Kubi Gonul wants his new bistro/cafe to be a gathering place for Agricola Street’s residents and passersby. The bright red-and-blue Agora—which will open in the former Orphan Books at 2394 Agricola Street in July— isn’t Gonul’s first foray in the Halifax restaurant industry: He was once the owner of downtown favourite Turkish Delight (5680 Spring […]
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Take the Shop Talk Guided Tour: The north end
The meat of the issue We love it when something old is unearthed for us to experience for the first time. One year ago, Frédéric Tandy opened Charcuterie Ratinaud (2082 Gottingen Street, 446-8222), bringing home the European practice of curing meats and making pâtés and sausages. “It’s something that people have been doing for hundreds […]

