In March, around the same time the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Nova Scotia, triggering a province-wide shutdown, over 150 restaurants were preparing for Burger Week. The annual foodie festival typically brings out meat lovers in droves, packs restaurants to capacity, and donates thousands to Feed Nova Scotia. But when the 2020 festival […]
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Burger Week is on now
Despite delays of pandemic proportions, Halifax’s most delicious foodie fest is back. The eighth annual Halifax Burger Week runs October 22 to October 31. During this year’s extended 10-day Burger Week, there are 146 restaurants offering a burger special. Some are at the tasty price of $6, others cost more but include a donation to […]
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Halifax Burger Week is back
After a six long months of postponement, new normals, adjusting to dining-out best practices and talking with restaurants about the best way forward, we’re excited to announce Halifax Burger Week 2020 is happening! And it’s not just a week, either. The eighth annual burger celebration runs for the last 10 days of October, starting Thursday, […]
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The Coast postpones Burger Week to June 2020
With heavy sauce we bring you a Halifax Burger Week update from Burger Week HQ here at The Coast. Due to ongoing COVID-19 updates, we have decided to postpone #HFXBurgerWeek. This decision wasn’t made lightly. There is currently no directive from Public Health to keep eaters out of restaurants but the situation around dining out […]
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The 2018 Halifax Burger Week passport is here
This year’s passport is here! Download your copy of this year’s list of 125 burgers available from March 22 – 28, 2018! DOWNLOAD Related Stories
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BurgerFriesPop is a winning combo
BurgerFriesPop EP release w/Jessie Brown, FM Berlin, Bad Partys Friday, March 24 at 9pm The Local, 2037 Gottingen Street $7 “It was totally on purpose,” says guitarist and vocalist Dale Boudreau on new wave trio BurgerFriesPop’s decision to release their EP during Burger Week. With all of the online rumbling about The Coast’s ever-popular week-long […]
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Ten ways to rock the weekend
10 Mystic Con Friday // Saturday Can’t wait till Hal-Con? Neither can the kids at MSVU, who are offering two days of daily gaming, cosplay contests, discussion panels, lip sync battles and more. 9 Indie Afternoon at Black Buffalo Saturday Benefits and D’Ambrosia sling coffee house vibes at this intimate show. 8 Kirsten Olivia Thursday […]
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Burger Week cheques in
Remember Burger Week? Of course you do! You’re probably still having dreams of meat sweats and trying to run off that extra beef on the treadmill. After all, it’s not every day that 64 local restaurants work their buns off to bring you patty perfection. The best part of Burger Week, however, isn’t the excuse […]
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Some of the best Halifax burgers are in Copenhagen
[Image-1] We hope you’re making the most out of Burger Week, Halifax. There’s nothing like the flavours of your own city to satisfy your appetite. Imagine if you could enjoy the taste of home internationally. Peter Ahn and Ulrich Dehler have achieved just that by creating the Halifax Burger restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark. Inspired while […]
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Hop aboard the Burger Bus!
Hey, burger addicts! I have valuable information to share with you. Now that our annual Halifax Burger Week (March 19-25) has grown to supersized proportions, and will include 64 (!!!) local restaurants flipping delectable patties all week long, it might be challenging to get a good sampling of what’s out there. Unless of course you […]
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Ace + Bearly’s = burgers
Even the juiciest secrets have to reveal themselves eventually. It’s official, Ace Burger Co. (2605 Agricola Street) will be taking over the kitchen at Bearly’s House of Blues, Burgers and Ribs (1269 Barrington Street), and the switch will happen just in time for Burger Week (March 20-26). Mimi Iatrou, Bearly’s owner, “had seen what we […]
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Pink matter
Recently, I took a couple friends visiting from California out for lunch. One ordered the house burger, made from locally sourced beef and ground on site, using a variety of cuts for maximal flavour and juiciness. When the burger arrived, a lull came over the table. “Why is my burger well-done?” asked my friend, with […]