Last year, as the coronavirus made its way around the world, anti-Asian hate reared its ugly head. Over a year on, it’s persisted and risen. In Canada, a 2020 survey from the Chinese Canadian National Council received 1,150 reports of racially motivated incidents, with reports still being collected. In Halifax, incidents motivated by hate rose […]
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First look at Black Sheep’s new home
After six months of renovations, the cozy brunch and classy cocktail destination Black Sheep Restaurant is set to open this Friday, February 26, in its new Brewery Market location (1496 Lower Water Street). When COVID’s second wave forced a November restaurant shutdown, Black Sheep co-owners John House and David Woodley decided not to re-open the […]
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Jagger’s Cafe is always fresh with made-to-order donuts
The “donut robot” at Jagger’s Cafe can churn out over 700 donuts an hour. “On a busy day the machine doesn’t stop,” says Jagger Winterbourne, co-owner and namesake of the Bayer’s Lake spot that first opened in March of last year. Batter gets poured into the top of the small but mighty donut machine, which then […]
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Chain restaurants received an estimated $1.7 million of Nova Scotia’s ‘small business grants’
According to data released in December by the Nova Scotia government, the province gave out a total of $8.4 million to restaurants who applied for the first two rounds of Covid aid funding. The two grants given out by the province were the Small Business Impact Grant, which was first announced in April 2020, and […]
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7 Peppers Grill to return to Quinpool Road
When Hekmat Ani and her husband Abdul Jabi brought a Syrian restaurant to Halifax over a decade ago, they started on Quinpool Road. Four locations later, and they’re back, just a block down from their original location. “We have a lot of customer history, since the first branch, since 2008 they are in Halifax, and […]
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Moon Light brings Moroccan market to the Maritimes
In February 2020, Hani Fagousse and his then business partner opened a restaurant on the Bedford Highway, specializing in Syrian and Iraqi cuisine. It got off to a great start, but as no one could have predicted, March brought with it the biggest challenge since the 2008 recession. “The first two weeks was amazing and […]
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Burger Week is on now
Despite delays of pandemic proportions, Halifax’s most delicious foodie fest is back. The eighth annual Halifax Burger Week runs October 22 to October 31. During this year’s extended 10-day Burger Week, there are 146 restaurants offering a burger special. Some are at the tasty price of $6, others cost more but include a donation to […]
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A transformation for Truly Tasty
When Truly Tasty opened in 2012, the city of Halifax barely knew what ramen was, let alone the different styles, flavours and iterations served. “To be honest we were the first ones to be open in the city, and I feel proud because my husband make the standard of the ramen in Halifax higher,” says […]
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Hop Scotch has a new home
Pop up restaurant Hop Scotch Dinner Club is taking over Chives Canadian Bistro’s 19-year-old location at 1537 Barrington St. Co-owners Stephanie Ogilvie and Brock Unger say owning a restaurant is a dream come true. “It’s been both of our dreams for a really long time to have our own restaurant,” Ogilvie says. “It’s actually really […]