Allison Saunders
Posted inFood + Drink
99 bottles (and cans) on the wall
If you’re going to take one down, and pass it around, you might as well make it something brewed locally. We rounded up some (yup, there’s way more) of the most-loved locals you can take home and enjoy. Find them at their respective breweries, private liquor stores or the little ol’ NSLC. (left to right) […]
Posted inLifestyle
My new digs: Bedford West
“Paying rent downtown is much as a mortgage payment,” says Lyndsey Gallant. And she’d know: Before becoming a first-time homeowner this fall, she spent 10 years renting in the middle of the action on Barrington Street. “I realized I’d rather put my money into something that I can get back. It’s an investment, and it’s […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Murphy Hospitality Group brings us Barrington Steakhouse & Oyster Bar
The PEI restauranteurs that brought us Gahan House (1869 Lower Water Street) last fall are back at it again, opening Barrington Street Steakhouse and Oyster Bar in the heart of downtown later this spring. Kevin Murphy’s Murphy Hospitality Group will open the 60-seat street level oyster bar, second floor 100-seat dining room and patio at […]
Posted inFood + Drink
Killer combination
Yan’s Restaurant 752 Sackville Drive At this Sackville family restaurant, which specializes in Cantonese and Szechuan, every combination is under $10, every extra add-on (extra spare ribs, please!) is $3.50 and the classics—you know, the sweet and sour chicken, almond gai ding, beef and broccoli deals—are a cool $7.95. Jean’s Restaurant 5972 Spring Garden Road […]
Posted inFood + Drink
A little piece of heaven
Sushi Ko Doraku 5640 Spring Garden Road, 1949 Upper Water Street $2.50/2.75 (nigiri), $4.50 (maki) Beef patties Stella’s Antiguan Cuisine Seaport Farmers’ Market, 1209 Marginal Road $3 each or 2/$5 Korean taco Indochine Banh Mi 1551 South Park Street / 1701 Barrington Street $4 California sandwich Izzy’s Bagel 1180 Bedford Highway $3.99 Onion bhaji […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Baby got Bounty
Stevie Fort, Krista Kirby and Elizabeth O’Brien are the reason we have The Bounty, a pop-up shop of first-class, second-hand, plus-size fashions for ladies with great taste. “We initially came up with the idea of The Bounty because [we] genuinely wished for its existence,” says Fort. The trio made the wish a reality with its […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Feel-good fashion coming to Agricola Street
Conscious life, modern style—that’s the tagline of Sarah Andrews’ soon-to-be addition to the north end, SattVa conscious lifestyle boutique. “It’s getting a little bit of a reputation of a yoga boutique, that’s what I’ve been involved with in Halifax but I wouldn’t pigeonhole it as a yoga boutique,” she says of the shop, which will […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
All about that lace: Katrina Tuttle debuts new bridal designs
Katrina Tuttle knows that just because not all brides are looking for a Kleinfeld’s experience doesn’t mean they have an exact vision of the dress that’ll make them say “hell yes.” The local dress designer turned her focus to bridal about a year a go with Katrina Tuttle Bridal, offering handmade, custom gown designs to […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Stubborn Goat wins waterfront tender
Remember the MVP (most valuable place) of last summer, Stillwell Beergarden? The downtown beer bar dreamed up the idea to open a second, outdoor location to make up for the fact that it couldn’t have a patio on Barrington Street, submitting an unsolicited proposal to the Waterfront Development Corporation to do so on the harbourfront. […]
Posted inLifestyle
Confess a sexual secret that you’ve never told anyone else
[Image-12] The beautiful folks that took our annual Sex + Dating survey had been bottling some deep secrets, and all we had to do was ask nicely in order to get them to spill. From solo fun to infidelity, to beautiful dark twisted fantasies, these are Halifax’s sexual confessions, now try and keep them to […]