Spaghetti carbonara Mappatura, 5883 Spring Garden Road, $12/$22 Carbonara is a dish that so many restaurants make, but so few seem to nail. From cream sauces that claim to be carbonara to sauces with scrambled egg to thin, watery undercooked sauce, this supposedly simple dish can also easily be botched. Mappatura chef and co-owner Terry […]
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Field Guide employee leaves over sexual assault accusation
The local restaurant industry continues to reckon with the sexual misconduct of its employees. Field Guide on Gottingen Street has parted ways with an employee over an allegation of sexual assault that was originally brought to the attention of the restaurant’s owners back in December. Co-owners Ceilidh Sutherland and Dan Vorstermans posted a public statement Monday […]
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DRINK THIS: San Junipero
INGREDIENTS 1oz Pisco ½oz Irish whiskey ½oz Lillet ¾oz fresh lemon juice ¾oz Blood orange and sumac cordial** 1oz egg white dried sumac powder DIRECTIONS Add all ingredients except sumac powder to shaker tin. Dry shake. Add ice and shake ’til cold. Double strain into a coupe. Sprinkle sumac powder on top and serve. **Blood […]
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What’s the Xenia Social Society all about?
“Xenia is the Greek goddess of hospitality,” says Ceilidh Sutherland, co-owner of Field Guide and Highwayman, and co-creator of an immersive dining experience that debuts next week. Xenia Social Society is the brainchild of Sutherland and Katie Tower—the designer behind the branding of Sutherland’s restaurants—inspired by a shared desire to bring some of Halifax’s unused, […]
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Best Bartender
Gold Winner Shane Beehan, Lot Six Silver Winner Emily Orr, Field Guide Bronze Winner Steven Cross, 2 Doors Down Bar + Bites When Shane Beehan took gold for the first time, he was newish to bartending and working at Field Guide. Voters have stuck with him for four years now, and followed him through his […]
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Where I work: Field Guide
WHO HE IS Justin Floyd is a chef. It’s something he has worked at, studied and now takes pride in, but it wasn’t always like that. “I’ve been cooking for a decade,” he says. “In the beginning it was just work, I didn’t see it as a career.” But moving to Halifax from Quispamsis six […]
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Emily Orr’s fresh take
Emily Orr moved to Halifax five years ago with no real plan. “I just packed a bag for a week, hopped on a train and wasn’t sure if I was going to move here or not. I was just checking things out,” she says. “I stayed at the hostel for a little bit, fell in […]
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Highwayman’s a driving force
My first experience at a Basque restaurant was in Barcelona, at the end of a rambling walk through El Born. A couple of barrel-aged voices, low and thick with fermented bravery, bounced off the curve of the narrow alley. Upon rounding the bend, we found two hoary old men, Garnacha sloshing around their glasses as […]
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First look: Highwayman
No need to pinch yourself, you’re not dreaming. This is what 1673 Barrington Street—the longtime home of Certainly Cinnamon—looks like now. Its transition from deserted cafe to moody hangout is at the hands of bartenders Adam MacLeod and Michael Hopper and Field Guide owners Dan Vorstermans and Ceilidh Sutherland, who’ve teamed up in the name […]
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The Highwayman headed for Barrington Street
On a winter’s night when the wind is in the trees, as foretold a century ago, The Highwayman will come riding (riding, riding) into Halifax. For in early or mid-March—the official date is yet to be announced-—The Highwayman Restaurant will open at 1673 Barrington Street (the former Certainly Cinnamon location). The Highwayman is a new […]
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The Highwayman headed for Barrington Street
On a winter’s night when the wind is in the trees, as foretold a century ago, The Highwayman will come riding (riding, riding) into Halifax. For in early or mid-March—the official date is yet to be announced-—The Highwayman Restaurant will open at 1673 Barrington Street (the former Certainly Cinnamon location). The Highwayman is a new […]
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Ceilidh Sutherland
Owner and manager Field Guide, 2076 Gottingen Street One of the best things about Field Guide is talking to Ceilidh Sutherland about the menu. She’s friendly, informed, honest and a true joy to chat with. “My passion is people,” she says. “Learning to talk to people, learning what people want.” Strong entrepreneurial spirits led she […]