Winners Lia Rinaldo (left) and Michael Howell (right), with some guy

Yesterday, Taste of Nova Scotia celebrated our province’s culinary industry and some of the people who make it so darn great with its annual Prestige Awards, which were presented during the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia’s tourism summit. Here are all the beautiful people and places who took home the hardware:

Innovative Product of the Year
Olde Port of Halifax, Tideview Cider (Annapolis Valley)

Restaurant of the Year – Chef Inspired Fine Dining
Fleur de Sel

Restaurant of the Year – Chef Inspired Casual Dining
Brooklyn Warehouse

Restaurant of the Year – Essence of Nova Scotia
Lobster Shack (Barrington Passage, NS)

Producer of the Year
Grand Pré Wines

Server of the Year
Cora Beck, Charlotte Lane

Consumer Choice Product of the Year
Bliss, Avondale Sky Winery

Gary MacDonald Culinary Ambassador of the Year
Lia Rinaldo & Michael Howell, Devour! The Food Film Fest — read more about Lia here, and Devour! here.

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  1. Its hard to believe that anyone would give any kind of publicity to that fraud Michael Howell, anyone who ever ate at his restaurant would know of what I speak.
    I am surprised the local yokels in Wolfville haven’t run him out of town yet.

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