Notes from the Kitchen #1

I remember when I first got into cooking. It was a part-time gig at the Bomb Shelter, back when the big Tim Horton’s on campus was called Ground Zero. That was 13 years ago, and a lot of weird stuff has happened since then, but the one constant has been cooking. Whether professionally, or […]

By |December 28th, 2014|Notes from the Kitchen|Comments Off

Now on Shelves!

The time is finally approaching: like the bass line building up to the chorus of a song, The Boathouse is less than weeks away from opening the doors to its first show. Kitchener-Waterloo has been anxiously anticipating this for over a year and there is so much we have to live up to, both […]

By |December 18th, 2014|News|Comments Off

Behind the Bar: Drinks, Rinks, & Thinks

I have a vivid memory of my dad tying up skate laces for me and my sister and holding our hands as we wobbled across the rubber mats, eager to feel the cold on our faces and take our first strides on frozen Victoria Lake. From my childhood memories of gondolas and paddle boats, […]

By |December 11th, 2014|Behind the Bar|Comments Off

Welcome to The Boathouse!

We’ve poured every ounce of blood, sweat, and tears into this project, and as we sit on the edge of re-opening, I can’t help but reflect back on almost a year of applications, meetings, deadlines, planning, and missed deadlines. The city is abuzz with anticipation, but truly, no one is more eager than us to […]

By |December 7th, 2014|News|Comments Off