Food

As the weather grows colder and the leaves start turning brilliant shades of red, orange and gold, we tend to turn to heartier comfort food. No time does this ring more true than over the Thanksgiving holiday when turkey sales skyrocket, cans of pumpkin puree fly off supermarket shelves and adventurous cooks finally dare to […]

Nova Scotia has had a commercial wine industry since the late ’70s, early ’80s when Roger Dial opened the original Grand Pré and created some head-turning, palate pleasing wines that surprised the rest of Canada. But the industry didn’t exactly explode after that. Recently, though, the fuse seems to be have been relit and, if […]

Okay, close your eyes and picture north end Halifax as Italy. You’re drinking a bottle of Chianti, walking the narrow cobblestone streets, the smell of fresh focaccia wafting through the air…alright, so it’s a stretch. This weekend, though, is the closest Halifax gets to being Italy. The annual Italian Weekend (put on by the Italian […]

I first heard about the Incredible Picnic four years ago. A member of the Department of Agriculture had just come home from a trip to France where they celebrated the country’s bounty by having a same-day, nationwide picnic featuring local food and drink. And what better way to herald the flavours of Nova Scotian products […]

When I received this issue’s assignment, it generated an uneasiness that lasted throughout the week. I was slightly nervous about going to an open BBQ, listed on Facebook and hosted by people I didn’t even know. But when Friday evening rolled around, while getting ready to head out, I gave myself a serious reality check: […]

Nothing beats stinking heat and humidity (or cures the rainy, misty blues) like a heaping ice cream cone. And as it turns out, this town isn’t just bursting with bars, but a sweet selection of ice-cold summer snacks, too. We hit the streets, braved ice cream headaches and mapped out the creams of the crop. […]

After years of complaints by educated wine consumers about the illogical illegality of buying booze from out of province, the lobbying efforts of wineries, the media, a nifty website called freemygrapes.ca and several wine-loving Western politicians are starting to be noticed by average Canadians. And this is making some folks at the provincial liquor boards […]

We can hear the sounds of traffic whizzing down the 102, as we clamber up the rocks behind the Bayers Lake IMAX to a grassy bank of earth. The snow has thawed, revealing shredded plastic bags clinging to the bare branches of trees, old decomposing department store flyers and scads of wild blueberry bushes. Decked […]

It’s the middle of the week and we’re looking for a place to have lunch, so my friend Rachelle suggests stopping by Grand Finales, a small homestyle diner tucked into one of Burnside’s many pockets. The food is standard diner fare—cheap and good—she says, and their homemade tea biscuits are worth a trip into the […]