Food

In Costas Halavrezos’ kitchen, his cookbooks lay on a shelf nestled beside tins of spices. The fact that these two share space could be a happy logistical accident, but considering his penchant for all things culinary and literary, it’s an apt metaphor. Halavrezos—who’s worked as a journalist, a CBC radio host and most recently as […]

Every Saturday morning, you can count on spotting Ted Hutten somewhere near his table in the well-worn corridor of the Historic Farmers’ Market. Tall and wiry, you’ll see him setting out the soft green pints full of wrinkly yellow zucchini blossoms or baskets piled with blushing apples that line his table. Or maybe he’ll be […]

“To me, the quintessential Thanksgiving turkey stuffing is the one my mom makes,” says Dan Vorstermans, “obviously.” Pretty much everybody’s favourite stuffing is the one their mom makes, but Vorstermans—chef owner at the local-focused Field Guide, which will be opening in a few weeks—and a few other chefs in town have some other suggestions for […]

“Wouldn’t it be great to do a dinner here after hours?” When Renée Lavallée posed that simple question to Tara MacDonald and Zane Kelsall, owners of Two If By Sea Cafe three years ago, little did she know the path she was setting out for herself: a path with a lot of stops, but one […]

The sun is starting a slow decline as some storm clouds clear and a bit of evening warmth creeps into the air on the last few streams of sunlight. I’m meeting Allison on the Halifax waterfront for a quick dinner at Canadian Bacon Cookhouse, one of the new crop of snack shacks that popped up […]

Patience is a virtue, especially when it comes to pie-making. When it comes to the expression, “It’s as easy as pie,” there are two schools of thought. The first camp would argue that whoever first expressed that opinion obviously never made pie and needs a boot to the head. The second camp would state that […]

In the heat of summer, remember the dead of winter. When the farmers’ markets and roadside stands have tables aching under the weight of cucumbers, tomatoes, raspberries and everything else under the sun, you should remember what snow looks like outside your window. Because it is possible to bottle summer. Lisa Marie Brow believes this. […]