King & North Chocolate facebook.com/kingandnorth “Chocolate is so fun. It has such a sense of fun attached to it,” says Jesse Gallant. “From the moment you’re a kid and you try it the first time, it’s something that’s so exciting and playful.” Gallant is the owner of a small-batch chocolate business called King & North, […]
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Just Baked Potatoes interrupts your usual snack plans
Being from the UK, Sara Kirk knows the power of a good baked potato. But it’s not a nostalgia for home or a craving for a loaded spud that lead to her launch Just Baked Potatoes at the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market in mid-January. “I would say it’s more research-informed than passion at this point […]
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Freshen up at FRESHFest
FRESHFestSunday Sept. 10, 12-4pm Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road Karen Dahl feels libraries have a role to play when it comes to supporting food education, and the Halifax Central Library is embracing that role. “Connecting people to resources is sort of a fundamental piece of what libraries can do,” says Dahl, the manager […]
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Your seasonal eating check list
Summer in Nova Scotia brings about a whole crop of incredible edibles. They’re here, then gone, faster than you can say “product of Mexico,” so indulge in the local fresh fruits and vegetables at markets and grocery stores. RHUBARB Your backyard is full of it, or if you’re not packing your neighbour might be. Enjoy […]
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Seven Open City stops to explore
Here’s hoping the rain stays away for this year’s Open City. Dozens of local businesses are providing good eats and store sales, so you may need to do some running around to get the most of it. The full schedule is on the I Love Local (HFX) website. I honed in on several of my […]
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Haskapa hits Bishop’s Landing
The former Unicorn Boutique space (1475 Lower Water Street) is being brought back to life by another magical creation—Haskapa, Nova Scotia’s wonder fruit, will open its first Halifax storefront this week. “It’s something unique that’s special to Nova Scotia at this moment in time, so it will be a touristy product but we’re looking to […]
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Flying Apron soars in Summerville
Summer sunshine means the bumpy tangle of country roads in Hants County is dotted with rust-tinged yard sales and rickety signs advertising fresh eggs and homemade jams and pickles. On our drive up to Summerville we pass cows leaning lazily into the wind-rustled grass and horses, bored and dozy in the sunshine, serenely staring at […]
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The merroir the merrier
If anybody knows oysters, it’s Patrick McMurray. A two-time world-champion oyster-shucker, McMurray holds the Guinness World Record for the most oysters shucked in one minute—38 oysters—he set in 2010, breaking the old 2002 record of 33 oysters held by, well, Patrick McMurray. His quick hands also helped lead a Canada shucking team to a Guinness […]
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Squid goals: urban fishing in Halifax
Leaning over the wooden ledge of the boardwalk, Andrew Hunt preps one of his many fishing rods with a shrimp-like lure—a tackle suited for squid. “Those are huge!” he says, as he jigs his line near the tentacled shadows below the surface, waiting for them to take notice. Hunt, a local artist and graphic designer, […]
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Halifax’s market ability
Farmers’ markets have been a part of the patchwork of Halifax’s business and social communities since 1750. To put that in historical perspective, Halifax was founded in 1749. The first market was on Bedford Row, between Upper Water and George Streets. In the 1850s, after the city of Halifax had incorporated, a City Market Building […]
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Cultivating small-business
When Saronn Pov moved to Halifax in 2010, she saw the farmers’ market as the best way to put down roots in a new city. “I was really nervous thinking, what will people think of the food?” says the chef and radiant personality behind Saronn’s Kitchen, a popular prepared food stall that’s since made a […]
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Lil MacPherson
Owner The Wooden Monkey, 1707 Grafton Street and 40 Alderney Drive “It was an a-ha moment,” Lil MacPherson says. When Hurricane Juan struck Nova Scotia, a storm of concerns about food security hit her hard. “To me the very foundation of business, life, a province, a country is to make sure you have enough food […]