Openings
Friday, April 20, 2012
Openings Edible Matters coming soon to Hammond Plains
Locavores get serious, yo
Posted by Marie Hanifen on Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 4:00 AM
More and more of us are interested in where our food comes from and the new restaurant, Edible Matters (1345 Hammond Plains Road, 446-5588), is taking that interest to the next level. Not only are almost all of their products grown in Nova Scotia (and sometimes, from just down the street) their entire kitchen is also glassed-in.
“We’re proud of our product and we want to showcase it,” says one of the chefs, Chris Burton. “So while you’re perhaps waiting for your sandwich to be prepared you’re actually watching our staff put together your sandwich with care and pride.”
With an emphasis on variety, patrons choose their mains and side dishes separately, with side dishes changing depending on seasonal availability. A tiffin service will also be available, where patrons pay a deposit on metal containers which can be refilled again and again. Burton hopes to see the restaurant doors opening by June 1.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Openings The next gourmet burger place out of the gate...
Flipburger to open in May in Clayton Park
Posted by Marie Hanifen on Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Another contender is about to arrive on the suddenly hot gourmet burger scene. Flipburger (277 Lacewood Drive) plans to open its doors mid-May, and burger aficionados across HRM are already drooling in anticipation, so much so that owner Chris Tzaneteas (who also owns The Argyle and co-owns Ela! Greek Taverna) is already considering expanding if all goes well.
“We own properties downtown on Argyle Street and we would probably pop one up in the downtown core as well over the next few months,” he says.
Flipburger boasts a long list of environmentally friendly choices, including hormone- and steroid-free meat that’s locally sourced whenever possible, eco-friendly take-out containers, reclaimed wood, chairs made from recycled water bottles, the list goes on and on. The food itself is classic American favourites---burgers, hotdogs, onion rings and milkshakes, and a veggie burger too---but with unique toppings and ingredients. Just what these unique ingredients are, Tzaneteas won’t say, but he promises a tasty experience.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Openings Chickenburger to open soon
Downtown to get a new model of classic '50s-style diner
Posted by Carsten Knox on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:00 AM
It's been in the wind for awhile that a new location of The Chickenburger was gonna happen downtown. Looks like that day is almost here, as the recognizable signs are all up at 1466 Queen Street, just beside American Apparel. Owner Colin MacDonald says doors will open in the next few weeks. "We're hoping for early April," he says, though is reluctant to be any more specific than that as construction is still ongoing.
The location was renovated to accommodate the diner, "to make it fit with the motif and bring it up to code," says MacDonald, who was impressed with the building's old chimney. "It's got a lot of charatcer," which suits The Chickenburger's nostalgia-heavy comfort food aesthetic. It'll also have some parking directly out front, a rarity for restaurants in the area.
Expect this summer to be all about the milkshakes, burgers and fries beloved for decades in Bedford, soon available just off Spring Garden Road.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Openings Zelios family makes another go of it on Quinpool
It's All Greek To Me is now Blue Olive Greek Taverna
Posted by Carsten Knox on Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 4:00 AM
From the ashes of It's All Greek To Me comes Blue Olive Greek Taverna (6196 Quinpool Road, 407-3000). In style---the same Greek national colours blue and white---menu and disposition it seems very much like its predecessor, which closed in early 2012 to stories in the daily press of litigious suppliers and staffers owed paycheques. Janet Zelios opened the doors of this new place a couple weeks back with her son, Jimmy, managing. The Feed has learned they are employing the same chef and at least some of the same staff. But the Dartmouth location of It's All Greek To Me remains closed.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Openings Bedfordites now have their own Split Crow
Second location of classic downtown bar is open
Posted by Carsten Knox on Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 4:59 PM
A second location of the beloved downtown watering hole The Split Crow is open in the former Oakmount Station location in Bedford, 1717 Bedford Highway. Expect 24 draught beers on tap, open mic Thursdays, live music Friday and Saturdays, with the same menu as downtown.
