Running from today, February 3 until February 13, the Nova Scotia Icewine Festival aims to celebrate and educate on the subject of icewine, and a number of local businesses are participating. For example, Bishop’s Cellar (1477 Lower Water Street, 490-2675) is hosting an event tomorrow, Friday February 4, from 5pm-7pm. For $20 you can join […]
The Five Fishermen Restaurant & Grill
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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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How to order for value
Everybody wants a “good buy,” whether it’s based on issues that are important to you, pinching a penny or two or just avoiding buyer’s remorse. “Value should be based on a number of factors, not just how cheaply someone can fill up,” says Taste of Nova Scotia’s Doug Townsend. “In the end, dining out is […]
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Best Seafood
As one of the premiere seafood restaurants in Halifax and still going strong, you should expect a special experience at Five Fishermen, starting with the mussel and salad bar—complementary with every main course—and one of the great wine lists in Halifax. They boast “from the sea to the skillet in the same day,” which speaks […]
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Five Fishermen up in the grill
The legendary seafood restaurant Five Fishermen (1740 Argyle Street, 422-4421) is now undergoing changes. Their downstairs section, once known as Little Fish Restaurant & Oyster Bar, has closed and will soon to be replaced by something called Five Fishermen Bar & Grill, to open in June following renovations.
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Ice wines among us
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 […]
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Best Seafood
Now the proud owner of a retired category in The Coast’s Best of Food poll (Best Mussels in 2008), Five Fisherman continues to own the Best Seafood category. Thirty-six years in the business of bringing the highest quality fresh and locally sourced fish to their table means the rep is solid. And in case you […]
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Makin’ it on love
Every January, veterans spill the same phlegmatic phrases about that roulette wheel called the restaurant business. Winter is the ultimate cooler. A good November and December can carry you through a January slump. Winter weekends stay good, but weekdays crap out. You do your best and cut your losses. And if that fickle customer, lady […]
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Best Seafood
“A consistent quality” is what separates the 35-year-old Argyle Street landmark Five Fishermen from the pack (or perhaps, to keep it connected to the seafood, *school*), according to assistant manager and sommelier Avery Gavel. “It’s stood the test of time. We purchase fresh local ingredients from the land and from the sea, scallops, lobster and […]
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Best Mussels
Editor’s note: With its latest Best Mussels win in 2008, Five Fishermen was elevated to the Best of Halifax Hall of Fame. General Manager Gary McDonald is very proud of every one of the Best of Food awards his restaurant has won. And it’s won many. So many, in fact, that this year The Coast […]