Gold Winner Zane Kelsall, Two If By Sea Cafe Silver Winner Henry Whitfield, Starbucks Bronze Winner Kate Atkinson, The Coastal Cafe Zane Kelsall can’t imagine a working life without coffee. “I’ve been a barista for 10 years in one capacity or another,” says the 27-year-old co-owner of Two If By Sea Cafe. “Whenever I try […]
Two If By Sea Cafe, Dartmouth
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Best Barista
If a cafe could have a lead singer, its frontman would be Zane Kelsall. A lot of the appeal of Dartmouth hot-spot TIBS comes down to the service, the staff put through a rigorous series of tests before they’re allowed to serve people, all orchestrated by co-owner Kelsall. And his rumoured ambition for the year […]
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Best Cafe
The cool hub of the new Dartmouth scene, Two if by Sea continues to wow customers. Is your favourite, massive and buttery croissant the one with savoury prosciutto or the sweet chocolate? Do you go for the enormous cookies or the espresso? Or maybe you just like to hang out there in the windows and […]
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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 Cafe
Open since November 2009, the Two If By Sea Cafe has made such a huge impact on the complexion of downtown Dartmouth, it’s drawing folks from across the harbour. On the afternoon we speak to Zane Kelsall—co-owner with Tara MacDonald—there’s not a free seat in the place. The coffee is excellent and the cookies and […]
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Best Cookie / Cupcake / Doughnut
Open since November 2009, the Two If By Sea Cafe has made such a huge impact on the complexion of downtown Dartmouth, it’s drawing folks from across the harbour. On the afternoon we speak to Zane Kelsall—co-owner with Tara MacDonald—there’s not a free seat in the place. The coffee is excellent and the cookies and […]
Posted inBest of Halifax
Best Barista
Open since November 2009, the Two If By Sea Cafe has made such a huge impact on the complexion of downtown Dartmouth, it’s drawing folks from across the harbour. On the afternoon we speak to Zane Kelsall—co-owner with Tara MacDonald—there’s not a free seat in the place. The coffee is excellent and the cookies and […]
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Go local in Dartmouth
Wyse Buys 195 Wyse Road, 464-0010 Long known for having some of the best quality used furniture around (which can be delivered to your door), Wyse Buys is also getting into new chesterfields, beds and table sets too, “Comparable to what’s available at Leons or The Brick,” says manager Steve Richardson. You can also find […]
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Welcome to the New Dartmouth
The gleaming, stainless-steel kitchen at Dartmouth cafe Two If By Sea is a blur of activity, with a half-dozen young, black-clad employees milling about behind a panelled counter. Tattooed arms dole out espressos, dive into glass jars to retrieve gooey cookies and dig through baskets for croissants the size of footballs. Customers wait patiently in […]
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2009: The year in new restaurants
View New on the Scene 2009 in a larger map If we missed any, please let us know at shoptalk@thecoast.ca
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How to bribe Santa with cookies
Now that it’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, shifty-eyed tots around the world are breaking into a nervous sweat whenever the words “naughty or nice” come up. But before they take that long Christmas Eve walk down the red and green mile to their rooms, think about giving the naughtier children in your […]