Gold Winner The Wooden Monkey, Halifax Silver Winner enVie – A Vegan Kitchen Bronze Winner Heartwood, Quinpool The Wooden Monkey is friendly in a lot of ways, not just to the gluten intolerant among us. But it’s the thoughtfulness that goes into designing every dish—the focus on using local, sustainable and organic ingredients throughout its […]
Heartwood, Quinpool
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Best Vegetarian-friendly
Gold Winner enVie – A Vegan Kitchen Silver Winner Wild Leek Bronze Winner Heartwood, Quinpool Road “It’s our staff. I know that’s cliche but it’s just the truth,” says Cory Urquhart, explaining why the Agricola Street eatery has once again nabbed gold in the realm of meat-free eats. “A lot of them are friends outside […]
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The ShopTalk Guided Tour: Quinpool Road
It’s time for Quinfest! The celebration of all things Quinpool Road is this Saturday, September 15, 11am-3pm. The fun includes a reptile zoo, clowns, carnival games, face-painting, kite-flying and science booths. Most of the street’s restaurants are offering free samples from noon to 2pm. And at 1pm there’s a free concert, with Razzmatazz For Kids […]
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Heartwood changes hands
Halifax’s only exclusively vegetarian restaurant has changed hands after 17 years on Quinpool Road. The new owner of Heartwood Vegetarian Cuisine (6250 Quinpool Road, 425-2808), Carrie Surrette, would like to assure longtime customers will be able to continue enjoying the daily specials, rice bowls, and other favorites. The resto also offers gluten free bread/wrap options, […]
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Five vegetarian places where Paul McCartney should eat
1) Heartwood (6250 Quinpool, 425-2808) Probably the top fresh and local paradise for vegetarians and vegans in Halifax. Plus, it’s full of musicians working behind the counter. Heartwood specials for the week-end include the Lonely Hearts Club Sandwich, with soyanaise and smoked tofu, the Macca-roni, vegan-style with tahini, nutritional yeast, garlic and broccoli and some […]
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My summer: Mat Dunlap, designer, radio host
Operating out of an office above Long & McQuade, Dunlap does design, web stuff and photography for local musicians. With Brent Randall and Dave Ewenson, he started the Just Friends collective/label in 2003. “We don’t run it as a strict business, it’s more just helping everybody out with whatever services we can,” says Dunlap. The […]