Mazaar restaurant to open two new locations in city.
It helped boost the restaurant business downtown, and now Mazaar is growing again, with a brand new location at the University of Windsor and a soon-to-open location in South Windsor on Cabana Road.
“We have loyal customers that drive the distance for us,” said Mazaar co-owner Imad Najjar.
It makes sense to open up in the south part of the city to serve customers who are farther from the original downtown location, which just underwent a renovation.
Najjar said they plan to open up the new South Windsor spot — at 350 Cabana Rd. E. — in November.
And University of Windsor students, faculty and folks in the west end can now get their Mazaar fix at the new café-style location at the corner of Sunset and Fanchette.
And more Mamo Burger, too
Fans of locally raised beef and gourmet hamburgers can now get their Mamo Burger fix all the way out in Tecumseh.
The perennially busy burger bar on Ottawa Street, started by Smoke ‘n’ Spice owners Ryan and Tina Odette, is opening a second location at 13430 Tecumseh Rd. E., at Manning Road.
“We’ve always wanted to do something in the Town of Tecumseh,” Ryan Odette said, adding that a lot of their customers come from the east end of the city. The second Mamo location, which Odette said should be open and running in November, will have the same menus as the Ottawa Street location.
SWO dreams up new snack foods
If you occasionally indulge in potato chips, you’re no stranger to flavours like ketchup or sour cream and onion. But what about cinnamon bun flavour?
Or tzatziki potato chips? You have southwestern Ontario to thank for those!
Among the four finalists in Lay’s Do Us a Flavour contest for a new potato chip flavour are two women from southwestern Ontario.
Gloria Melanson, from London, dreamed up cinnamon bun potato chips one day while her husband was having coffee.
“People are actually surprised at the taste,” Melanson said, describing the hint of sugar and cinnamon that’s been added to the classic Lay’s potato chip to make a unique sweetsavoury combination.
“I’ve converted a lot of people,” said Melanson, who submitted no fewer than 1,002 different potato chip flavour ideas during the contest earlier this year.
Another finalist from southern Ontario is Denise Vella, of Cambridge, who pitched tzatziki- flavoured potato chips.
“I just did what I liked,” Vella said, explaining how she used her fondness for the Greek yogurt- based sauce — which she uses as a chip dip already — for inspiration.
Lay’s will choose the prize- winning flavour based on the number of votes cast. The grand prize winner not only gets to see their creation added to the permanent roster of Lay’s potato chip flavours, they also get $50,000 and one per cent of future sales of their chip.
Curious to try cinnamon bun, tzatziki or the other two finalist flavours, bacon poutine and jalapeno mac ‘ n’ cheese? Look for them in your local supermarket.
Voting ends Oct. 12. Vote online at dousaflavour.ca. No purchase is necessary to vote.