Heman Lee Robie Street Station (2394 Robie Street) “I can’t give you an answer, I just love eggs. It is the underappreciated protein. It can be so versatile. It can be a creamy sauce to a elegant dish, a simple tie to a more exotic eccentric dish or a proper appetite suppressant in the middle […]
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GOOD LORD, here’s my HODGEPODGE recipe
I can’t believe it’s come to this, but at this point, I have no choice but to attempt to quiet this daily harassment and give everyone my hodgepodge recipe. Hodgepodge is a typical Nova Scotian summertime dish—but of course, you know that already, because you literally won’t stop haranguing me for my hodgepodge recipe for […]
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Two local chefs face off at BattleApps
Tonight, BattleApps invites to taste what your Haligonian chefs are made of—in twenty minutes. The Toronto-based chef battle (put on by Underground Chef Company and McCain) is coming to the east coast to serve up some quick dishes at Tempo Food +Drink. Halifax is one stop on an eight-city chef battle tour. Chefs in the battle […]
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Shop this: Maker Mode Aprons
“It’s so weird how it started. I got bored from making soap one day and started making these aprons,” says Sarah Armstrong, the artist behind Bad Mouth Soap and now half of Maker Mode Aprons. Her short-lived stint of boredom—and inspiration from a couple of trips to Japan—drove her to start noodling with a sewing […]
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Super markets
The European Pantry Cheese, bread, olive oil, chocolate, deli meats—y’know, the things they do better in Europe—plus loads of other groceries, and prepared take-away foods. 6516 Chebucto Road Ca-Hoa Grocery For 40-plus years this huge, family-run Asian grocery has been providing dishes, fresh veg and hard-to-find packaged goods and sauces. 5483 Victoria Road The Carrot […]