Gold Winner Chives Canadian Bistro Silver Winner The Wooden Monkey, Halifax Bronze Winner Fid Resto Chef Craig Flinn says, in the 12 years Chives has been open, he has “been known to work very closely with local farmers, fishers and food producers in Nova Scotia.” And the interest in local food has only increased over […]
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Best Server
Gold Winner Shannon Carrigan, Finbar’s Irish Pub Silver Winner Alexa Atkins, Fid Resto Bronze Winner Kim Larkin, Darrell’s Restaurant Something about Finbar’s keeps people coming back and it might have something to do with its servers, who’ve been snagging the title for Best Server for the past few years. Twenty-four-year-old Shannon Carrigan, who’s worked at […]
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Closing time
In this long David Bowie song we call life, we must all turn and face the strange at some point. Because with or without the ch-ch-ch-ch, time is running wild and changes are never far off. For Dennis Johnston and Monica Bauché, owners of Fid Resto—a pioneer of the “eat local” movement and stalwart favourite […]
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Mixed media
Autumn: A season of changing leaves, crisp breezes and fuzzy sweaters. It’s also harvest time, which means a cornucopia of flavours has arrived in time to create some tantalizing seasonal cocktails. You can’t just drink pumpkin spice lattes and apple cider all month, so why not try one of these unique recipes from some of […]
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Fid Resto and The Bicycle Thief make MacLean’s delicious list
Some hapless, overworked soul (Jacob Richler) had to roam around Canada gorging himself on delicious food for MacLean’s 50 best restaurants in Canada list, isn’t that terrible? Richler’s picks for Nova Scotia were Fid Resto, The Bicycle Thief and Rum Runner Restaurant in Lunenburg. Congrats all, it’s pretty great company to keep. Although as usual, […]
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Best Chef
Gold Winner Craig Flinn, Chives Canadian Bistro Silver Winner Dennis Johnston, Fid Resto Bronze Winner Mark Gray, Brooklyn Warehouse In December, Chives Canadian Bistro celebrated its 10th anniversary, and its 250,000th customer. By either measure, the restaurant has been a huge success, also recognized by Coast readers who have regularly anointed the eatery with laurels, […]
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Best Lunch Specials
Gold Winner Dharma Sushi Silver Winner Fid Resto Bronze Winner Cha Baa Thai Restaurant Cheap and delicious. What more could you ask for? They’ve been a runner-up for the past few years but this time they’ve come out on top. Dharma Sushi’s got the deals to get you through the day. Manager and owner Hideki […]
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Best Server
Gold Winner Kim MacInnes, Finbar’s Irish Pub Silver Winner Alissa McLean, Brooklyn Warehouse Bronze Winner Alexa Atkins, Fid Resto Kim MacInnes may be shy, but her friendly smile at Finbar’s Irish Pub packs a punch. “It helps to know their names and what they like to drink as well, I suppose,” she says of her […]
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Best Use Of Local Ingredients
Gold Winner Chives Canadian Bistro Silver Winner The Wooden Monkey Bronze Winner Fid Resto Also this year’s winner of Best Fine Dining and Best Chef (Craig Flinn) Chives offers a complete dining experience that few establishments can match. Fresh. Local. Seasonal. Sustainable. Ambrosial. These are criteria the conscious diner will check off the list upon […]
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The return of Slow Food Nova Scotia’s Spring Supper
Local food producers, brewers, wine makers and foodies—all seated around one table at last. Slow Food Nova Scotia’s Spring Supper is back to serve up some local flavours for its third year in a row. This year’s dinner will be whipped up by 11 local chefs, including Craig Flinn of Chives Canadian Bistro, Dennis Johnston […]
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7 under $7
Passage to the Caribbean Am I the only one who finds Caribbean food overpriced? I love it, but how can a plate of curried stew made with cheap cuts of meat often run me up to 14 bucks? Passage to the Caribbean, in the old Starlite Cuisine location on Cornwallis Street, bucks the trend. The […]
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Small plates at Fid Resto
They’ve done it before and will do it again: Dennis Johnston and the chefs at Fid Resto (1569 Dresden Row, 422-9162) will be offering their Small Plates special menu December 7 and 14. It’s a collection of 20 to 30 dishes, each between $4 and $7. There’ll be no advance publication of the menu and […]