Nova Scotia has some award winning recipes on its hands. But food is just a part of the equation — it’s the recipes for success in the foodservice industry that Taste of Nova Scotia and the Restaurant Industry of Nova Scotia both just honoured at their respective annual awards. On November 5, Taste of Nova […]
Fid Resto
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Decline of fine dining
Although Halifax has been dubbed “recession-proof,” many downtown restaurateurs admit their fine dining establishments have felt the pinch of the current climate. The recession, which came into public consciousness in October of 2008, only began hitting the high-end restaurant market after the turn of the year. “Winters are always quiet, but usually it starts to […]
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Fid loves local
Fid Resto (1569 Dresden Row, 422-9162) is seeing a lot of positive response to its brunch menu, served Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 2pm. People are getting on board with the idea that it changes depending on what’s freshly available from the Halifax farmers’ market. A couple of things the restaurant has in the […]
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My summer: Paolo Colbertaldo, chef
Colbertaldo started cooking early. “My father wouldn’t teach me how to do carpentry because I was left handed, so my mother took me to the bakery.” In Halifax he worked at the Soho, for the US Consul General as well as doing catering for the film industry. He’s spent almost four years at jane’s on […]
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Best Restaurant
To understand the popularity of this place, it’s best to share with you a few items from the new Fid Resto menu (though dishes are subject to change with the seasons): Broiled steelhead trout with tomato, puff pastry and arugula. A large salad of Teddy’s spinach, caramelized pears, walnuts, wasabi peas and goose confit. Marinated […]
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Best Fine Dining
To understand the popularity of this place, it’s best to share with you a few items from the new Fid Resto menu (though dishes are subject to change with the seasons): Broiled steelhead trout with tomato, puff pastry and arugula. A large salad of Teddy’s spinach, caramelized pears, walnuts, wasabi peas and goose confit. Marinated […]
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Fid and Dharma close for renos in March
March is on our doorstep and two classic standby restaurants in town are closing for major renovations. A few regulars have told me that Dharma Sushi was closed for renovations. I couldn’t get ahold of anyone at the restaurant, but I see from their website that they will be closed from February 15 to March […]
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Offally good
[Editor’s note: This story is one of a package of three of Andy Murdoch’s articles selected for Honourable Mention in the Food Writing category of the Association of Alternative Newsweekies’ 2010 awards. See all three here.] Blame Robert Burns. He couldn’t resist cracking wise about haggis when he tried to extoll its virtues and lauded […]
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Best Fine Dining
Snowcrab season has just opened in Sambro. This is great news for Dennis Johnston, the man behind Fid. “They come in here still squirming,” he says, relishing the creation of a fine dining menu that changes with the seasons, with a focus on the best of what is available, sustainably and locally, from land and […]
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Potato Gnocchi
Serves 6 as a main course. Boiled gnocchi can be chilled for 3-4 days before serving with sauce of your choice. Ingredients 1 kg peeled, baked potato 3 egg yolks 300g all purpose flour salt to taste olive oil for drizzling Fid chef/proprietor Dennis Johnson starts with high starch potatoes like Netted gems or russets […]
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Gnocchi star
I strive for minimalism in the kitchen. My cupboards have just what I need. My fridge is small, which keeps excess at bay. Knives hang on a magnet on the wall. It’s all smooth, except my tool drawer. Oh, the tool drawer. I can barely open it. But all 50 items are essential in my […]