If it’s not too early for the carols, the lights and the crazy shoppers…then we say, break out the ‘nog. We’re celebrating the only month of the year that it’s acceptable to mix holiday spirits with a thick concoction of eggs, cream and sugar. Drink up, and mind the bellyache. Economy Shoe Shop The Shoe […]
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Book tour bevvies
Tis the season to be a mall-rat, but your next retail retreat might not be about the shopping ’cause David Sedaris is coming to a mall near you! The always revealing and hilarious author, humorist and wordsmith extraordinaire will be at the Chapters Dartmouth on Wednesday promoting his new book Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk Here are […]
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Hop on board
The best new local food trend is wet hopped beer, and Halifax breweries are hopping on board. Craig Pinhey pours a cold one. A veritable wave of beers hopped with fresh flowers from Atlantic farms hit Halifax this fall, as the local food trend swept through the brewing business. But now we have to wait […]
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Waiting for ‘nog
Halloween costumes are stuffed in the closet, Christmas decorations are on display at every possible store—all signs point to that in-between-seasons time where no one’s really sure what to do. The answer: warm yourself with specialty coffees in anticipation of things to come. Head to these bars for delicious drinks before the ‘nog gets here. […]
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Kids demand candy
“Glarghhh!” A chorus of gags and retches fills the kitchen. The culprit: raisins. Nicolas (five years old), Matthew (seven), Jade (five), Sarah (nine), Megan (10) and Avery (five) are wide-eyed and pink-cheeked with excitement, counting down the days until Halloween when they will flit up and down sidewalks, haunting doorsteps in search of candy. Not […]
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Meet Melissa Buote
“I just love to talk about food!” Those were the parting words of a young journalist, a King’s student who I met with last week to talk about food writing. While her peers are focusing on hard news, she is interested in the candy-floss journalism of food writing. Our conversation made me think a lot […]
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Falling for Flamenco
Falling for Flamenco This week marks the start of the Fall For Flamenco Festival, with international performances, workshops and local artist shows filling up its marquee (check thecoast.ca for a full list of events). In honour of the dance fest, we’d like to raise a glass of Spanish wine—or two. Check out these spots for […]
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Travelling for food
Culinary tourism. Not a phrase you hear everyday. But for three days next week, Halifax is set to become a mecca for all things culinary tourism. The inaugural One World, One Table – Culinary Tourism Summit begins Sunday with over 150 food- industry folk dropping in from across the globe—here to learn how culinary tourism […]
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Starry heights
“The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation,” said Benjamin Franklin, stating, “the universe is too full of stars.” Franklin—who also once wrote a how-to guide to making wine in the 1743 edition of his Poor Richard’s Almanac—would be impressed, then, by the discoveries that await starry-eyed wine […]
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Multicultural Festival takes a leap
This year’s Multicultural Festival is making a move to the Halifax Seaport (by Pier 21), and is helping everyone adjust to the change by providing a free shuttle bus. Hop on the shuttle at Upper Water and Duke streets, Barrington and Duke or Barrington and Spring Garden if you want to hitch a ride, or […]
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Worldwide wine
If you really want to get to know wine, you’ve got to go where it’s made. That’s why three separate groups of Atlantic wine- lovers headed off to Tuscany in May, all on treks to wine country under the guidance of sommelier Mark DeWolf and his team. In July, DeWolf has a trip to Burgundy […]
