Today’s the day: As of Friday June 5, the Nova Scotia government says COVID-closed industries like bars, restaurant dining rooms and hairdressers are permitted to reopen. Premier Stephen McNeil said this past Wednesday that it’s time to “get our economy moving again.” But for many restaurants across Nova Scotia, June 5 isn’t an instantaneous reopening day. Some […]
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EDNA and jane’s next door have sold to Andy’s East Coast Kitchen
After seven years and thousands of brunch-time sweet & saltys, EDNA has been sold. Owner Jenna Mooers announced today the sale of the much-beloved Gottingen Street eatery and its building, as well as jane’s catering and events, the next-door catering business and storefront take-away owned by her mother, Jane Wright. But don’t fret—everything is […]
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Best Brunch
Gold Winner EDNA Silver Winner Black Sheep Restaurant Bronze Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill EDNA owner Jenna Mooers is quick to give props to her mom Jane Wright, the original queen of the morning meal, who gave her the “if you build it, they will come”—even if there’s a hurricane or a blizzard— brunch […]
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Best Use Of Local Ingredients
Gold Winner The Canteen Silver Winner The Wooden Monkey, Halifax Bronze Winner EDNA Renée Lavallée loves to cook with lemons and olive oil, but not as much as she loves her Saturday farmers’ market run. The Canteen’s chef and owner shouts out local producers like Ted Hutten, Tap Root Farms, Oulton’s and Noggins for helping […]
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Where I Work: BeerTech’s Ken Greer
Who he is Ken Greer grew up in Belgium, where having a beer at lunchtime was “no big deal.” Once, when he tried to do this at a restaurant here in Halifax, he was told the draught system was being cleaned. “Who cleans beer lines at lunch?” Greer asked. And then a lightbulb went off: […]
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Best Fine Dining
Gold Winner The Bicycle Thief Silver Winner Chives Canadian Bistro Bronze Winner EDNA Fine dining spots have a lot more than the food itself to take into consideration. When has anyone chowing down at a lunch counter or greasy spoon ever been concerned with lighting, music or how comfo-rtable their chair was, for instance? (Answer: […]
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Best Atmosphere
Gold Winner Lot Six Bar & Restaurant Silver Winner The Bicycle Thief Bronze Winner EDNA When people think of the vibe at Lot Six, it’s always all about the atrium says manager Sarah Amyotte. “When we first opened everyone was in awe of the glass roof, but as we grew out of the terrible twos […]
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Best Brunch
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner EDNA Bronze Winner The Coastal Joël Chiasson estimates that on any given Saturday upwards of 1,500 people have a bite to eat at Waverley’s Mic Mac Bar & Grill—a huge chunk of whom are stopping by for its classic breakfast-lunch hybrid menu, where filet mignon and […]
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Best Restaurant
Gold Winner The Bicycle Thief Silver Winner The Canteen Bronze Winner EDNA The Bicycle Thief steals our readers’ hearts for the second consecutive time here. The big dog in the Bertossi Group family of restaurants has maintained its position as a place people like to go for a fancy night out since opening to the […]
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Six Haligonians plan their perfect summer days
Oshé Orifa blogger, @osheorifa “My perfect summer day starts with a typical ‘me’ breakfast: Avocado toast and an egg on the side. In the afternoon, I hangout with friends on an Instagram-worthy brunch date at Taiyaki 52. Around the early evening hours, I enjoy what makes Halifax so great in the summer: sun and beer—so […]
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Wake me up before you go-go: 7 brunch dishes to try
Breakfast bowl Wild Leek, 2148 Windsor Street A brunch that’ll keep you pleasantly full instead of I-need-to-go-back-to-sleep full, this egg-free, meat-free, vegan-loving option piles up potatoes, sauteed and steamed veggies and tops them with seitan bacon, sesame seeds and a very addictive dragon sauce. Chilaquiles Fox Hill Market and Deli, 2760 Robie Street A traditional […]
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Best Restaurant
Gold Winner The Bicycle Thief Silver Winner EDNA Bronze Winner 2 Doors Down Food + Wine “Everything is made by hand, everything is from scratch and that’s the key,” says The Bicycle Thief’s co-owner Hakan Uluer, of the commitment to serving quality food. “We have a formula in our restaurants: we don’t have tons of […]
