Darrell’s Restaurant (5576 Fenwick Street, 492-2344) owner Dan Joseph knows about burgers. His Peanut Butter Burger has been at the tops of the The Coast’s Best of Food poll for ages, but he says if any burger can compete with the that one, it’s his new one—called the Hen Den Burger—inspired by a hot new […]
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Best Burger
The Peanut Butter Burger. It’s one of those things where when you first hear of it—peanut butter on a burger with bacon, cheese, tomato and lettuce—you can’t quite believe it, but the religious transmutation from heretic to believer is a joy to witness. We suggest you initiate someone you care for as soon as possible. […]
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Best Milkshake
The Peanut Butter Burger. It’s one of those things where when you first hear of it—peanut butter on a burger with bacon, cheese, tomato and lettuce—you can’t quite believe it, but the religious transmutation from heretic to believer is a joy to witness. We suggest you initiate someone you care for as soon as possible. […]
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Olympic bar run
Elephant & Castle General manager Jennifer Halpin has extended Elephant & Castle’s happy hour for the Olympic run—what normally ended at 7pm now goes to close. So park yourself in front of E&C’s four flatscreen TVs to watch the games and munch away. Canadian flags dot the bar for those of you concerned with patriotic […]
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Go local in the South End
Paper pleasures Before there was the internet, there was Atlantic News (5560 Morris Street, 429-5468), full of newspapers and magazines from around the world. The legendary newsstand remains a destination for your periodical needs—often going directly to the publisher to get titles you’re looking for—and more besides. Co-owner Michele Gerard shows us the new stationery […]
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Food for thinking
With an absurd amount of places to dine out in Halifax, the best spot of all to eat is actually right in your kitchen. But with assignments, social life and dating, it’s all too easy to get fast or processed foods instead. It isn’t easy balancing a student’s hectic lifestyle with their body’s needs and […]
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How to live for free all summer
It’s summertime and the spending’s easy. The temptations of big-name concerts, eating out, weekend getaways and cooling off with an ice cold beer—or more likely, beers—on a patio, are even harder to resist when the sunshiny weather has got you giddy. When you haven’t got much to work with, you’ve got to decide what’s worth […]
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Best Burger
Explain to someone who hasn’t tried one that the peanut butter burger is an absolute delight. Watch them scrunch up their face trying to imagine how that can be. Then take them to Darrell’s. If they hesitate, order a burger of your own and offer them a taste. Watch how their expression changes with the […]
Posted inBest of Halifax
Best Milkshake
Explain to someone who hasn’t tried one that the peanut butter burger is an absolute delight. Watch them scrunch up their face trying to imagine how that can be. Then take them to Darrell’s. If they hesitate, order a burger of your own and offer them a taste. Watch how their expression changes with the […]
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The other brother
Liz Feltham visits Darrell’s on Hollis, the newest incarnation of an old Halifax favourite.