe they use salt water here??)

The crumb is just incredible! Wonderfully chewy, with a perfect balance of airiness and moisture, and a rich, almost buttery, flavour.

I should warn you that this is not a normal baguette! It has certain characteristics in common with focaccia and croissants -- it doesn't need any toppings (not even butter). Superior though it is, I would choose a less rich tasting baguette (like Première Moisson or ACE) if I were making sandwiches.

For me, good bread is the ultimate comfort food. I'm thrilled to have a new source for it!

Art-is-in makes the best baguettes in the region (Fresh Foodie's description is bang on) and the quality/taste is worth the sore jaw. It does make a great sandwich with the right ingredients (try roast beef, sweet pepper jelly, lettuce, and abit of mayo/butter). The distant runner-up is Ace Bakery, which is pretty good considering it arrives in Ottawa in a frozen state.

Monty - it's the truth, the baking powder/soda mix is unique to the scone (wiki should be updated!) And anyone who says otherwise should be tossed to a pack of rabid, feral Brits at high tea! ;)

hehe... I know Chimichimi can take it because I have nothing but respect for his knowledge! :-)

We had the scone vs. scawn debate here: ottawafoodies.com/forum/646

psst... it's "scawn" ;-)

FF that was a righteous burn on chimi, but I'll have to admit I had NO IDEA that a scone and biscuit were considered one in the same.

A quick google for recipes does yield results indicating that scones have baking soda added, but boy was I surprised to see those wikis!

Here's a better debate - is it "s'cone" or "scawn"?

Foodie: I think the major difference is that a scone contains a baking soda/powder combo, where biscuits (to me, anyway) just contain baking powder. This results in a different taste and texture. Minor differences are that scones are sweet or savoury, where biscuits are typically plain or savoury.

Martha: I definitely agree that these are probably the best commercially available scones in Ottawa, along with Scone-witch. I just would have preferred some more berry in my scone! :( I think I got a bad one, since my raspberry scone was packed with berries

Well I am by no means a scones connoisseur so my review is not very legit! These are probably the first scones i've had in a few years! Nonetheless I was very pleased with them! Chimichimi, after reading your review, thinking back they definitely weren't buttery but I was told that art-is-in bakes their stuff with a lot of oil and less butter. I guess it's just a matter of taste? Anyways, this isn't really a review but I just wanted to comment back. What makes a scone a good scone? What a weird name.

Chimichimi, to help me understand your comments can you tell me what do you consider to be the difference between scones (en.wikipedia.org) and biscuits (en.wikipedia.org)? Thanks. :-)

I had some scones from Art-is-in as well, and it's really hard to judge since my partner makes the best scones... ever. While I found the scones to be good, they were maybe a little heavy on the baking powder/soda, and not as flaky/fluffy/buttery as I like them to be. Also, the berries weren't plentiful enough in the blueberry scone I had. Overall though, very good and I'd say better than Scone-witch scones (I almost find their scones to be like a biscuit?! Am I nuts? Still good, nonetheless)

I bought the blueberry scones today from the farmers market at Lansdowne. They are to DIE for!