Gold Winner Dee Dee’s Ice Cream Silver Winner Humani-T Cafe, north end Bronze Winner Cherry Berry Self-Serve Yogurt Bar, Quinpool As the tips of our noses get colder, and the leaves crunch under our feet, we like to hope the folks at Dee Dee’s are taking time to wind down and rest up their biceps […]
Dee Dee’s Ice Cream
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Black Bear Ice Cream Q: In a battle of waterfront ice cream, who’d win, a Bear or a Cow? A: Whomever wields Moon Mist as a weapon. Queens Wharf, Halifax waterfront Cherry Berry Self-Serve Yogurt Bar It’s on you to dress your frozen yogurt swirl to the nines with sauces, cookies, fruit chunks and boba, […]
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Shaker Lemon Ice Cream with Blueberry Topping
Makes about 2 litres when frozen Ingredients 1 whole lemon 1 cup sugar (organic cane) 2 tbsp butter 1 ½ tbsp flour 2 whole eggs pinch of salt ¾ cup lemon juice 2 cup whole milk 2 cups whipping cream 2/3 cup sugar 3 tbsp cream cheese Blueberry Topping 2 cups wild blueberries 1 ¼ […]
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Best Burrito
Gold Winner Burrito Jax, Blowers Street Silver Winner Habaneros Modern Taco Bar Bronze Winner Dee Dee’s Ice Cream Ah, the burrito—a savory escape from the Pizza Corner slice on a Saturday night. Taking the gold again this year, Burrito Jax packs in all your favourite fixings and their house made sauces and salsas. With four […]
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Best Ice Cream / Gelato / Frozen Yogurt
Gold Winner Dee Dee’s Ice Cream Silver Winner Humani-T Cafe, north end Bronze Winner Cherry Berry Yogurt Bar, Halifax Haligonians scream for Dee Dee’s Ice Cream. This north end shop started as a simple shack in Peggys Cove. Thankfully now you can get their creamy scoops of heaven all year round. Co-manager Jessie Wright says […]
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Best Milkshake
Gold Winner Darrell’s Restaurant Silver Winner The Chickenburger, Bedford Bronze Winner Dee Dee’s Ice Cream Oreos and milk: the perfect romance—and Darrell’s just introduced their love child, the Oreo milkshake. This south end burger joint is not only known for its peanut butter burg and delicious Darrell fries, it also excels at the classic diner […]
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Best Burrito
Gold Winner Burrito Jax, Halifax Silver Winner Habaneros Modern Taco Bar Bronze Winner Dee Dee’s Ice Cream The main difference between a normal burrito and a Burrito Jax burrito is that the latter is grilled to perfection, according to co-owner Eleanor Delano, who keeps the focus on chopping, dicing and cooking with local ingredients whenever […]
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Best Ice Cream / Gelato / Frozen Yogurt
Gold Winner Dee Dee’s Ice Cream Silver Winner Cows Bronze Winner Humani-T Cafe, north end There’s no doubt about it, Halifax loves its ice cream. And the go-to place for this cold treat is Dee Dee’s, which earns its Best Ice Cream/Gelato for the second year running. With 20-plus flavours of ice cream and sorbet, […]
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Dee Dee’s expands
Everyone’s favourite corner ice cream and burrito shop, Dee Dee’s (5668 Cornwallis Street, 407-6614) just got a whole lot bigger. Owner Ditta Kasdan has rented the space next door to her formerly postage-stamp sized operation, blown out the wall, re-arranged the kitchen and about tripled the space for customers. She now has a church pew […]
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Best Ice Cream / Gelato / Frozen Yogurt
Gold Winner Dee Dee’s Ice Cream Silver Winner Cows Bronze Winner Humani-T Cafe I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Specifically, we’re all screaming for Dee Dee’s Ice Cream. Last year’s runner-up has stolen the show. Dee Dee’s Ice Cream takes the cake with their high quality frozen treats. “I think the ice […]
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Best Burrito
Gold Winner Burrito Jax Silver Winner Dee Dee’s Ice Cream Bronze Winner Mexico Lindo Burrito Jax has snagged the best burrito spot for the second year in a row, and there’s a simple reason why their burritos are so darn good. “It’s natural, freshly prepared, good quality, great tasting food,” says owner Gordon Delano. “No […]
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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 […]