Last year, as the coronavirus made its way around the world, anti-Asian hate reared its ugly head. Over a year on, it’s persisted and risen. In Canada, a 2020 survey from the Chinese Canadian National Council received 1,150 reports of racially motivated incidents, with reports still being collected. In Halifax, incidents motivated by hate rose […]
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First Look: the return of Sushi Shige
Shigeru Fukuyama has made sushi for more than 40 years. During that time, he worked alongside the likes of Jiro Ono, moved his life from Tokyo to Toronto to Halifax, and cultivated a reputation as one of the greatest chefs in Halifax. Yet, Fukuyama hasn’t lost his sense of childlike wonder. He’s humble, sincere and […]
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Where I work: Frédéric Tandy of Improv Café
WHO HE IS Ten years ago, Frédéric Tandy opened Ratinaud French Cuisine, a charcuterie brimming with cured meats, rillettes, sausages and imported cheeses. Since then, it has grown into a thriving business on Gottingen Street. But few know that, instead of a charcuterie, Tandy’s original plan was to open a French bistro. “I had this […]
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Just Spring Roll rolls on
F or almost 20 years, Just Spring Roll has remained a hidden gem on the bottom floor of Park Lane Mall. In that time, the restaurant has gained a loyal following of customers (and Park Lane moviegoers) craving homemade Southeast Asian staples such as Pad Thai and spring rolls. “We do everything to make sure […]
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Cheeky Neighbour Diner is Relish, reborn
There’s a new resident on Quinpool Road, and they’re ready to kick up their heels and meet everyone. Taking over the old location of Relish Gourmet Burgers, Cheeky Neighbour Diner pays tribute to old-fashioned brunch classics while offering a playful spin on the iconic diner genre. Drew Voegeli, owner of Cheeky Neighbour and former owner […]
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Where I work: Birdies Bread Co.
WHO SHE IS Jessica Best, owner of Birdies Bread Co., remembers the exact moment she fell in love with sourdough. After her culinary training, she began working at a bakery in St. John’s, Newfoundland. On her first day, Best saw the bread coming out after baking. “Making sourdough is such an intimate process,” she says. […]
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Eldon Turner serves turkey dinner, and good company
Eldon Turner grew up in Happy Adventure, Newfoundland, a small village where everyone was poor, but nobody went without. “If somebody had a turkey, we all had a turkey,” Turner says. “I didn’t realize that we were all poor, because it didn’t seem to matter. There is nothing in this world I would change about […]
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Where I work: Rage Room Halifax
Rage Room Halifax 2820 Isleville Street rageroomhalifax.ca WHAT HE DOES Terry LeBlanc has become desensitized to the sound of breaking glass. “I love seeing people genuinely happy!” he shouts over the sound of a computer monitor in the next room being obliterated by a golf club. Perhaps it’s odd to associate happiness with a place […]
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Annie-Marie Bungay-Larose’s fine balance
Spirited Away Oct 25-27 Various locations, Lunenburg nsspiritsfestival.com Anne-Marie Bungay-Larose was out for a drive one night when she noticed—while the air was cool and crisp—the smell of fresh flowers wafting on the breeze. In that moment, it felt as if winter and summer collided. “I wrote that feeling down,” Bungay-Larose (a Halifax bartender who […]
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Bliss Bowls blends beautiful nourishment
Bliss Bowls Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market 1209 Marginal Road Saturdays and Sundays Erin Lecky, founder of Bliss Bowls, discovered her love for smoothie bowls while visiting Bali a few years ago. “I didn’t get very good at surfing,” she says. “But I did find the most delicious smoothie bowls. When I came home, I was […]
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The winds of change
After surviving last year’s late spring frost and record-breaking warm summer, Nova Scotian growers recently faced off with Hurricane Dorian’s 120-kilometre-an-hour winds. “It’s been a double whammy,” says Victor Oulton of the extreme weather events in the past two years. Oulton is the president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, which recently sent out […]
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Where I work: Booza Emessa ice cream shop
Who he is Before he spent his days making ice cream, the frozen dessert was a rare treat for Samer Aljokhadar. “I loved ice cream as a child, but we were from a poor family,” he says. “We couldn’t have it all the time.” As a young adult, Aljokhadar worked for an ice cream factory […]