Gold Winner Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery Silver Winner Antoinette’s Cheesecakes Bronze Winner Vandal Doughnuts “As one of the staff here, I love working here. It has such a nice family feel to it—it’s a comfortable and homey yet decadent experience,” says assistant manager Emily Rhyno about what makes Sweet Hereafter a winning choice for Best Dessert. […]
Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery
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Best Desserts
Gold Winner Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery Silver Winner The Middle Spoon Desserterie & Bar Bronze Winner Vandal Doughnuts “It’s humbling to see how a little guy can compete in this world of big box stores,” says Sweet Hereafter’s Colin MacDougall. He’s been running the Quinpool cheesecakery with his wife Joanne for seven years now and says […]
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Best Desserts
Gold Winner The Middle Spoon Desserterie & Bar, Halifax Silver Winner Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery Bronze Winner The Old Apothecary Dessert isn’t just the end to a meal, it’s an exercise in tastebud exploration, a hit of sugar for your smarting sweet tooth and the original (and literal) way to treat yo’ self. So, pull out […]
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Best Desserts
Gold Winner The Middle Spoon, Halifax Silver Winner Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery Bronze Winner Layers Cakes “Twenty sixteen was probably our best year yet,” says The Middle Spoon’s Lacey Doherty of the restaurant’s second straight sweet win. She credits word of mouth for keeping the girls nights, date nights and treat seekers coming in for her […]
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Best Desserts
Gold Winner The Middle Spoon, Halifax Silver Winner Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery Bronze Winner Scanway Bakery + Cafe Middle Spoon co-owner Lacey Doherty was the kind of kid who spent every penny of her allowance at the candy store. Her sweet tooth’s been put to good use at her Barrington Street source of killer cocktails and […]
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30 things to do on Quinpool Road
1. Celebrate Quinfest The annual street wide, family friendly festivities honouring the one of Halifax’s busiest streets, returns this Saturday, September 20 from 11am-3pm. “It is important for the [Quinpool Road Mainstreet District] Association and its members to host Quinfest every year because it gives us a chance to show appreciation to our many customers […]
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Best Desserts
Gold Winner Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery Silver Winner The Middle Spoon Desserterie & Bar Bronze Winner Little Red Kitsch’n, Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market Let them eat cake, at Sweet Hereafter. The Quinpool cheesecakery has 121 cheesecakes in its repertoire. There are always nine cakes ready for consumption, including vegan and gluten-free options (peanut butter chocolate and […]
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Best Desserts
Gold Winner Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery Silver Winner The Middle Spoon Desserterie & Bar Bronze Winner il Mercato Trattoria, Halifax When you’re looking to satisfy a sweet-tooth craving, Sweet Hereafter is the place to go. It has—brace yourselves—100 different cheesecake flavours. That’s almost too much deliciousness to even fathom. Even Joanne MacDougall, who owns the place […]
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Best Place To Satisfy A Sweet Tooth
Gold Winner and Hall of Fame inductee Freak Lunchbox, Halifax Silver Winner Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery Bronze Winner Sugah! Editor’s note: With its latest Best Place To Satisfy A Sweet Tooth win in 2013, Freak Lunchbox, Halifax was elevated to the Best of Halifax Hall of Fame. When Jeremy Smith and his now-wife Erin first showed […]
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Get spellbound with Love Potion #9
Hey you, lovesick fools: here’s an elixir that’ll fix you. The newest mix from Jitterbug Sodas comes straight from the heart, and The Clovers. Inspired by the ‘50s hit, and the desire to make a unique Valentine’s blend, Jitterbug has concocted its own Love Potion #9. Two of them, rather. Representing both sides of love, […]
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The ShopTalk Guided Tour: Quinpool Road
It’s time for Quinfest! The celebration of all things Quinpool Road is this Saturday, September 15, 11am-3pm. The fun includes a reptile zoo, clowns, carnival games, face-painting, kite-flying and science booths. Most of the street’s restaurants are offering free samples from noon to 2pm. And at 1pm there’s a free concert, with Razzmatazz For Kids […]
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Cheesecake whiz
“I think this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship,” Dorothy says to Blanche and Rose after a cheesecake helps break the ice between them in the first episode of The Golden Girls. On the way to Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery, did I consider having a Chico’s kind of day and wearing an oversize cowlneck […]