WHO SHE IS “Coffee vibes are good vibes,” Chantelle Buote says as she crafts an iced latte. Buote is the owner of The Raven Espresso Boutique, a coffee shop that operates out of a vintage 1969 trailer. She didn’t plan to open a coffee trailer, but she took what the universe placed in her lap. When […]
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FIRST LOOK: Sourwood Cider’s funky little bar
Sourwood Cider 5576 Cornwallis Street Jake Foley is a musician, carpenter and violin-maker who pursues hobbies for the sake of romance and curiosity. The first time he tried his hand at making cider, he enlisted a group of friends to help him pick red-fleshed crab apples that he smashed, pressed and fermented. For several years, […]
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Where I Work: Creamy Rainbow Bakery and Cafe
Creamy Rainbow Bakery and Cafe 1526 Dresden Row WHO SHE IS Helen Zhao dreams about cakes, breads and desserts as soft as clouds. Raised in China, where bakeries are filled with a combination of savoury, sweet and creamy treats, Zhao couldn’t find the equivalent in Halifax. She craved dough mixed with egg milk and stuffed […]
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Omar Gandhi’s opus
Omar Gandhi: Defining a Process Thursday, April 11, 7pm Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market 1209 Marginal Road, $15-$25, eventbrite.ca Omar Gandhi is a storyteller. The architect treats each building as a blank page onto which he weaves a narrative of time and place. “I want our projects to be an extension of a story,” he says. Before […]
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Tako Loko takes the north end by storm
Tako Loko (3248 Isleville Street) opened its doors last Wednesday to a hungry crowd of north enders. Keeping the menu simple, the 20-seat restaurant offers seven types of tacos: Chicken, carne asada (grilled steak), chorizo, carnitas de Puerco, suadero (brisket), fish and veggie. Customers can also choose between beans, rice, quesadilla and guacamole and chips. […]
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The next wave of China Town
China Town Restaurant 213 Bedford Highway Opens in April In April, China Town Restaurant will reopen on the Bedford Highway in a new location with an expanded menu. Owner Jane Chen is excited for customers to see the new spot, which she designed and decorated herself. She handpicked the lights, wallpaper and much of the […]
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Where I Work: BeerTech’s Ken Greer
Who he is Ken Greer grew up in Belgium, where having a beer at lunchtime was “no big deal.” Once, when he tried to do this at a restaurant here in Halifax, he was told the draught system was being cleaned. “Who cleans beer lines at lunch?” Greer asked. And then a lightbulb went off: […]
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The Ville Caffeine Bar opens on Sackville Street
“I was done working for a boss and I wanted to do something on my own,” says Jenna Oosterholt, owner of the newly opened The Ville Caffeine Bar (5146 Sackville Street). The Ville offers a rotating bean, cycling through various roasters from around the world to provide a diverse selection of coffee. To start off, […]
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Host Often is Halifax’s Airbnb innkeeper
Host Often, the Halifax-based vacation rental management start-up, offers everything from property management to guest communication. With 15 full-time employees, the company covers bookings, advertising, turnover cleaning and even local recommendations. “We make sure we’re showing people the way locals see Halifax,” says Sid Kosatsky. Kosatsky started Host Often in 2017 after he was unable […]
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Fire closes CHKN Chop—for now
View this post on Instagram 🔥THE INCINERATOR🔥is this week’s special sandwich! charred chkn w/ smoking hot sauce, tomato burnt to crisp and a blackened bun. 🔥🔥🔥 Avail: today – unknown. #hotchknsandwich #chknchopdryerfire #getitwhileitshot🔥 A post shared by CHKNCHOP (@chknchop) on Feb 26, 2019 at 7:49am PST CHKN Chop (6041 North Street), the north end charcoal […]
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Where I work: Downeast Trophies
WHO HE IS Mike McGuigan didn’t aspire to become a trophy maker. In 1980, fresh out of high school and wondering what to do with his life, he was tasked with running his father’s new north end business, Downeast Trophies. At the time, he had no idea that this would become his career, and that […]
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R Studios’ core strength
“We want to revolutionize the way you move,” says Connie McInnes, the owner of Rio & Rogue, two fitness studios in the north end that offer a wide variety of classes—from yoga and pilates at Rio to kickboxing and kettlebell at Rogue. In March, McInnes will open the doors to her third studio, Rebel, at […]