“My first job ever working in the industry was as a dishwasher at The Bitter End,” Shane Beehan says, a breathless storyteller let loose inside him. “I was, like, 21 years old and going to university and I would walk to work or bike to work each day and I’d go by Mosaic, by that […]
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My big fat Greek Festival
So you want to smash some plates and yell “Opa!” eh? Well you’re in luck. Greek Fest is back for its 30th year and is looking better than ever. But there’s so much more than drunken cheers and the breaking of crockery. Here are some by-the-numbers deets on what it takes to make this Halifamous […]
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Where I work: Saronn Pov
WHO SHE IS Saronn Pov moved Saronn’s Kitchen to Halifax from Toronto a few years ago after experiencing the richness of Nova Scotia’s seasonal produce and the growing local food and vegan movements. Her nutritious, flavourful recipes are inspired by her mother’s traditional Cambodian kitchen: “No appliances, no measurements. She did everything by hand. I […]
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Three reasons to visit the Forum Farmers’ Market
A far cry from the high-octane experience of the Seaport, the new Halifax Forum Farmers’ Market is a much more relaxed and intimate affair. A mere three weeks old, the market takes place from 8 am to 1 pm every Saturday. While it’s still working out the kinks, there’s a quaint as all get-out atmosphere, […]
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Cerberus’ organic chemistry
“Good brewers conspire; they don’t collaborate,” says Big Spruce Brewing’s founder Jeremy White. This Saturday, May 9, signals the release of Cerberus Organic American IPA. The limited-run, one-off “conspiracy” between Big Spruce, Tatamagouche and Propeller breweries commemorates the inaugural Nova Scotia Craft Beer Week (which runs May 8-17). But it’s also a celebration of organic […]
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Humble Pie’s humble brag
Move over pizza slice, step aside poutine: meat pies are hitting the streets of Dartmouth. Humble Pie Kitchen has been selling New Zealand-style meat pies at the Alderney Farmers’ Market for over a year now, and owners Shauna MacLean and Denise and Mike Noakes have pie-in-the-sky hopes for the pastry-encased street food in Nova Scotia. […]
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The wheat of it all
Angela Mombourquette just wants to eat good food. Good food that won’t cause her problems. Mombourquette has Celiac disease, a condition which limits her from eating foods that contain gluten. This eliminates food that contains—or has come in contact with—wheat and other related grains. “I really love food, and people kind of expect people on […]
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Drink to that
“You’re passionate about your work, you truly believe in it, and it’s a very long uphill battle,” says Courtney Morrison, the 27-year-old who plans to bring a little more attention to Green Drinks. “It’s frustrating and exhausting.” Morrison attributes this exhaustion to “activist burnout”—a considerable concern among people working within the environmental sector. She says […]
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There’s no taste like home
For those who worship at the altar of a curiously delicious curry, finding authentic Indian food in Halifax can be pretty tough. However, thanks to a creative entrepreneur, finding the perfect palak paneer may soon be a naan-issue. Growing up in West Bengal, India, Shivani Dhamija moved to Halifax a little over three years ago. […]
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Community cooks
“It’s a local grocery store that’s trying to change the philosophy of what you think of as a grocery store,” says chef Paul Routhier of Gottingen Street’s The Carrot. “It’s the type of place you pop in every two or three days and buy what’s fresh.” But beyond that, the co-op grocery store is focused […]
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It’s always Burger Week
The cutting crew What’s a butcher’s most important tool? The right attitude, says Chris de Waal, part-owner of Getaway Farm. As de Waal puts it, that means coming into work and asking “How do I use the whole animal, respect the farmer, respect the land and respect the animal?” Getaway aims to “bring healthy, sustainably […]
