Who’s ready to get shucked up? You’ll have to wait until October 3, but the inaugural Halifax Oyster Festival (full disclosure, a Coast-planned event) is coming for all of you local-loving, wine drinking, seafood enthusiasts. Also, anyone who likes to have fun. Let’s dig into the details. Together with Afishianado, Benjamin Bridge, Select Nova Scotia […]
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Seaside Shanty retreat
A drive down the Lighthouse Route on the south shore is never a terrible way to spend an afternoon, so this weekend my friends Sarah, Megan and I wandered out to Chester Basin. Our destination: a Maritime postcard of a restaurant, the Seaside Shanty. Sitting right on the edge of the Chester Basin, the Shanty […]
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Lots of love, Layla
We’ve all heard about the exception that proves the rule. Well, that exception has a name: Domino’s. Domino’s, I’ve discovered—as much as a crackpot theorist can discover—is the linchpin that holds the precarious perfection of 480 Parkland Drive in check. It’s the only explanation for how goddamn good the other restaurants in that strip mall […]
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The Feisty Chef Shacks up
Holy shuck, the waterfront’s newest seafood hut is open! Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Another one? Really?”. But I can assure you this isn’t your average fish and chips stand. Started by the Feisty Chef herself, Renée Lavallée, along with fish fanatic Nicholas Budreski, The Shack Oyster Bar (Queen’s Wharf, Halifax Waterfront) offers raw […]
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Catch your share of sustainable fish
Finding fresh seafood is no easy feat in our province, despite being almost entirely surrounded by water. We export over 75 percent of our seafood, and seafood in grocery stores locally has switched hands so many times that it might have been dead for a week by the time it lands on your plate. But […]
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Best Seafood
Now the proud owner of a retired category in The Coast’s Best of Food poll (Best Mussels in 2008), Five Fisherman continues to own the Best Seafood category. Thirty-six years in the business of bringing the highest quality fresh and locally sourced fish to their table means the rep is solid. And in case you […]