Laura Jean Fraser carefully places a crown of handmade buttercream flowers on top of a vanilla layer cake iced with strawberry buttercream. Using buttercream, and making flowers with it, used to scare her. Watching her now, you would think she has been doing it for years. Once the icing is done Fraser’s flower-adorned cake is […]
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Grape Witches work their magic at The Ostrich Club
“A cool house party where there happens to be really good wine.” We would expect nothing less from Grape Witches swooping into Halifax to pour some magical wines for those attending a party at the Hydrostone Market’s brand new restaurant, The Ostrich Club. To say the least, this Smuggler’s Cove party will be a wine […]
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Marika Bouchard is Halifax’s next big bartender
Wasabi, sake and pickled ginger are three flavours most people expect to find in a Japanese restaurant, not in a cocktail, but Marika Bouchard thought it was worth a shot. “It’s fun to experiment with the ingredients you think might not work,” Bouchard says. “I love getting behind the bar and creating different things—it’s like […]
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Afrite hosts My Syrian Momma Restaurant Takeover
Afrite, takeover, Syrian, Middle Eastern
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The patience of Janie Bogardus
“Mark is an inspiration, I’ve wanted to work with [him] ever since I was in culinary school,” says Janie Bogardus, about her current boss and owner of The Watch That Ends the Night, Mark Gray. The Dartmouth restaurant and bar opened in November 2017 and Gray, who was the opening chef, recently bought it from […]
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Pets and pints: Navigating the grey area around bringing your dog to the patio
Beer and dogs go together like summer and patios. But technically, Fido isn’t allowed to frequent your watering hole with you. “Pet dogs (and other pets) are not able to be present on restaurant patios under our food safety regulations,” says Chrissy Matheson, in an email on behalf of the Nova Scotia Department of Environment. […]
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Meet Dartmouth’s MasterChef
Meet Dartmouth’s MasterChef
runner-up, Andy Hay
Self-taught cook Andy Hay is the runner-up of MasterChef Canada, but he’s managed to snag the top spot in the hearts and bellies of people in his hometown. Tuesday’s season finale saw Hay, who hails from Dartmouth, go head-to-head with 19-year-old Beccy Stables. Although Stables is the youngest competitor to appear on the show, a […]
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Deeksha Bhaskar is the real deal
Rasa Flavours of India 1542 Birmingham Street Twenty-one-year-old Deeksha Bhaskar grew up exposed to the food industry. As the daughter of a prominent restaurant-owner in Gurugram, India, she and her sister spent a lot of time visiting restaurants with their dad. “Whenever we’d be somewhere, he would tell us what each place was doing right […]
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Coast 25: We were what we ate
Coast25, food and drink, pitas, fro you, sushi, burgers Burger Week, food trucks
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Nova Scotia Pét-Nat’s natural beauty
It sounds like the most natural thing in the world. “You’re harvesting grapes, pressing them in whole clusters, letting the juice sit, and the ferment starts,” explains Bruce Ewert. “When the sugar gets to a level that I know would produce bubbles, it’s bottled.” And that’s it? “And that’s it.” Ewert, winemaker at l’Acadie Vineyards, […]
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Headline brews: the Canadian Brewing Awards land in Halifax
If you’re wondering why the Canadian Brewing Awards are such a big deal, consider the numbers. Over six days earlier this year, 48 judges weighed in on 55 categories and nearly 2,000 entries representing every province and territory (save for two) to land on the winners of the 16th annual industry awards. Those 48 folks […]
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Limestone Group pours up a taste of the islands
Want to win a trip to the Caribbean? Well, hopefully, a contest comes along soon. Until then, you can get a taste of the islands in the breezy brews being crafted by up-and-coming small-batch beer producers Limestone Group. Founded in Halifax by Bahamian students Giovanni Johnson, O’Neil Miller and Damian McCartney, Limestone Group began as […]