Leaning over the wooden ledge of the boardwalk, Andrew Hunt preps one of his many fishing rods with a shrimp-like lure—a tackle suited for squid. “Those are huge!” he says, as he jigs his line near the tentacled shadows below the surface, waiting for them to take notice. Hunt, a local artist and graphic designer, […]
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Secret to success
“The tried and tested ingredients of food and music are the great cementers of community and relationships,” says Sobaz Benjamin. The executive director of the community group In My Own Voice has been thinking a lot about those key ingredients lately, in planning—along with iMOVe team Kyle Hamilton, MJ Loppie, Delton Colley and Enze Yang; […]
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Living la dolce vita
Italian Weekend 2629 Agricola Street September 11-13, iccans.org If I’ve learned anything from Eat, Pray, Love—other than when you were planning a comeback, Julia Roberts, what were you thinking?—it’s that Italy is more than just a country to stamp in your passport or the breeding ground for the world’s best cuisine. It’s the kind of […]
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Halifax’s market ability
Farmers’ markets have been a part of the patchwork of Halifax’s business and social communities since 1750. To put that in historical perspective, Halifax was founded in 1749. The first market was on Bedford Row, between Upper Water and George Streets. In the 1850s, after the city of Halifax had incorporated, a City Market Building […]
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Cultivating small-business
When Saronn Pov moved to Halifax in 2010, she saw the farmers’ market as the best way to put down roots in a new city. “I was really nervous thinking, what will people think of the food?” says the chef and radiant personality behind Saronn’s Kitchen, a popular prepared food stall that’s since made a […]
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You say tomato
The reputation of Renée Lavallée’s popular Dartmouth sandwich shop, The Canteen, is built—just like its sandwiches—on a foundation of freshly baked bread. Along with a devotion to beautifully baked sourdough, focaccia and bagels, The Canteen embraces seasonal ingredients that are used in creative and classic combinations. And there are very few things bread loves more […]
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Dîner sans blanc
Started in 1988 in Paris, the fanciest of places, Dîner en Blanc is a dress-coded picnic whose glamourous public location remains a mystery until the night of. Now, people in cities across the world—including Halifax—pay to dress head-to-toe in white and lug their chairs, tablecloths and elegant baskets of food and wine to be part […]
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Nova Scotia’s feeling very blueberry
Wild Blueberry Harvest Festival August 14-29, central Nova Scotia wildblueberryfest.com Lil MacPherson loves blueberries. “It’s mostly because they’re Nova Scotian,” says the restaurateur. “They are us.” In fact, they are so “us” that there is a Wild Blueberry Harvest Festival taking place from August 14-29. Watch for blueberry socials, breakfasts, suppers and picnics happening all […]
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Full Moon fever
The tides will get higher, dogs will be howling, cats will be yowling and strange things will be brewing in the light of this month’s blue moon. But the most important lunar effect this month will be seen when Tyson Wachter from Mother’s Pizza and Ami Goto from Dharma Sushi get together and present Full […]
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Dog daze of summer
T-Dogs 2533 Agricola Street Tue-Sat, 12-7pm @TDOGSHFX Tony Rinaldo, Sam Rinaldo and Patrick Lowe spend five days a week under the auspicious gaze of Mr. Peabody, the smartest dog that ever lived. In many ways, the writing—or drawing, in this case—is on the wall: T-Dogs is serving up some genius hot dogs with brilliant topping […]
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Strawberry shortcake forever
Manual Co. first appeared on the scene with its pop-ups, under the moniker Manual Coffee & Baking, in the summer of 2013. Since then, Emma and Sonny Adamski have been focusing on elegant, thoughtful creations for custom catering jobs, but also blowing minds with their charming and meticulous donuts when they offered a donut subscription […]
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Sangria science
OK, let’s not complicate things. The science of the supreme backyard-sipping, party punch—sangria—doesn’t take a cocktail chemist to figure out, that’s the beauty of it. This easily adaptable drink can be a fresh summer quencher, or a spicy winter warmer, a one-glass one-off or a pitcher to pour out for all of your friends. “You […]
