Wedel — Touch of Europe

Wedel brings the kitchen to Riverside Park in Carleton Place on Sunday, 13 September 2026. They hold a 10 × 20 stand in the food row — twice the standard vendor front, and the reason the festival lists them as a premium vendor. The stall runs with the festival, from 12 noon to 6 p.m., and entry to the festival is free.

On the application they listed sausage, cabbage rolls, pierogies, syrniczki and borscht — the hot food they cook every day in Ottawa. The exact spot in the park is set on the morning of the festival: look for the Wedel banner along the food row, or ask any volunteer in a festival vest.

Everything below comes from Wedel's own pages, with the prices exactly as they publish them on wedelottawa.com. In the Ottawa Life interview the owner named the three dishes people come back for: pierogi, cabbage rolls and schnitzel. Her chef trained in Europe, and the cheese-and-potato pierogi are made in the shop every week.

Both shops are grocery, deli, bakery and bistro under one sign: hot food cooked daily, a counter of smoked hams, kiełbasa and cold cuts, artisan cheeses, a bakery case, homemade gelato, a barista bar, and shelves of European sweets and imported goods. The Westboro room is licensed, so a Polish beer or a glass of wiśniówka can come with the plate. The Łowicki floral pattern on the curtains and tablecloths — the same pattern you see under the pierogi in the photos — is on the dishes and textiles they sell.

The hours below are the ones Wedel lists on its own Google listings, read on 11 September 2026. Hours move; a phone call before a special trip is the safe move.

Wedel caters corporate lunches, family celebrations, holiday gatherings and community events, with platters and party trays prepared fresh: charcuterie boards, artisanal cheeses, cured meats, sandwiches, salads and European appetizers. Gluten-free and vegetarian options are part of the catering menu. Send the event details through the form on their catering page and they put a menu together; both shops also take the phone.

Wedel sits in two Ottawa neighbourhoods: 5 ByWard Market Square, in the market itself, a few steps from the stalls and the ByWard building; and 300 Richmond Road in Westboro Village, on the corner under a folk-pattern sign that reads Grocery · Deli · Bakery · Bistro. Both are a short walk from bus routes, and both have the same kitchen behind the counter.

On 13 September 2026 that kitchen travels west to UAFest, in Riverside Park in Carleton Place — about an hour west of Ottawa. The day runs from noon to 6 p.m. with Ukrainian music, dance, food and craft, and entry is free.

The dates below come from the owner's own account in the Ottawa Life interview, from the year printed on their brand mark, and from the festival's own records for 2026.