Openings Red Water Rustic Grille to open in Halifax
Expect Calgary-based eatery to open downtown in June
Posted by Carsten Knox on Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 11:44 AM
The Feed has learned that the space once occupied by Elephant & Castle, 5171 George Street, we can expect a new Canadian chain to open a location. Red Water Rustic Grille, with four locations in Calgary and one in Charlottetown, describes itself as "A chef- and sommelier-driven restaurant that features fresh and regional cuisine and award-winning wine lists." Watch this space for more info as it comes available
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Openings Pizza Delight opens on Spring Garden Road
New bar and resto is open 24 hours with a $4 drink menu
Posted by Carsten Knox on Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:24 PM
Pizza Delight has opened a location in the former Havana Nights space, 5680 Spring Garden Road (455-0990), and is providing Halifax with a new late-night food and drink option. The bar and eatery boasts casual dining open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with a $4 drink menu. So all drinks, beer, coolers, draft, wine, bar shots and cocktails are only $4, all day, every day. Whoa. Expect an all-you-can eat lunch buffet, breakfast buffet, grill-your-own-bread bar as well as lunch and dinner specials. The weekend brunch buffet includes all of the breakfast and lunch items.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Openings Woody's B-B-Q opens in Dartmouth
Southern barbecue joint has local franchise
Posted by Carsten Knox on Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 11:49 AM
If you're heads out to Dartmouth Crossing this week, you've got a new flavour choice to enjoy. Woody's B-B-Q opens today, adjacent to Sushi Nami Royale and La Cucina, a southern barbecue joint founded in Florida with the local franchise owned by Jim Bethune and Eric Swain. With his wife Swain also owns Nurtured, the parenting store, and has 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, including having been the opening general manager of the Four Points by Sheraton Halifax. At Woody's you can expect a family-friendly vibe and all those delicious southern flavours (ribs, beans, cornbread, etc.) becoming increasingly popular here in the north.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Openings Gourmet Burgers arrive in Halifax (even sooner than we expected)
Dartmouth gets delicious burger goodness
Posted by Carsten Knox on Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Just as we were crowing about the coming of a new eatery on Quinpool serving gourmet burgers exclusively, we've now heard that Cheese Curds Gourmet Burger & Poutinery (380 Pleasant Street) will be opening this week in Dartmouth. We don't have a lot of information on the establishment right now beyond the name and location, but once we get a chance to savour the good stuff at this joint, we'll let you know.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Openings New local butcher and produce market to open in the Hydrostone
Highland Drive Storehouse coming in spring
Posted by Carsten Knox on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Jessi Gillis worked in Ontario for six years. The Haligonian was really impressed by the connection some consumers had with their suppliers. "I saw some amazing small-scale butcher shops there," she says. Coming back to Halifax, she noted the locavore movement really taking off, especially with the growing success of farmers' markets and was inspired to open her own butcher shop. That's what Highland Drive Storehouse (5544 Kaye Street) will offer, come April; local meat and produce directly from the Annapolis Valley. "I love Nova Scotia," says Gillis."I think we have beautiful farmers and amazing practises." She's currently operating a catering and culinary arts instruction business, which you can find out more about by visiting highlanddrive.ca/catering. She'll continue to do that from the shop when it opens.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Openings Humani-T to open second location in Trillium
tea house and desserts to be the focus when cafe opens in spring
Posted by Carsten Knox on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Humani-T Cafe (5755 Young Street, 454-9999) is opening a new location at the Trillium, the condo skyscraper at 1445 South Park Street.
"We're aiming for springtime," says Kiyan Sobhani, gelato chef at the cafe. "we don't have a set date as there's a lot of design work to be done."
Though the current Human-T Cafe in the north end shares space with Super Natural Health Products, the new place won't carry supplements and will be instead devoted to being a teahouse, coffee shop and dessert destination, with 60 varieties of tea available. "It'll be a traditional Persian tea house setting," says Sobhani.
And speaking of the Trillium, a sharp-eyed reader also sent us this image, indicating Quebec restaurant chain Broadway
Cheesecake Co. is also planning to open a location at the condo building:
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Openings Gourmet burgers arrive in Halifax (finally!)
New Brunswick-based Relish Gourmet Burgers coming to Quinpool
Posted by Carsten Knox on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 4:34 PM
The trend toward gourmet, high-end burgers has been burning hot in places such as Toronto for the past few years, and we've been waiting for that trend to migrate east. We're happy to report it's happening in 2012, according to the website of Relish Gourmet Burgers. In the summer we'll see a franchise from the Frederiction-based eatery showing up here, at a former location of Blockbuster Video (6024 Quinpool Road).
The franchisee is planning renovations before the opening, including waiting for natural gas to be installed in May, according to a report on allNovaScotia.
The gourmet burger experience generally involves a juicy, thick burger (both beef and vegetarian varieties) slathered with exotic, tasty toppings, including crispy onion frites, pepper jack cheese, pickled peppers, pancetta bacon, brie cheese, caramelized onions, grainy dijion mustard, sliced avocado, roasted peppers, basil pesto, kalamata olives and tzatziki sauce. Prices vary, but expect to pay $12+ per patty.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Openings Clay West Bar & Grill opens in Bayers Lake
Then: Kokomo's. Now: Clay West
Posted by Carsten Knox on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:00 AM
Formerly Kokomo's Family Restaurant, Clay West Bar & Grill (120 Susie Lake Crescent) opened a little over a week ago, offering an alternative and locally owned food destination in Bayers Lake's big box eateries. Owner Jim Bardos and chef Adam Todd are providing all locally sourced meat for their menu of burgers, wings, sandwiches and more, with brunch served on the weekend.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Openings Passage To The Caribbean opens second location
New Caribbean food joint welcome in north end
Posted by Carsten Knox on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:28 PM
There will be those shouting for joy when they hear a new Caribbean food eatery has opened in the former location of
Starlite Cuisine (5467 Cornwallis Street). Especially in January, when a little savory heat is welcome. It's called Passage to the Caribbean Restaurant, actually the second location of the local resto, the first being at 760 Highway 7 (Main Street), the number for both being 405-8999. The new location opened mid-Decamber, and at both places you'll find authentic Caribbean grub prepared by an authentic Caribbean chef, with a number of dishes under $3, including Jamaican patties, jerk pork and curried goat.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Openings Two If By Sea opens second location
Dartmouth cafe arrives in Halifax
Posted by Carsten Knox on Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Two If By Sea Cafe (66 Ochterloney Street, 469-0721) is opening a second location on the Halifax waterfront, in the Historic Properties (1869 Upper Water Street). The cafe opens January 3.
“I feel like we saw a million spaces and had this on our minds for the past year,” explains co-owner Zane Kelsall in a press release. “When we first walked through Historic Properties, it felt like the first time we walked through our Dartmouth location. It matched exactly what we wanted to do next.”
Since it opened in 2009, TIBS in Dartmouth has become the a community hub---beloved for its coffee, cookies and massive, buttery croissants---and the centre of a downtown Dartmouth business revival.
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