Mary’s African Cuisine 1701 Barrington Street Two months ago Mary Nkrumah, the entrepreneur behind Seaport Farmers’ Market staple Mary’s African Cuisine, took over ownership of Baba Ghanouj Cafe. Those who’ve eaten there since then might not have noticed—falafel, shawarma and eggs benny are still served. It was only two weeks ago that the green Baba […]
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SHOP THIS: Foxine
Theresa Lee Capell’s line of nature-inspired jewellery and accessories, Foxine, could have been plucked from a fairytale—her pieces are romantic and woodsy with just the right amount of grandeur, using repurposed materials like bark, leather and pinecones. Last weekend she was plunked into her own fairytale, showing off her line in the gift lounge at […]
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Ingrid Dunsworth
The Cake Lady, Seaport Farmers’ Market, 1209 Marginal Road In the Spring, Ingrid Dunsworth—The Cake Lady—met Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. “We had a good conversation and he said he really enjoyed and appreciated how I decorated and how fresh all my cakes looked.” She sent a package to London, and was invited […]
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Mary Nkrumah
Owner and chef, Mary’s African Cuisine, Seaport Farmers’ Market, 1209 Marginal Road and Noblemay Catering Mary Nkrumah has been cooking for over 15 years— taking notes from her mother, a caterer, and then studying culinary at home in Ghana—but for the last seven she’s made a name for herself and her dishes in Halifax. After […]
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Crowbar flies
“While it may seem like an unorthodox decision to phase out our flagship product, it wasn’t a decision that I made lightly or without a lot of thought,” says Breighan Hunsley, the brains and hands behind Crowbar Real Foods about discontinuing it’s namesake Crowbar. Hunsley says while the artisan energy bars—which are made with homemade […]
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Early risers jump the gun at the Farmers’ Market
Christina Blenkhorn is talking to Phil Davis like everything is 100 percent normal. And that’s even though it’s 6:23am, still dark, and Davis—awake since 5am—is perusing packages of Fox Hill Cheese House’s hot jalapeno gouda, to which, he says, deadpan, he is addicted. The Halifax Farmers’ Market doesn’t officially open for another 37 minutes on […]