It’s fitting that when I catch Stephanie Bertossi on the phone she’s at The Bicycle Thief with her husband and business partner of 30 years, Maurizio Bertossi, putting the finishing touches on the restaurant’s Fire & Ice bar, which will launch this Friday. Even today, after announcing that they’re selling all four of their successful […]
Ristorante a Mano
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Stephanie Bertossi
Co-owner of The Bertossi Group (The Bicycle Thief, il Mercato, La Frasca Cibi + Vini, Ristorante a Mano) Stephanie Bertossi says it was a fluke that she ended up in the food industry. “I moved to Calgary and I had to get a job,” she laughs. “And I just never looked back.” Since then, she’s […]
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Best Pasta
Gold Winner Vinnie’s Pasta Bar Silver Winner Ristorante a Mano Bronze Winner il Mercato Trattoria Vinnie’s has been the underground pasta favourite for a long time, and this year it finally unseated the competition. Hidden in a residential area of the south end, you have to already know about Vinnie’s in order not to miss […]
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Best Italian Restaurant
Gold Winner Ristorante a Mano Silver Winner The Bicycle Thief Bronze Winner il Mercato Trattoria Maurizio and Stephanie Bertossi have been dishing out award-winning tastes of Italia for years. Their simplistic, yet detailed approach to presentation, decor and flavour earn all four of their restaurants an authentic trattoria experience. Risorante a Mano looks to bring […]
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Best Italian Restaurant
Gold Winner il Mercato Trattoria, Halifax Silver Winner Ristorante a Mano Bronze Winner daMaurizio Fine Dining Since 2002, il Mercato has been owning gold for Best Italian restaurant—although this one will be its last. The Spring Garden legend, best known for traditional dishes, fresh pastas and sweet desserts (most famously their true Italian gelato), has […]
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Best Pasta
Gold Winner il Mercato Trattoria, Halifax Silver Winner Vinnie’s Pasta Bar Bronze Winner Ristorante a Mano Collecting its second gold of 2013, downtown’s recently departed il Mercato wins for Best Pasta. Its true-Italian-inspired dishes included handmade ravioli, seafood linguine with garlic in white wine cream sauce, pesto penne with sundried tomatoes and arugula…yep, our mouths […]
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Bishop’s Landing stays open late
This coming Friday, head on down to Bishop’s Landing (1475-77 Lower Water Street) to experience a shopping extravaganza. The retailers on and just off swanky square right on the harbour will be staying open until midnight, stores including Bishop’s Cellar, Del Sol, One Stop Wood Shop, Paul Stulac Smoke on the Water, Pearl City, Rum Runners Rum Cake Factory, Sugah!, Turbine Designs, Unicorn Ladies Fashions and Footwear and Urbanity Boutique Salon. There’s also fine meals to be had, at establishments such as Ristorante A Mano, Bish and the Hamachi Steak House.
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News of food
Popular Italian resto Il Mercato (5650 Spring Garden Road, 422-2866) is offering a Prix Fixe menu, Mondays through Thursdays, a three course meal for $35. Also available are flights of wine, chosen to complement the meal, in 3oz and 5oz sizes. It’s worth keeping in mind that local restaurant magnates The Bertozzi Group, which own […]
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Where to find the best ice cream
As days get colder and shorter, what better way to savour the last weeks of summer than by slamming copious amounts of ice cream down your throat? But even the simplest pleasures can lead to confusion in today’s consumer culture—we have a slew of frozen treats to choose from and all are not created equal. […]
