Giggles The Dartmouth Waterfront’s hidden gem, Giggles has deep fried take-out dishes like poutine and hot dogs, but specializes in a couple dozen flaovurs of soft serve, from chocolate and strawberry to dayglo creations like tutti fruiti and crème de menthe. 2 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth Waterfront Polar Bear Express Even if you don’t immediately spot […]
Dee Dee’s Ice Cream, Peggys Cove
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Best Staycation Spot
Gold Winner Peggys Cove Silver Winner Oceanstone Seaside Resort
 Bronze Winner Lunenburg
 You know what we have a lot of here in Nova Scotia? Huge crashing waves and extremely dangerous terrain surrounding them. Yet many of us don’t get to see evidence of it unless an aunt comes to visit and we go trotting out […]
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Double Dee success
We embark for our meal at Dee Dee’s in less than favourable weather conditions. On a day where the light sprinkle of rain is not a welcome relief to the heat— rather an addition to fog and a chilly breeze —I’m not all that keen on ice cream. But when we arrive at the little purple […]
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Where to find the best ice cream
As days get colder and shorter, what better way to savour the last weeks of summer than by slamming copious amounts of ice cream down your throat? But even the simplest pleasures can lead to confusion in today’s consumer culture—we have a slew of frozen treats to choose from and all are not created equal. […]