“On a day-to-day feeling, you go through all kinds of emotions. I haven’t cried yet,” says Martin Ruiz Salvador. “But there are a lot of people eating there for their last time. They’re saying goodbye, they’re thanking you, they’re remembering their first meal there when it was just me and a dishwasher and Sylvie on […]
Fleur De Sel
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Good as gold
This weekend there’s an event in Kelowna, British Columbia, called Gold Medal Plates. Every fall for the past handful of years, the Halifax qualifying round for this event has rolled into town, perhaps most notably bringing silver fox Jim Cuddy back to the Cunard Centre to remind everybody how great the song “Bad Timing” is. […]
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Best Restaurant (Outside The HRM)
For the second year running, the French-accented fine dining spot in Lunenburg gets the Coast readers’ nod for best destination resto. Chef Martin Ruiz Salvador has experience in working in kitchens in Nova Scotia, Lyon, Dublin and in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he studied. The man knows what he’s doing, so make sure to give Fleur […]
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Day tripper
A haze of sweaty fog hangs heavy on the treetops, and the sun is hot, but struggles to actually shine. My companion drives the twisted roads to Lunenburg, while I enjoy cool ocean air along the coast cutting into the steady thickness of the humidity. We’re taking a day trip. A day trip really is […]
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Best Restaurant (Outside The HRM)
For the inaugural award giving a shout out to restaurants further afield, this excellent South Shore haute cuisine eatery owned by Sylvie and Martin Ruiz Salvador takes it. A quick look at the seasonally changing entrees gives all the clues to their success: How do Lunenburg scallops, rabbit ravioli or lamb trio sound to you? […]