I love breakfast. It is, to put it very simply, the best. But, as a reluctantly aging night owl who steadfastly refuses to wake up, wipe the sand from my tired eyes and embrace a weary, grown-up existence as a morning person, my favourite meal—even if it’s admittedly by default—is brunch. From the moment I […]
Melissa Buote
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Sweet Caroline’s Bakery
I am no stranger to Caroline’s Bakery. It opened on Alderney Drive right across from the library around a year ago, and for a few months now I have stopped in pretty frequently, picking up a loaf of bread here and a turnover there. It’s a plain little bakery—mumsy, even—with chintz-upholstered cafe chairs, and a […]
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Sweet Caroline’s Bakery
I am no stranger to Caroline’s Bakery. It opened on Alderney Drive right across from the library around a year ago, and for a few months now I have stopped in pretty frequently, picking up a loaf of bread here and a turnover there. It’s a plain little bakery—mumsy, even— with chintz-upholstered cafe chairs, and a […]
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Stubborn Goat time
The Stubborn Goat is an almost perfect blend of the styles found at the owners’ other popular establishments, Durty Nelly’s and Saege. It’s a restaurant that seems built around the idea of appealing to as many people as possible—there’s a thoughtful beer menu, a simple wine menu and the food focuses on trendy comfort food […]
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Off the Grill talk
John’s Lunch casts a long shadow on Pleasant Street. While several fast food joints run the road in that stretch, the indomitable John’s continues to set the bar for fried food in the neighbourhood. And while burgers of all kinds converge on the strip across from Value Village, Off the Grill—which opened in the fall […]
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Mother’s nature
Pizza is hard to review. It’s so intensely subjective, that—perhaps more so than with any other food—saying you like one better than another is basically just the opening strains of a Sondheim musical. Do you like Neapolitan more than Sicilian? (Finger snaps.) New York more than Chicago? (Heel turn. Kick.) It’s clear after a few […]
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Wild Leek style
There are few things more delightful than having brunch with my friend Laura. She loves good times, good food and good drinks just as much as I do. Just as much as pretty much all of my friends do. The only difference: she’s vegan. So we need to find vegan food. Good vegan food. There […]
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Fine La Frasca
Things are picking up steam at La Frasca when I stop in for dinner. The dining room is a little over half full and tables are being pushed together for various reservations. I ask for a table for two and am told that will be impossible, but I am welcome to sit at the bar, […]
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New restaurants 2013: EDNA
EDNA, 2053 Gottingen Street, 902-431-5683 Jenna Mooers can pinpoint the moment she fell in love with the restaurant industry. “I was in grade nine,” she says. “And it was midnight, painting the black chairs hoping they wouldn’t be tacky in the morning.” The chairs were for jane’s on the common, which her mother Jane Wright […]
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New restaurants 2013: 2 Doors Down Food + Wine
Andrew Farrell uses words like relaxed, rustic and nostalgic to describe the personality he, as a chef, brings to food. “I always feel a bit conflicted when asked to describe my style, because I appreciate the precious side of fine dining, but I love the practicality and sheer deliciousness of down home cooking,” he says. […]
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Que Tal Restaurante Mexicano
Elizabeth Acosta and David Fillmore are a little bit distracted. It’s the first day a new chef is working the lunch service at Que Tal without either of them in the kitchen. They are excited and confident, but also nervous. They haven’t had three full days away from the restaurant since it opened in May, […]
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Mix media
On November 4, Halifax’s best bartenders will be pouring their affection into the hundreds of booze aficionados who will be milling around the Seaport Farmers’ Market at this year’s MadeWithLove. Started in 2009 in Montreal with an audience of 100, MadeWithLove is now an event with fans in 11 cities across Canada and the US. […]
