Owner and chef The Canteen, 66 Ochterloney Street Renée Lavallée seems, at first glance, like a bit of a badass. She’s tiny and strong. She’s loud and she laughs a lot. Her big, fawn eyes are keen and observant. Her mouth slashes into a wicked grin at a moment’s notice. That first impression is wrong, […]
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Gold Winner Eat Halifax Silver Winner Feisty Chef Bronze Winner Kelly Neil You want to learn how to get creative with a menu? Try heading into the woods, and feeding a team of tree planters for months on end. Kathy Jollimore’s food obsession started there in the bush, but it was during her off months […]
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The Canteen spirit
“I just really love making salads and make sandwiches every day for my kids,” says Renée Lavallée of the inspiration behind her sandwich shop The Canteen (66 Ochterloney Street, above her landlords at Two if by Sea) which opens this Monday, March 24. “I wanted something simple. I want to be able to talk to […]
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The Feisty Chef Shacks up
Holy shuck, the waterfront’s newest seafood hut is open! Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Another one? Really?”. But I can assure you this isn’t your average fish and chips stand. Started by the Feisty Chef herself, Renée Lavallée, along with fish fanatic Nicholas Budreski, The Shack Oyster Bar (Queen’s Wharf, Halifax Waterfront) offers raw […]