Wolfville is famous for its Rockwellian-like blend of picturesque vineyards, charming country inns and restaurants. For the past 15 years each fall this bucolic town, and my ancestral home, has been brought to life by Devour! The Food Film Fest—the world’s largest celebration of food and film. Now, with the official launch of Devour! Studios, […]
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Savour the moment
The 2025 Savour Food & Wine Show—hosted by the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia —as part of the Savour Food & Wine Festival celebrated its 21st show Monday night with an incredible evening of food and drink at the Halifax Convention Centre. The annual event encourages locals, visitors and foodies alike to celebrate the culinary […]
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First female-led beverage events company reimagining wine fair
Finding a gap in the market and being sharp enough to fill it with your product or service is every entrepreneur’s dream, and the smartest way to identify that gap is by solving your own problems. That’s exactly what Shevaghn Darcy is doing with Cellar Events—her self-proclaimed “business baby”—and the event company that is bringing […]
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Everything you need to know about the 2023 Halifax Lebanese Festival
The Halifax Lebanese Festival is back and ready for a weekend of pre-COVID-level fun. This is the first time since the pandemic that the festival will be returning to its usual operations after offering a “Grab & Go” experience last year. Stop by and enjoy a menu stacked with traditional Lebanese flavours and stay for […]
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Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival is pouring for the first time since 2019
Over 40 Nova Scotia craft breweries will be setting up in the Salter Block Parking Lot on the Halifax waterfront this weekend for the 2022 Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival. Event organizer Jeff Green says this year’s festival will be “bigger and better than ever,” after it was cancelled three times in a row due […]
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The Halifax Lebanese Festival returns this weekend
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the annual Halifax Lebanese Festival returns to the Olympic Community Centre this Friday through Sunday, Sep 16-18. This edition of the fest isn’t quite back to normal—watch for the full four-day version with live music and entertainment in July 2023, with any luck—but Joanne Lawen Mrakic, the […]
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Everything you need to know about the 2022 Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival
What is the official name? Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival. What is it also known as? NS Craft Beer Festival, NSCBF, the Craft Beer Fest. When is it? Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17, 2022. What is it? An annual celebration that showcases a huge variety of craft beers from over 40 Nova Scotia […]
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Everything you need to know about the 2022 Halifax Lebanese Festival
Before COVID hit, the annual Halifax Lebanese Festival was known as one of the most vibrant summer events in the city. People would gather at the Olympic Community Centre to celebrate with authentic Lebanese flavours, live entertainment and tons of activities for families to enjoy. Now that provincial pandemic rules are practically all gone, the […]
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The internet gets salty with Pearl, the Halifax Oyster Festival mascot
We were pumped to finally see Twitter catch the fire that is Pearl, our Halifax Oyster Festival mascot. On Sunday, local Amy Langdon, @alandon17, tweeted “This is the mascot for the Halifax Oyster Festival and I’m absolutely terrified of it.” And as of the time we scheduled this post, that statement was liked more than […]
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Everything you need to know about Ribfest 2022
For a July 1 holiday weekend feast, the Rotary Club of Halifax Harbour has announced that the its 8th annual celebration of ribs will be back in person after the last two pandemic years of delivery only. With five different rib trucks, and local vendors to shop from, the festival is hoping to once again […]
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Burger Bash begins
Today, The Coast kicked off the 2022 Halifax Burger Bash, a 10-day event where patties take over the peninsula and beyond. The Coast is now in its tenth year of running a burger event for HRM, and this year is bigger than ever before with 138 participating restaurants! Almost all of those restaurants are donating […]
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Dine Around brings people out to local restaurants (and restaurants home to people)
Wednesday morning in Nova Scotia, Shubenacadie Sam saw her shadow, meaning another six weeks of winter. There are also another couple weeks of COVID restrictions, which will last until February 14 at the earliest. It’s not great news in an already-slow time for restaurateurs. “January, February and even March to some degree is a slow […]