Spindrift Brewing’s Killick Session Lager You knew this was coming. The BrewCast-proclaimed beer of the summer and a staple of every list we compiled. Refreshing, crushable and in an adorable 12oz can, this one had to be here. BrewCast consensus Big Spruce Brewing Co’s One Hundred This beer takes being local very seriously. One hundred […]
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A taste of 2017
DARTMOUTH We all know the moment Dartmouth started flirting with becoming cool: It was when Two if By Sea opened its doors in November 2009. But, frankly, it turned colder and there’s where it ended. For awhile, anyway. (Let’s be honest: One great cafe does not a cool downtown make.) The last couple have years […]
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Quality Street chocolates, the video breakdown
It was last year around this point in the season that Coasters Stephanie Johns, Tara Thorne and Allison Saunders took their “walk down Quality Street to dissect the residents of the holiday season’s most iconic coffee table treat.” The story they wrote, “The original tin,” became a foil-wrapped flashpoint for debate. This year, our NSCC […]
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East Coast Crafted dives into stories of craft beer in Atlantic Canada
East Coast Crafted launch Saturday December 9, 12pm Stillwell, 1672 Barrington Street “We want it to be a few different books in one book,” Chris Reynolds says of East Coast Crafted. “It’s supposed to be kind of a coffee table book that is a celebration of our scene.” Reynolds—co-owner of Stillwell beer bar—teamed up with […]
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25 all right: a round-up of dishes you have to eat right now
We’ve rounded up 25 meals from across the city that blow our minds, stand the test of time and keep our cravings constant. These are the things you should absolutely have eaten, should be eating right now or should plan to eat in the near future. In the words of Thrush Hermit, which celebrates 25 […]
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Where I work: Field Guide
WHO HE IS Justin Floyd is a chef. It’s something he has worked at, studied and now takes pride in, but it wasn’t always like that. “I’ve been cooking for a decade,” he says. “In the beginning it was just work, I didn’t see it as a career.” But moving to Halifax from Quispamsis six […]
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Catch and release: a journey into Atlantic Canada’s fishery
The short-sighted politics and antiquated economics holding back our culinary culture, the new #longread from The Deep.
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Authentically Modified
Modified at Devour! The Food Film Fest Al Whittle Theatre 450 Main Street, Wolfville Tue Oct 24, 1pm Wed Oct 25, 10am $5, devourfest.com Growing up in the Gaspereau Valley, Aube Giroux’s backyard doubled as her grocery store. Her mother’s sprawling, bountiful garden was the source of not just her family’s every meal, but her […]
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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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Shucking champ Eamon Clark is in town
Halifax Oyster Festival Sep 28-30 Halifax Waterfront, Salter Block oysterfest.ca To understand Eamon Clark you should watch season three, episode 11 of Mind of a Chef, featuring Scandinavian chef Magnus Nilsson. Not that Clark is a two star Michelin chef overseeing “the most daring restaurant in the world” but rather, like Nilsson, he approaches his […]
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Where I work: Stephanie Ogilvie
WHAT SHE DOES Stephanie Ogilvie—a petite, soft-spoken redhead with piercing blue eyes—is a chef. When most kids weren’t even allowed in the kitchen, she was already making meals for her family and watching Julia Child on television. Being a chef, Ogilvie says, “is pretty all consuming—if we’re not two steps ahead, we’re three steps behind,” […]
