In the past year, Craig Flinn of Chives has gone from being a regional star—given the years of high-quality food offered at his Barrington Street bistro—to a national celebrity chef, thanks to the national release of his cookbook Fresh & Local: Straight from Canadian Farms To Your Table. Pick up the book or stop in […]
Chives Canadian Bistro
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Best Use Of Local Ingredients
Chef Craig Flinn said as much when he accepted this award on behalf of his popular Barrington Street restaurant: we all need to be thinking about sourcing our food locally, even when we go out to eat. A subscriber to the slow food movement, a regular at the Farmers’ Market and a frequenter of Annapolis […]
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Best Chef
At the Best of Food Awards, Flinn thanked another Best Chef for not winning this year. The competition in this category has always been a friendly one, and anyone who knows the complexion of the Halifax restaurant scene has recognized Flinn as one of the best in the the city and this is the year […]
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Think globally, eat locally
At Chives Canadian Bistro, Craig Flinn serves a (delicious, exquisite) helping of politics on every plate.