Yeah Yeahs 66 Ochterloney Street Opening in May It’s a little bit smoky in the prep kitchen at Yeah Yeahs. Josh Nordin and Dean Petty are testing out dough with their head dough maker, Sal Mosca. He stretches and tosses one of the half dozen dough balls he has with him and then tops it […]
Two If By Sea Cafe, Dartmouth
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Best Cafe
Gold Winner Two if By Sea Cafe Silver Winner Java Blend Coffee Bronze Winner Lion & Bright Cafe Wine Bar There’s something magic about Two If By Sea. Something more than mugs of Anchored Coffee and five-pound buttery croissants. The cafe’s co-owner and baker, Tara MacDonald, credits TLC for the loyal following at TIBS. “Zane […]
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Best Specialty Coffee
Gold Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Silver Winner Two If By Sea, Dartmouth Bronze Winner Steve-O-Reno’s Cappuccino, Brunswick Street Halifax wouldn’t be Halifax without Java Blend: Its bustling North Street cafe, and neighbourhood-engulfing bean-roasting aromas, have long been synonymous with good mornings. And Haligonians wouldn’t be human without their coffee. For nearly 80 years, Java […]
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Best Bakery
Gold Winner The Old Apothecary Silver Winner Julien’s Patisserie, Bakery & Cafe, Hydrostone Bronze Winner Two If By Sea, Dartmouth Owner Laura MacLeod downplays her business’ rookie success winning Best Bakery. “I do think it’s new kids on the block,” she says. “We’re working as hard as we can. I hope it has something to […]
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Heavy pedalling: three bike routes to try
Re-tape your bars and shine your spokes folks, summer is back and to celebrate we’ve put together a trio of our favourite bikes rides in HRM. Whether you’re a laid-back cruiser or a road junkie, these routes will keep your hair blowing in the wind and your mind heavily caffeinated. Caution: These trips aren’t fixie-friendly. […]
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Up and at ’em
5:30am Lane swim, Canada Games Centre, 26 Thomas Raddall Drive If you’re still rubbing the sleep from your eyes, a dip into this chlorine bath should help wake you up. Swim lengths of Clayton Park’s amazing competition-sized pool in the wee hours (5:30-9:45am), Monday through Friday. 6am Bootcamp, Evolve Fitness, 5540 Cunard Street Nothing like […]
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Best Specialty Coffee
Gold Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Silver Winner Two If By Sea, Dartmouth Bronze Winner Steve-O-Reno’s Cappuccino Java Blend’s owner Jim Dikaios has seen coffee change over the years, from a commodity to something that’s treated more like wine. The business used to involve calling up some importer and ordering bags of, for example, generic […]
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Best Cafe
Gold Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Silver Winner Two If By Sea, Dartmouth Bronze Winner Lion & Bright Cafe Wine Bar Java Blend has good coffee (see Best Coffee, gold winner). It even has great coffee (see Best Specialty Coffee, gold winner). But it also has something coffee alone cannot provide, and that’s the perfect […]
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Parisian Chocolate Mousse
Serves 6-8 Ingredients 1 ¼ cup heavy cream ½ cup fancy cocoa 4 egg whites 3 tbsp white sugar 1 ½ cups Callebaut milk chocolate chips 2 tbsp brewed espresso 1 tbsp salted butter 2 egg yolks 1 tsp high quality vanilla Method Using an electric mixer, whip the heavy cream until smooth but try […]
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Tara MacDonald
Co-owner and baker Two If By Sea, 66 Ochterloney Drive “Some people get really excited about fish tacos, I get really excited when I can pay my HST,” laughs Tara MacDonald. Funnily enough, the creator of one of the greatest foods in town, the Two If By Sea croissant, says it takes a lot more […]
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Best Cafe
Gold Winner Two If By Sea Cafe, Dartmouth Silver Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Bronze Winner Lion & Bright Two If By Sea came into being from what co-owner Zane Kelsall describes as “romantic visions of living beside the ocean.” Neither he nor co-owner Tara MacDonald were born on the east coast (Kelsall’s from Alberta […]
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Best Coffee
Gold Winner Anchored Coffee, Two If By Sea Cafe Silver Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Bronze Winner Smiling Goat Organic Espresso Bar To some coffee is a ritual, to some it’s an escape from the reality of a busy workday and, sometimes, it’s just a good ol’ cup of joe. Two If By Sea’s gold-winning […]