Jasmine Bakery doesn’t make baklava — yet, says Alsaeed. When it does, then Ottawa’s Syrian baklava specialist Alkadour Sweets might finally have some competition. In Ottawa over the years ...

Its name plays on the Russian words for “pie” (pirog) and “small pies” (piroshki), and naturally, Pie Rogues sells Russian pies, both large and small. Khazanova, who is Jewish, also makes chocolate ...