Jessi Gillis’ Highland Drive Storehouse (5544 Kaye Street) changed the neighbourhood when it opened on the Hydrostone Market’s main strip back in spring 2012, and now it’s changing hands. This week brought the news that Getaway Farms would be taking over for Gillis but keeping the Storehouse’s name, staff and vision as is. “They have […]
Highland Drive Storehouse and Catering
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Best Butcher Shop
Gold Winner Getaway Farm Butcher Shop Silver Winner Highland Drive Storehouse Butchery and Local Produce Bronze Winner Sweet William’s Country Sausage, Seaport Farmers’ Market There’s no cellophane in sight at this Seaport Market stall. Getaway’s grass-fed meats are some sweet eats—guilt-free. Carved fresh daily by skilled tradespeople and gingerly wrapped in brown paper, you can […]
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ShopTalk visits the Hydrostone
If you judge this book by its cover, the Hydrostone Market is a page- turner. Steeped in history and soaked in style it looks good, yes—so good that when Mother’s Pizza went up, it used the original row of shops for design inspiration—but this wee shopping district feels good, too. The tight-knit strip of boutiques, […]
Posted inFood + Drink
Jessi Gillis
“I fell in love with food when I was 12,” says Gillis. “When all the other girls were reading Cosmo at 13 I was collecting food and wine magazines.” By the time she was 14 she knew she wanted to be a chef. She studied French and Italian culinary arts and at 19 she left […]
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Season’s eatings
I’m having my wedding over the holidays. How can my food play off of traditional holiday food, but not be predictable or cheesy? The winter months are an exciting time to celebrate a wedding. Flavours should be warm and comforting and styled to the clients needs. In order to work the holidays into your wedding […]
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New local butcher and produce market to open in the Hydrostone
Jessi Gillis worked in Ontario for six years. The Haligonian was really impressed by the connection some consumers had with their suppliers. “I saw some amazing small-scale butcher shops there,” she says. Coming back to Halifax, she noted the locavore movement really taking off, especially with the growing success of farmers’ markets and was inspired […]
