Tannessa Holt is a self-proclaimed foodaholic. Her devoted love affair took a nasty turn when she found herself overweight, unhappy and waiting to have bariatric surgery. Holt decided to make a drastic change and subsequently had to relearn her relationship with food, though the journey wasn’t easy. “Once I wasn’t able to eat how I […]
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Total catch: Afishionado’s seafood subscription
Afishionado Halifax Fishmongers has a new approach this year. Gone is the brick and mortar location at Local Source on Agricola Street, and in its place is a Catch of the Week seafood subscription. “Last week was our first delivery,” says Hana Nelson, owner of Afishionado. “We’re so excited with the reception that it’s had.” […]
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It takes a community
Dartmouth north is a food desert. There are no dedicated grocery stores between the Sobeys on Wyse Road and Chops Meat Market on Wright Avenue, from the waterfront to the Walmart in Dartmouth Crossing. To be generous—to geography, not the residents of Dartmouth north—that’s six to eight square kilometres of the HRM where corner stores […]
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Nova Scotia’s feeling very blueberry
Wild Blueberry Harvest Festival August 14-29, central Nova Scotia wildblueberryfest.com Lil MacPherson loves blueberries. “It’s mostly because they’re Nova Scotian,” says the restaurateur. “They are us.” In fact, they are so “us” that there is a Wild Blueberry Harvest Festival taking place from August 14-29. Watch for blueberry socials, breakfasts, suppers and picnics happening all […]
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The Canteen spirit
“I just really love making salads and make sandwiches every day for my kids,” says Renée Lavallée of the inspiration behind her sandwich shop The Canteen (66 Ochterloney Street, above her landlords at Two if by Sea) which opens this Monday, March 24. “I wanted something simple. I want to be able to talk to […]
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Kelly Neil, photo win
Local food stylist, blogger, photographer and creator of cravings, Kelly Neil, opened a solo show of her work this week at the Economy Shoe Shop (1665 Argyle Street, 423-8845). It’s stunning stuff that might have you wondering how to make your food more photogenic. Or how to get Neil to make you dinner. You can […]
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Flip for Field Guide
Meld Ceilidh Sutherland and Dan Vorstermans’ entrepreneurial spirit, food and drink chops and love for nature and you’ll get Field Guide Restaurant and Bar, their casual restaurant with quality food, opening this fall at 2082 Gottingen Street. Like the field guides to birds and flowers, this one will be a “guide to everything edible in […]
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Go for the gold with Culinary Team Canada
The euphoric smells of fine food will be flowing through Halifax this Friday night as the Going for Gold, a dinner with Culinary Team Canada, takes place at the Atlantica Hotel. Atlantica’s executive chef, Luis Clavel, is on cloud nine. He is one of the members of team Canada that will be doing some of […]
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Behind the greens with Local Source Market
If you like your veggies, you may have seen Local Source Market’s newest seasonal video, in which a greens-starved skateboarder checks a tip for organic and local products. While the video is tongue-in-cheek funny, story behind it is actually, as they say, inspired by real events. “It felt too good to be true,” says Local […]
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Local family’s food miles documented
The McMillins may seem like an ordinary family, but they’re not. They’ve cut their food miles by nearly 70 percent and have done so without depriving themselves of any of life’s pleasures, like the hot chocolates they’re sipping in a downtown cafe. The family reduced their average food miles from 2,569 km/month to 880 km/month, […]