Gold Winner enVie – A Vegan Kitchen Silver Winner The Wooden Monkey, Halifax Bronze Winner Wild Leek Food & Juice Bar Cory Urquhart eats, sleeps and breathes enVie—and is totally happy to, thanks to his dedicated staff, which he calls “a really cool family.” While offering innovative dishes that help folks explore plant-based eating is […]
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Best Vegetarian-friendly
Gold Winner enVie – A Vegan Kitchen Silver Winner Wild Leek Bronze Winner Heartwood, Quinpool Road “It’s our staff. I know that’s cliche but it’s just the truth,” says Cory Urquhart, explaining why the Agricola Street eatery has once again nabbed gold in the realm of meat-free eats. “A lot of them are friends outside […]
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Wake me up before you go-go: 7 brunch dishes to try
Breakfast bowl Wild Leek, 2148 Windsor Street A brunch that’ll keep you pleasantly full instead of I-need-to-go-back-to-sleep full, this egg-free, meat-free, vegan-loving option piles up potatoes, sauteed and steamed veggies and tops them with seitan bacon, sesame seeds and a very addictive dragon sauce. Chilaquiles Fox Hill Market and Deli, 2760 Robie Street A traditional […]
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Best Smoothie
Gold Winner Pete’s Fine Foods, Halifax Silver Winner Humani-T Cafe, north end Bronze Winner Wild Leek Food & Juice Bar Follow the sound of the blender and you’ll find Pete’s smoothie and juice bar. For the ninth year running, Haligonians who prefer to drink their meals voted these—the Cherry Bomb, the Monkey See, the Pulp […]
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Best Smoothie
Gold Winner Pete’s, Dresden Row Silver Winner Booster Juice, Lacewood Drive Bronze Winner Wild Leek Alright, alright. We get it, readers. Pete’s is a well-rounded grocery store. You don’t have to rub it in other grocers’ faces with nine consecutive Best Smoothie, nine consecutive Best Salad and four Best International Grocer awards. But seriously, the […]
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Gobblefest: 11 Thanksgiving dinners to try
Cousin’s Restaurant Every dinner at Cousin’s feels like a family dinner, and Thanksgiving takes it to a new level. The Kanellakos family serves up a tasty turkey dinner with all the fixings, served with a soup appetizer and either pumpkin pie or rice pudding for dessert. 3545 Robie Street, $14.95 The Esquire Restaurant You don’t […]
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Death By Chocolate Pie
Crust 1 cup almonds 1 cup coconut shreds ¼ cup cocoa powder ½ cups dates (soaked) 1 tbsp maple syrup Filling 1 cup raw cashews 2 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp vanilla ¼ cup sea salt ¼ cup cocoa powder 1/3 cup coconut oil (melted) 2 tbsp water Optional toppings: candied walnuts, coconut whip cream […]
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Death By Chocolate Pie
Crust 1 cup almonds 1 cup coconut shreds ¼ cup cocoa powder ½ cups dates (soaked) 1 tbsp maple syrup Filling 1 cup raw cashews 2 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp vanilla ¼ cup sea salt ¼ cup cocoa powder 1/3 cup coconut oil (melted) 2 tbsp water Optional toppings: candied walnuts, coconut whip cream […]
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Let’s get Wild Leek
Local vegans (and hungry people in general, for that matter) prepare to say many thank-yous to Kirsten Taggart. By the end of May, your life (and diet) will be a lot greater thanks to her. She’s the brains, and culinary skills behind the Wild Leek Food & Juice Bar (2156 Windsor Street, 210-5335) the vegan […]