Gold Winner The Old Apothecary Silver Winner Julien’s Patisserie, Bakery & Cafe Bronze Winner Scanway Bakery + Café The Old Apothecary is a dream for anyone with a sweet tooth and/or a love of homemade bread. Owner Laura MacLeod says the reaction to this year’s win “was a mixture of excitement and relief,” especially given […]
Julien’s Patisserie Bakery & Cafe
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Best Bakery
Gold Winner The Old Apothecary Silver Winner Julien’s Patisserie, Bakery & Cafe, Hydrostone Bronze Winner Two If By Sea, Dartmouth Owner Laura MacLeod downplays her business’ rookie success winning Best Bakery. “I do think it’s new kids on the block,” she says. “We’re working as hard as we can. I hope it has something to […]
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Best Bakery
Gold Winner Julien’s Patisserie, Bakery & Cafe, Hydrostone Silver Winner The Old Apothecary Bronze Winner Scanway Bakery + Cafe Husband and wife team, Lana and Mike Ansari own Julien’s, and running the cafe/bakery sounds like a lot of work. But a lot of fun. “Everybody likes bread,” Lana says, especially the delicious loaves and pastries […]
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Best Bakery
Gold Winner Julien’s Patisserie Bakery & Cafe Silver Winner Boulangerie la Vendéenne Bronze Winner Gingerbread Haus Bakery Julien’s Bakery brings carb love to a whole new level. Tucked neatly into the Hydrostone Market, this is your stop for anything baked with butter, covered in cocoa or dusted lightly with icing sugar. Coveting poppy seed bagels? […]
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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, […]
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Best Bakery
Gold Winner Julien’s Patisserie, Bakery & Cafe Silver Winner Boulangerie la Vendéenne Bronze Winner Gingerbread Haus Bakery Established in 1993, Julien’s Patisserie Bakery and Cafe has been cranking out mouth-watering pastries, tantalizing treats and delicious warm bevies for two decade. Nestled in the heart of the Hydrostone Market, this aromatic little spot has the perfect, […]
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Best Bakery
Gold Winner Julien’s Patisserie, Bakery and Cafe Silver Winner Two If By Sea Cafe Bronze Winner Smith’s Bakery Founded by authentic Frenchman Julien Didier 18 years ago, Julien’s bakery is the closest thing Halifax has to a European bakery. Artisan breads baked fresh each morning down in Chester, croissants and pastries along with the unique […]
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Julien’s Bakery in the Hydrostone changes hands
Beloved bakery, patisserie and cafe Julien’s (5517 Young Street, 455-9717) has quietly changed hands. The delicious baked goods are still being supplied by Didier Julien‘s homebase in Chester, but the cafe is now run by Duane Malone. Watch this space for more details on Malone’s vision for the business going forward.
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Best Bakery
When you walk into Julien’s, the intoxicating aroma of freshly baking bread will almost overwhelm you, and an appetite for delicious pastry will overtake you. Didier Julien has been mastering the art of bread-making since living in France as a 14-year-old. Now he brings that taste of Europe to the Hydrostone in Halifax. The shop […]
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Best Bakery
For those who don’t know, Didier Julien is a master baker, patissier and choclatier who apprenticed in France before moving to Nova Scotia 26 years ago. His delightful baked goods are prepared fresh early every morning in Chester and transported to the Hydrostone location first thing, while also available at Pete’s Frootique in Bedford and […]
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Meeting people is easy
The student population in this city is more than half the size of the entire population on the peninsula, making casual run-ins a way of life. So whether you’re crushing on that cute boy in your Dinosaurs and Their World class or swooning over the server at a nearby cafe, the following hotspots will help […]
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Northern lights
King-in-exile of the local music scene, Sloan was the highest-profile band to come out of the mid-’90s Halifax music explosion. Though they’re longtime Toronto scenesters—it even says as much on their website—Sloan often sang of its hometown experience, as on a few key tracks from the 1999 release Between the Bridges. The bridges in question […]