Bedford’s Thai Ivory Cuisine doesn’t overly challenge its suburban clientele, and that’s probably a good thing, says Melissa Buote. “It tastes like when you were a kid and you would put ketchup on your Kraft Dinner,” Rachelle says as we poke sadly at our little piles of pad thai. Matt, a stir-fry apologist, shrugs and […]
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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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Festival hijinx
The red carpet rolls out on top of Citadel Hill tonight for the Atlantic Film Festival’s opening gala, which seems like a safe place to party until it’s time to figure out how to get tipsily home—and off the Hill. Tuck and roll to one of these spots, or you can even follow the road […]
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Sub genius
Sitting at Whet Cafe, chatting about meals we’d recently eaten, recipes we’d tried and our latest market excursions, my friend Simon stopped mid-sentence and mid-cupcake and dropped a delicious bomb. Suddenly, breathlessly, he said, “Youarenotgonnabelievethis!” Barely missing a beat, he finished, “There is banh mi at the Dartmouth flea market.” This was in April, when […]
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On the Fringe
The Fringe Festival descends this week, and while the plays you choose to see can be a coin’s toss away from confusing or brilliant there’s no need to take chances with your meal and drink choices. Keep yourself well-fed by checking out one of these four places, all surrounding the festival’s venues. –Holly Gordon The […]
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Sunny Summer
On Friday afternoons, there is a scrappy little farmers’ market—only seven or eight booths—tucked into a lot at the end of the downtown-style rows of boutique stores at Dartmouth Crossing. Far from the shadows of towering mega-mart signs and football field sized box stores, small tents filled with seasonal fruits and vegetables, fresh sausages, local […]
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Hungry Chili closes
The Hungry Chili (5234 Blowers Street) has closed. No word yet on whether the owners plan to find a new location. The closure was due, according to a notice posted on the door of the establishment during the past few months, a dispute with the landlord.
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Ch-ch-ch-Cheachie’s Grill
“I can’t find my car keys,” my friend Stephen says over the phone. It’s just after 11am, and our plans for an early lunch have vanished with his keys. An hour later it’s clear to us that the keys have anthropomorphized, packed a bag and walked out the door for good, so he gets a […]
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Wolfville interlude
Dirt roads and rough-hewn rows of trees stitch together a patchwork of browns and tans, greens, golds and blues in the Annapolis Valley. A warm wind blows through the cliffside bushes of The Look-Off, where I stand with two friends gazing through the thin cloudy haze that hangs high over the supernal quilt that is […]
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Style hopping
Fashion designer Akshay Tyagi trims Halifax street style down to three easy-to-spot looks on page 12: the “north ender,” the “nouveau retired” and the “straight off the lookbook.” But if these styles weren’t on the street, where would you find them? We came up with a few bars where you might catch that DIY clothing […]
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Urban potential
Before the noon cannon has had a chance to greet the day with its booming yawn, I walk up the stairs to meet a friend for an early lunch at Halifax’s latest bistronomique, Moda Urban Dining. Chic but casual, it’s a very pretty space. The sun is shining through a bank of windows that overlook […]