Starting February 4 and going through until Valentine’s Day is the Nova Scotia Winter Icewine Festival. Though many of the events are taking place out at Nova Scotia vineyards such as Benjamin Bridge, Gaspereau and Jost, a number of local joints are getting in on the action. Inquire at Five Fishermen and Little Fish (1740 […]
The Brooklyn Warehouse
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Brooklyn and beer
If you’re looking for a special meal and beverage this Sunday, consider The Brooklyn Warehouse (2795 Windsor Street, 446-8181) and its four-course beer pairing, in tandem with the folks at McAuslan Brewery. They say there will be a “healthy dose of local ingredients, uplifting beverages, and some education on the beer making process.” It starts […]
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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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New tastes at Brooklyn Warehouse
The fine folks at The Brooklyn Warehouse (2795 Windsor, 446-8181) have expanded their menu, from a single page to a four-panel menu, offering the same simple, in-house specialties and adding items such as arctic char with arugula salad and a lunchtime lamb gyro. In a plan to attract a younger crowd in the evenings, from […]