The burger’s out of the take-out bag: Ace Burger Company will be opening right behind Gus’ Pub (2605 Agricola Street) on July 7. Leo and George Christakos, owners of Brooklyn Warehouse (2795 Windsor Street), have been planning for something like this since 2009, so they took the chance to test their dream burger joint at […]
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The return of Slow Food Nova Scotia’s Spring Supper
Local food producers, brewers, wine makers and foodies—all seated around one table at last. Slow Food Nova Scotia’s Spring Supper is back to serve up some local flavours for its third year in a row. This year’s dinner will be whipped up by 11 local chefs, including Craig Flinn of Chives Canadian Bistro, Dennis Johnston […]
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Brooklyn Warehouse under construction
No offense to The Brooklyn Warehouse (2795 Windsor Street, 446-8181), but you’ve looked better. There’s a good reason for the gaping hole in the sidewalk: a permanent enclosed patio is under construction and will be complete by the new year, so promise the good folks at TBW. The restaurant will remain open through the construction […]
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Wanna hit The Brooklyn Warehouse for Father’s Day brunch?
The Brooklyn Warehouse (2795 Windsor Street, 446-8181) is planning a great brunch on Sunday, June 19, if you’re looking for somewhere to take Dad. They generally don’t do brunch anymore, but on this particular day decided to make an exception. Eggs Bennie, Steak and Eggs, Vegan Sandwich, The Brooklyn Burger and many more staples will […]
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Finding value on the menu
Brooklyn Warehouse 2795 Windsor street, 446-8181 If you’re hoping to impress a dinner date without breaking the bank, hit Brooklyn Warehouse for BYOB night on Wednesdays. Most joints that allow you to bring your own bottle of wine charge a corkage fee ranging from $5 to $25, but Brooklyn Warehouse will cork your bottle for […]
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Brooklyn Warehouse poised to open second location
In a message to members of its Facebook Group, the owners of the Brooklyn Warehouse (2795 Windsor Street, 446-8181) have offered a few delicious bits of info on the prospects of a new location. And we quote: “Without confirming if we have found that space, we can say we are moving forward to establishing something unique in Metro that we consider a ‘Brooklyn Warehouse Joint,’ meaning the concept will continue in the footsteps of what we are doing now, but will have its own character and identity. It will be bigger but more laid back (about twice the size, which
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Your last meal of 2010
Here are three shots at treating your tastebuds in the name of the year’s end; the kitchen will be workin’ it for dinner seatings at five, seven and nine. Those on the ball have likely already landed reservations but Brooklyn Warehouse welcomes the wanderers, all three seatings have a portion of the dining room free […]
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Brooklyn Warehouse ditches brunch
“At the core of it, we want to reallocate the resources that we put towards brunch into the other services we prefer to do,” explains George Christakos of Brooklyn Warehouse (2795 Windsor Street, 446-8181), the classy and casual eatery where lunch and dinner can be had, as well as, at least until the end of […]
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Slow Food NS goes abroad
Happening from October 21 through 25 in Torino Italy is the fourth biennial, invitation-only Terra Madre conference, organized by the international Slow Food movement. Shoptalk has learned that 14 members of the Nova Scotia chapter have been invited. Michael Howell of Tempest in Wolfville and Chives’ Craig Flinn will lead the Nova Scotia delegation, which […]
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Brooklyn Warehouse is Three!
Got no plans for Sunday? Why not stop in at the Brooklyn Warehouse (2795 Windsor Street, 446-8181) to help them salute their third year in business? They’re promising Surf and Turf, tasty treats and delicious McAuslan Draught. The event happens from 7pm-11pm.
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Uncorking corkage fees
An accepted way of dining in most larger cities, the habit—and allowance—of bringing your own wine to a restaurant is still finding its coaster in Halifax. A good number of bars don’t allow it, but we searched around for which venues give you some of the best deals on corkage fees the city has to […]
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Brooklyn Warehousing
Regularly appearing on the Coast’s Best of Food poll in multiple categories isn’t enough for this establishment, The Brooklyn Warehouse (2795 Windsor Street, 446-8181) keeps offering sweet deals to earn the customer love. For starters, as a bit of a friendly tip-of-the-hat to the local food scene, if you are employed in the food service […]