Smith’s Bakery & Cafe has been bringing fresh bread, major cakes and a top-notch lineup of squares to Haligonians since 1932. Let that sink in for a second. Yesterday, the north end institution and Halifax’s oldest indie bakery took to its social media accounts to let the world know that as of August 10 it would […]
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Sweet unions: four ice cream sandwiches to make at home
Grandma’s House Dee Dee’s Ice Cream’s vanilla ice cream, Helen B’s Preserves’ strawberry rhubarb jam and Smith’s Bakery ginger cookies Cocoa-loco Humani-T Cafe’s dark chocolate gelato, 24 Carrots Bakery’s chocolate-dipped shortbread and coconut flakes Sweet Enough Common Confections’ salted caramel dairy-free frozen dessert, LF Bakery’s milk bun and toasted sesame seeds Pool Party Scanway Catering […]
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Smith’s Bakery salutes Gus’ Pub through gingerbread
If crafting the perfect gingerbread house takes skill, Lindsey Vidito has lots of it. Enough to make a gingerbread pub, anyway. Vidito, a staff member at Smith’s Bakery and Cafe (2525 Agricola Street), says she’s been showing her talents during the holiday season for the past couple of years. Last Christmas, Vidito’s gingerbread channeled the […]
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A little piece of heaven
Sushi Ko Doraku 5640 Spring Garden Road, 1949 Upper Water Street $2.50/2.75 (nigiri), $4.50 (maki) Beef patties Stella’s Antiguan Cuisine Seaport Farmers’ Market, 1209 Marginal Road $3 each or 2/$5 Korean taco Indochine Banh Mi 1551 South Park Street / 1701 Barrington Street $4 California sandwich Izzy’s Bagel 1180 Bedford Highway $3.99 Onion bhaji […]
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Date, Cherry and Pecan Cookies
Oven: 350° preheat Pan size: This is large recipe. Half this for a small family Ingredients 8 oz vegetable shortening 15 oz packed brown sugar 2 eggs ½ cup buttermilk 21.3 oz flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 9 oz cherries, halved 9 oz dates, chopped 7 oz pecans, chopped Method Use electric […]
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Best Bakery
Gold Winner Julien’s Patisserie, Bakery and Cafe Silver Winner Two If By Sea Cafe Bronze Winner Smith’s Bakery Founded by authentic Frenchman Julien Didier 18 years ago, Julien’s bakery is the closest thing Halifax has to a European bakery. Artisan breads baked fresh each morning down in Chester, croissants and pastries along with the unique […]
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How to bribe Santa with cookies
Now that it’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, shifty-eyed tots around the world are breaking into a nervous sweat whenever the words “naughty or nice” come up. But before they take that long Christmas Eve walk down the red and green mile to their rooms, think about giving the naughtier children in your […]
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Northern lights
King-in-exile of the local music scene, Sloan was the highest-profile band to come out of the mid-’90s Halifax music explosion. Though they’re longtime Toronto scenesters—it even says as much on their website—Sloan often sang of its hometown experience, as on a few key tracks from the 1999 release Between the Bridges. The bridges in question […]
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Go local on Agricola Street
Stretching down from the north end, Agricola Street is a series of pauses, movements and environments. North of Young is the largely residential energy of the Hydrostone, but points south you’ll encounter the dominating presence of the Oland Brewery (3055 Agricola, 453-1867), then the distinguished formality of the antiques district just around Almon. Further south […]