Roy’s Lounge, The Westin Nova Scotian 1181 Hollis Street “Squeezing oranges. That’s how I got here,” says Roy Clorey. “It was in 1963. That’s where I started. At that time to become a bartender you worked for three solid weeks in the background. You had to know 150 cocktails before you went to serve the […]
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Emily Orr’s fresh take
Emily Orr moved to Halifax five years ago with no real plan. “I just packed a bag for a week, hopped on a train and wasn’t sure if I was going to move here or not. I was just checking things out,” she says. “I stayed at the hostel for a little bit, fell in […]
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Steven Cross: called to the bar
“I started downtown,” says Steven Cross, bartender at 2 Doors Down. “I’m one of the old guys. I started in 1993 at the Misty Moon; I was a doorman first. I could list off all the bars: I was at Rogues’, the Palace, The Old Triangle. It’s a lot.” Anybody who regularly went to a […]
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Pick your poison: a cocktail cheat sheet
SCOTCH Stop by The Press Gang (5218 Prince Street) for an extensive selection of Scotch. Ask an unsuspecting bartender to make you a Rusty Nail with the Macallan 1971 and film their reaction. GIN If you’re looking for a great gin tonic, go no further than Field Guide (2076 Gottingen Street), which uses small batch […]
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O’Cubano brings Cuban flavour to the farmers’ market
When Marcel Nazabal Amores moved from Havana to Canada five years ago, he found the transition a little difficult. Dividing his time between full-time work and pursuing a master’s degree at Dalhousie, things were pretty challenging in his adopted home. He says food and music were the key to feeling at one with his new […]
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Merde she wrote: Christine Flynn brings soigné to Devour
It’s good to be Jacques La Merde. The tweezer-wielding sultan of soigné is a confident, creative social media celebrity and a damn good chef. His instantly popular Instagram account— @chefjacqueslamerde— earned well over 130,000 followers with elegantly plated, carefully considered combinations of gas station, vending machine and freezer food and all-caps confessions of rolling with […]
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Digging into food law in Canada
Halifax is about to host the first food law conference in the city—and possibly Canada. Jessica Rose, a student in her last year at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie, is one of the conference organizers. She describes food law as, “any area of the law that interacts with our food systems.” “That can […]
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Craft beer’s pint of contention
Frustration is brewing amongst craft beer makers about “Prohibition-era-esque” regulations many say are stifling the industry. While some have issued calls to arms against liquor bureaucracy, others feel they can’t afford to be brash—because the system they’re taking on is their biggest customer. In a short period of time, Nova Scotia’s craft beer has evolved […]
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Breaking bread with LF Bakery
That little slip of space on Gottingen Street between Portland Place and Cornwallis Street is thick with incredible food and drink options. Not only did The Foggy Goggle just announce a move across from Squiggle Park this past week, bringing a new, chill pub vibe to the area, but last month also saw the opening […]
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Gobblefest: 11 Thanksgiving dinners to try
Cousin’s Restaurant Every dinner at Cousin’s feels like a family dinner, and Thanksgiving takes it to a new level. The Kanellakos family serves up a tasty turkey dinner with all the fixings, served with a soup appetizer and either pumpkin pie or rice pudding for dessert. 3545 Robie Street, $14.95 The Esquire Restaurant You don’t […]
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Where I work: Arla Johnson and Julie Shore
WHO THEY ARE Almost a decade ago, Arla Johnson and Julie Shore became Canada’s first producers of potato vodka, using PEI potatoes at the Prince Edward Distillery in Hermanville. This summer they opened Halifax Distilling Co. “It’s really my partner, Julie, who is the master distiller and the brainchild behind all this. We do it […]
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The EAC’s perfect plates
It’s going to be a Perfect World on Sunday. No, Kevin Costner hasn’t escaped from prison. On Sunday, the Ecology Action Centre is hosting its signature annual fundraiser. “As environmentalists, we are idealists,” says Joanna Bull, the EAC’s volunteer and events coordinator. “We’re trying to make the world better; we’re trying to create a more […]