It’s a dog-eat-Dawg world out there, man. Today, it was brought to The Coast’s attention the Dalhousie University’s celebrity chef, the Dawgfather PhD, has found a new place to sell his street meat. The move comes after the hot dog doc’s court case against the municipality (an effort to halt a proposed bike lane that […]
Hot Dogs
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10 things you mustard know Thursday
1 While every summer day is an excuse to break out the barbecue, today is actually National Hot Dog Day, dog. Seeking for advice on making the best wurst, we got grilling with the north end’s latest street food source, T-Dogs. “My dad said something years ago to us,” T-Dogs’ Tony Rinaldo says. “‘A recipe […]
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Dog daze of summer
T-Dogs 2533 Agricola Street Tue-Sat, 12-7pm @TDOGSHFX Tony Rinaldo, Sam Rinaldo and Patrick Lowe spend five days a week under the auspicious gaze of Mr. Peabody, the smartest dog that ever lived. In many ways, the writing—or drawing, in this case—is on the wall: T-Dogs is serving up some genius hot dogs with brilliant topping […]
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Tuesday’s 3 must-know Halifax things
1 A hot take on hot dogs is slated for the corner of Agricola and Charles Streets thanks to T-DOGS, a New York-style hot dog cart serving up handmade sausages courtesy of Tony Rinaldo, his best bud Patrick Lowe and his brother Sam. Local ingredients, family recipes and chef-inspired creative twists are coming for us […]
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T-Dogs—Halifax’s hot dog hot take
If summer had a scent it would totally be barbecue smoke. And if you, like me, tend to follow your nose to wherever the source of such smoke is, soon you’ll be spending a lot of time on the corner of Agricola and Charles Street. Come early June, the Chapman Autobody lot (2500 Agricola Street) […]
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Smoke’s Weinerie opens today
Alright, enough about the burgers, let’s move on to another meat-bun combo. How do you feel about hot dogs? Today marks the grand opening of the country’s first Smoke’s Weinerie, which launched side-by-side with the newest local location of its sister restaurant, Smoke’s Poutinerie, at 393 Pleasant Street. Similar to the Poutinerie’s creative and wide-ranging […]
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Stadium star
If only all of our entrepreneurial spirits were as motivated as Cameron Joudrey’s is. The 14-year-old earned his keep shovelling driveways, mowing lawns and selling baked goods to the neighbourhood until he decided to take his self-employment to the next level. After saving his pennies working at his dad Earl’s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PortCityCoffeeCompany” target=”_blank”>Port City Coffee […]
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5 Silly Questions with the Nymphets
facelove The Nymphets landed in Halifax a couple of months ago on a bit of a tour (they’ve also lived in Montreal and Stockholm) and since then they’ve played a smattering of Gus’ Pub shows and charmed the pants off anyone lucky enough to see them at Rockin4Dollars. Johanna Heldebro (drums) and Jared Leon (guitar) […]
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Hillbilly Hot Dogs
Lesage, West Virginia: Home of a terrifying school bus that contains delicious hot dogs.
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DIY eating: how to build an appetite
A plume of smoke rises above a huge box store. No, it’s not the apocalypse, I decide, when the sweet smell of flaming ground intestines in a semi-edible casing enters my flaring nostrils. I’ve found the staple of DIYers everywhere: the barbecue-on-wheels that lives outside building supply warehouses. My assignment: Find the best of Halifax’s […]