The Mason jar has made a comeback. Once a vessel for your grannie’s jams, it’s become a staple for the thrifty hipster. This trendy drink accessory is cheap, durable and made of heat-resistant glass. There’s only one real flaw, the jars aren’t great for spill-free drinking on the go. Enter the Cuppow—a lid adaptor that […]
enVie – A Vegan Kitchen
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Friday’s food for thought
Has this week been so long that even internet searching is too much effort? (Yes.) Lucky for you I’ve whipped up a blog buffet of great food-related things that have graced my browser this week. Sharing is caring, right? 1) First and foremost, apparently the Five Second Rule is a legitimate rule that I’ve been […]
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enVie’s Lauren Marshall is vying for Top Chef Canada
If you weren’t already a reality TV junkie, here’s an excuse to cross over to the dark (but very entertaining) side. Halifax’s very own Lauren Marshall—the chef de cuisine at enVie-a vegan kitchen (5775 Charles Street)— is one of 14 Canadian food wizards, and the only Nova Scotian, who’ll battle for the title of Top […]
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Lauren Marshall
Lauren Marshall can remember the exact moment she knew she wanted to be a chef. “I remember one Christmas when I was very small, my grandfather lit a plum pudding on fire,” she says. “He let me blow it out. That was the day I wanted to grow up and do what he did: Grandad […]
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Eager for enVie
Diandra Phipps and Cory Urquhart have finally found a home for their vegan vision, right in the north end. With an expected opening for July, the couple is taking their knowledge of vegan cuisine and using it to serve up delicious food via their new restaurant enVie – A Vegan Kitchen, at the corner of […]