Fancy Lebanese Bakery 2573 Agricola Street Who she is Mary Laba, owner of the Fancy Lebanese Bakery, couldn’t fry an egg when she moved to Canada from Lebanon. Now, she can quickly troubleshoot the bakery’s pita dough. Less salt. More yeast. “She could tell me if there wasn’t enough water just by the sound the […]
Hal Atwood
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Backoos is back in action
Backoos Korean To Go 1360 Birmingham Street Breathe a twice-fried sigh of relief—after eight months, Backoos Korean Food is reopening on Birmingham Street with an expanded menu and dining area. Formerly known for its takeout, the tiny restaurant has doubled in size with an inviting, slightly industrial feel. Wooden benches line the walls, accompanied by […]
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Where I work: Fox Hill Market & Deli
Fox Hill Market & Deli 2760 Robie Street Before owning El Gallo Mexican Cuisine, Ivonne Rand was a tailor at Winchester’s (now Chester & Felicity) Bridal. She moved to Halifax in 1998, and her daughter Carolina Quintana-Kohut followed her a year later. Tucked safely in her luggage were 12 pounds of corn tortillas—a Mexican staple […]
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First Look: inside The Watch That Ends The Night’s cool Canadiana
“Happiness annihilates time,” wrote Hugh MacLennan in his 1958 novel The Watch That Ends The Night, the namesake of Bethany and Joe Gurba’s new 80-seater restaurant and cocktail bar on the second floor of King’s Wharf in Dartmouth. “It’s the idea time can be cruel and arbitrary, but it feels amazing when it dissolves,” says […]
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Doubles PLUS or nothing
Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market 1209 Marginal Road Sundays Each Sunday, Doubles PLUS can be found upstairs at the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market serving up traditional cuisine from Trinidad and Tobago. Aleem Ibrahim, the man behind the vendor stand, says the dual-island nation is the “epicentre for food in the Caribbean.” Because of the diverse range […]
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Tart & Soul’s puns and cinnamon buns
Each morning, Saf Haq and Lisa Brow come to work and ask, “What are we going to make today?” Whether they choose triple-layer mini cheesecakes, gooey cinnamon buns or cheesy biscuits, the menu at Tart & Soul is constantly reinvented. The cafe and bakery opened in June on Coburg Road, where Springhouse closed its second […]
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Believe in Magic
“Our goal is to give marginalized communities the space and time to create their own representation,” says Emma Paulson, who along with Kate Macdonald makes up The Magic Project. The two photographers and activists were chosen by Halifax Pride as this year’s parade grand marshals. Their not-for-profit art initiative is Macdonald and Paulson’s way of […]
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Kamal Al-Solaylee is erasing borders
Evening Speaker Series: Kamal Al-Solaylee Wednesday, July 26, 7pm Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street A gay man who grew up in a Muslim community, Kamal Al-Solaylee says he’s lived his life as two separate narratives. But those narratives, and those communities, must intersect. The author and journalist is scheduled to give […]