After retiring from spending many years abroad working as a protection officer with the UNHCR Refugee Agency, Lyndell Findlay had a craving to work at home in Halifax. She also had a craving to get into cheesemaking. Now, just two years later, after learning the ins and outs of the craft, taking all the technical […]
Chives Canadian Bistro
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Five questions with 2 Doors Down’s Andrew Farrell
We got into the kitchen at Barrington Street’s newest hangout—and Chives’ little sis— 2 Doors Down, to steal some time from its bright young chef, Andrew Farrell. He advises you try the cheeseburger, now. What’s your style in the kitchen? My style is kind of nostalgic in a sense. We all have our go to […]
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Best Restaurant
Gold Winner Brooklyn Warehouse Silver Winner Chives Canadian Bistro Bronze Winner The Bicycle Thief Inhabiting an an increasingly iconic little spot in Halifax’s west end, Brooklyn Warehouse has made quite the name for itself since opening in 2008. Its unique and seasonally inspired rotating menu items in combination with its warm, inviting atmosphere make it […]
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Best Fine Dining
Gold Winner Chives Canadian Bistro Silver Winner The Bicycle Thief Bronze Winner da Maurizio Despite chef Craig Flinn’s best efforts, Chives wins again for Best Fine Dining. “Kind of surprised that we win fine dining category because I’ve strived since opening to not be fine dining,” he says. Flinn prefers the term Canadian bistro to […]
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Best Use Of Local Ingredients
Gold Winner Chives Canadian Bistro Silver Winner The Wooden Monkey, Halifax Bronze Winner Fid Resto Chef Craig Flinn says, in the 12 years Chives has been open, he has “been known to work very closely with local farmers, fishers and food producers in Nova Scotia.” And the interest in local food has only increased over […]
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Best Wine List
Gold Winner Obladee, A Wine Bar Silver Winner The Bicycle Thief Bronze Winner Chives Canadian Bistro It’s no surprise that this quaint little wine bar has pulled in Best Wine List victories three years running. Whether you’re a fancy-pants wine connoisseur or someone who usually drinks wine from a box, this extensive wine list is […]
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Best Chef
Gold Winner Chives Canadian Bistro Silver Winner Maurizio Bertossi, The Bicycle Thief Bronze Winner Mark Gray, Brooklyn Warehouse “So many good people on this list, but Craig Flinn is a treasure,” says one reader of Chives’s chef, who’s taken home many Best of Food honours over the years. With menus rotating by the season, Flinn’s […]
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Sprucing things up
Born and brewed in Cape Breton, Big Spruce Brewing has been concocting its two varieties of craft beer since the beginning of March. After selling it’s first beer in house on April 1, the company has been spreading the love throughout Cape Breton ever since. Now, this brewery newbie is kicking things up a notch […]
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Best Chef
Gold Winner Craig Flinn, Chives Canadian Bistro Silver Winner Dennis Johnston, Fid Resto Bronze Winner Mark Gray, Brooklyn Warehouse In December, Chives Canadian Bistro celebrated its 10th anniversary, and its 250,000th customer. By either measure, the restaurant has been a huge success, also recognized by Coast readers who have regularly anointed the eatery with laurels, […]
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Best Fine Dining
Gold Winner Chives Canadian Bistro Silver Winner The Bicycle Thief Bronze Winner Gio Restaurant We’ve decided that this year, to best communicate why Chives continues to win these awards, we’ll simply share the names of a few of the menu items and some of the ingredients beloved by the bistro’s customers: mussels Normandy with Tideview […]
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Best Restaurant
Gold Winner Brooklyn Warehouse Silver Winner Chives Canadian Bistro Bronze Winner The Wooden Monkey Another year and another strong showing from the good people at Brooklyn, who in 2008 took a quiet corner in the north end and made it one of Halifax’s essential food destinations, winning Best New Restaurant from Coast readers and appearing […]
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Best Use Of Local Ingredients
Gold Winner Chives Canadian Bistro Silver Winner The Wooden Monkey Bronze Winner Fid Resto Also this year’s winner of Best Fine Dining and Best Chef (Craig Flinn) Chives offers a complete dining experience that few establishments can match. Fresh. Local. Seasonal. Sustainable. Ambrosial. These are criteria the conscious diner will check off the list upon […]
