Old-style Valley hard cider made of ribstons, pippins, balwins and spys, poised to take Halifax by storm
Food + Drink
Restaurant reviews and ratings for Halifax, Nova Scotia, featuring articles about the best new downtown Halifax and Dartmouth NS restaurants, fine dining, pubs, seafood, local bars, chefs, beer, donairs, pizzas, vegetarian and organic food and more.
Steamy’s franks fall short
Looking for some tube steak boogie? Steamy’s dogs don’t dance.
A frosty Foggy Goggle
Soho Kitchen’s replacement, the Foggy Goggle, needs to warm up a little
Cheelin does it right
Cheelin demolishes the “Chinese food needs MSG to taste good” myth
Urban grilling
CUT Urban Grill is hip, urbane and the newest addition to the neo-liberal city. But it’s a mixed bag.
Potato Gnocchi
Serves 6 as a main course. Boiled gnocchi can be chilled for 3-4 days before serving with sauce of your choice. Ingredients 1 kg peeled, baked potato 3 egg yolks 300g all purpose flour salt to taste olive oil for drizzling Fid chef/proprietor Dennis Johnson starts with high starch potatoes like Netted gems or russets […]
Gnocchi star
I strive for minimalism in the kitchen. My cupboards have just what I need. My fridge is small, which keeps excess at bay. Knives hang on a magnet on the wall. It’s all smooth, except my tool drawer. Oh, the tool drawer. I can barely open it. But all 50 items are essential in my […]
Yay Jaeger!
Bring a hearty appetite to the Colby Ale House and wheelbarrow to cart home the leftovers.
(Ale) house of Windsor
Liz Feltham went to Hants County for beer and dancing but stayed for the food.
Middle of the Pho-d
Quality ingredients form a solid base for Star Anise’s Vietnamese food, but its sauces are wanting.
Satisfaction increased
Satisfaction Feast, the long-feted downtown vegetarian restaurant, moves to new digs in the north-north end.

