View this post on Instagram 🔥THE INCINERATOR🔥is this week’s special sandwich! charred chkn w/ smoking hot sauce, tomato burnt to crisp and a blackened bun. 🔥🔥🔥 Avail: today – unknown. #hotchknsandwich #chknchopdryerfire #getitwhileitshot🔥 A post shared by CHKNCHOP (@chknchop) on Feb 26, 2019 at 7:49am PST CHKN Chop (6041 North Street), the north end charcoal […]
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17 perfect mid-winter date ideas
Going for a hike or drive to a small town and walking around Tobogganing Snowball fight Skating on the Oval followed by hot toddies Skating on a Dartmouth lake followed by craft beer Outdoor hot tub Go see a show at our favourite pub “Feed me garlic fingers and hot chocolate” Fireplace. Wine. Snuggles. Popcorn. […]
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A night at Bar Kismet
Bar Kismet 2733 Agricola Street Tue-Sun 5pm-12am One of the biggest downsides of writing about a restaurant that you really love is the potential to ruin your chance of ever getting a table at that restaurant ever again. When there are only a few dozen seats, you kind of want to keep every single one […]
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Six restaurants worth booking a vacation around
The Bite House As if you need an excuse to go to Cape Breton but, if you’re a fickle road trip-taker, allow the 12-seater Bite House to make up your mind. After spending years cooking in Montreal and Europe, Bryan Picard opened in an adorable farmhouse in Baddeck in 2014. The restaurant takes much inspiration […]
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Agora opens to Agricola in July
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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The 244’s block party
The Eiffel Tower used to stand at the corner of Gottingen and Cornwallis. You could see it from a block away, tall and bright, almost two stories tall on the side of the building, a glittery accent to the neon script of French Casino, a restaurant where you’d find tournedos and foie gras, French food […]
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Best of Food 2010
Welcome to the ninth annual Best of Food readers’ poll. You, dear voter, are the most important part of Halifax’s most important bar and restaurant awards. These awards are based solely on what readers decide. The survey is open for voting from February 25 until noon on March 29, and anyone in Halifax can register […]
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How to find a patio in the sky
The Argyle Bar & Grill The Argyle boasts both the largest rooftop patio in Halifax and unblocked sun access. Bar owner Johnny Demestihas says Thursday nights are his hottest and most happening all summer long, and one look at the rooftop layout explains why: three bars, a lounge chair area and an endless supply of […]
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Go local in the Hydrostone
The big news in the tony Hydrostone Market is that the delightful Rogi Orazio Pasta & World Cucina has closed. Hamachi Kita, now at 5543 Young, will be moving into the Rogi Orazio space at 5537 Young this week. Hamachi Kita will move one door over and a casual bistro, called Little Europe, will be […]
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Shifting plates 2007
In an industry where flux is the norm, where restaurants can open and close faster than cash register drawers during a sale, it’s difficult to keep track of everything that happens in a year. But there are always notable events that come to mind—those big things that define the year in food—and here are a […]