Fairview residents scored big time last week with the opening of The Anchor (3625 Dutch Village Road), a restaurant, bar and live music venue with chef live, AKA Richard Julien—formerly of Dartmouth’s Eats! Urban Lunch Counter—at the helm. But with one exciting new door opening in the neighbourhood, another one is closing, unfortunately. Today marks […]
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A little piece of heaven
Sushi Ko Doraku 5640 Spring Garden Road, 1949 Upper Water Street $2.50/2.75 (nigiri), $4.50 (maki) Beef patties Stella’s Antiguan Cuisine Seaport Farmers’ Market, 1209 Marginal Road $3 each or 2/$5 Korean taco Indochine Banh Mi 1551 South Park Street / 1701 Barrington Street $4 California sandwich Izzy’s Bagel 1180 Bedford Highway $3.99 Onion bhaji […]
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Nihari
Serves 3-4 Ingredients for step one 1 lb of boneless shank beef, cut into 6-8 pieces 5 tbsp oil 3 tbsp flour 1½ tsp salt 1 tsp ginger paste 1 tsp coriander powder 1 clove of garlic, crushed ½ tsp red chilli powder ½ tsp pepper ¼ tsp turmeric Spice mix for step two 2 tbsp […]
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Cafe Karachi cravings
I love breakfast. It is, to put it very simply, the best. But, as a reluctantly aging night owl who steadfastly refuses to wake up, wipe the sand from my tired eyes and embrace a weary, grown-up existence as a morning person, my favourite meal—even if it’s admittedly by default—is brunch. From the moment I […]
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All the new restaurants in Halifax in 2013
2 Doors Down 1533 Barrington Street Agricola Street Brasserie 2540 Agricola Street THE AUCTION HOUSE 1726 Argyle Street Big Life Whole Foods 84 Portland Street Bite Me Urban Diner Gourmet Food Truck various locations The Board Room Game Cafe 1256 Barrington Street Boneheads BBQ, Fairview 3625 Dutch Village Road Cafe Karachi 16 Titus Street Canadian Bacon Cookhouse Queen’s Wharf […]
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Cool Karachi
We love it when a restaurant pops up and really fills a void in the food scene. The newbie Cafe Karachi (16 Titus Street, 431-4949) is doing just that, serving fresh, home-cooked Pakistani and Indian cuisine. This Sunday (May 12, 10am-2pm) Karachi’s cooking up a centuries-old, traditional Pakistani “lazy breakfast” that’ll feature national dishes, plus […]
