Gold Winner Two If By Sea Cafe, Dartmouth Silver Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Bronze Winner Just Us! Coffeehouse, Spring Garden Props must be given to ambiance of Two if By Sea. With its large winding spiral staircase, high ceilings and adorable knitted mug warmers, this Dartmouth cafe wants you to feel at home. Famous […]
Java Blend Coffee Roasters
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Best Coffee
Gold Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Silver Winner Two If By Sea Cafe, Dartmouth Bronze Winner Steve-O-Reno’s Cappuccino Cafe Java Blend has been sweeping this category for the last five years, and it’s easy to see, smell and taste why. Roasting its own coffees right on site, the difference in flavour is quickly noticeable—these brews […]
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Best Specialty Coffee
Gold Winner Steve-O-Reno’s Cappuccino Cafe Silver Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Bronze Winner Just Us! Coffeehouse, Barrington Walk into Steve-O-Reno’s on a typical morning and the smell of fresh-baked pastries and fresh brewed coffee will greet you before you can say “cappuccino.” Serving up the best in specialty coffee for over 15 years, these Americanos and […]
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Best Barista
Gold Winner Zane Kelsall, Two If By Sea Cafe, Dartmouth Silver Winner Marc Comeau, Steve-O-Reno’s Cappuccino Cafe Bronze Winner Laura Arsenault, Java Blend Coffee Roasters According to Zane Kelsall, the recipe for a great barista is, “one part attention to detail and two parts care for the customers—that’s what creates an experience that people enjoy.” […]
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Best Cafe
Gold Winner Two If By Sea Cafe Silver Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Bronze Winner Uncommon Grounds Cast your mind back to Dartmouth before November 2009, before the arrival of Two If By Sea. The impact of this quality cafe with its small-but-excellent menu of coffee and spectacular baked goods run by Zane Kelsall (also […]
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Best Coffee (Espresso-based)
Gold Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Silver Winner Two If By Sea Cafe Bronze Winner Just Us! Coffeehouse People from all walks of life come to this busy spot for their caffeine fix—from 20-something hipsters to retirees with potentially-sore hips and everything in between. It’s because Haligonians know good coffee when they smell it. The […]
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Best Coffee (Regular)
Gold Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Silver Winner Just Us! Coffeehouse Bronze Winner Two If By Sea Cafe At Java Blend, employees keep busy roasting and packing the freshest coffee beans you’ll find in Halifax. There is equal importance placed on ethical business as there is on coffee quality and taste. The coffee shop uses […]
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Java Blend Coffee Roasters Cafe open Sundays
Imagine how much improved your autumn will be. Beginning this week Java Blend Coffee Roasters Cafe (6027 North Street, 423-6944) will be open on Sundays from 9am-3pm. Step up for your Sunday morning mug!
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Java Blend offers coffee delivery by bicycle
From now to October 1, Java Blend (6027 North Street, 423-6944) will send out a bicycle each Thursday to bring freshly roasted coffee beans to any door with a postal code starting with B3K, B3L, B3H, or B3J. (That’s peninsular Halifax, folks.) Orders received before noon on Wednesday will arrive on Thursday of the same […]
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Best Coffee (Espresso-based)
Knowing you have a good product is one thing, but how many owners actually take the time to see if their product is as fair trade and organic as they claim it is? Java Blend owner Jim Dikaios has started making trips to Central America to visit the farms he gets his coffee from. “I’d […]
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Best Coffee (Regular)
Knowing you have a good product is one thing, but how many owners actually take the time to see if their product is as fair trade and organic as they claim it is? Java Blend owner Jim Dikaios has started making trips to Central America to visit the farms he gets his coffee from. “I’d […]
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Pretty in punk
A graveyard may not be the typical backdrop for wedding photos, but for Chelle Wootten and Adam Bowes it was picture-perfect. The pair started as best friends, who later became partners in both life and business, running Chelle Wootten Photography (yes, Chelle even helped to shoot her own wedding). Busy capturing other people’s weddings, Chelle […]