Owner and chef Dharma Sushi, 1476 Argyle Street Ami Goto was hired as a server at Dharma Sushi five days after she arrived from Japan in 1998. It was her first foray into restaurant life and, in the beginning, just a way to pay her bills. Flash forward a few years and her boss, Hideki […]
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Marie Nightingale
Food writer and editor 1928-2014 On March 15 of this year, Marie Nightingale passed away after a battle with cancer. The obituary she wrote for herself was “Marie says goodbye.” The legacy she wrote for herself was Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens. You really can’t talk about food or cooking in Nova Scotia, the […]
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Annaleisa Scigliano
Pastry arts instructor, NSCC A pastry chef since 2002, Annaleisa Scigliano trained at NSCC before working at restaurants like Fox Harb’r Resort and Gio. Since 2012 she’s been teaching baking and pastry arts at NSCC’s Kingstec campus in Kentville. “I always felt like I was training anyways when I was working,” she laughs. She credits […]
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Natalie Chavarie
Owner, The Food Wolf, @thefoodwolf Natalie Chavarie isn’t overstating when she says her role in developing food truck culture in Nova Scotia has been a pivotal one. In just over two years with The Food Wolf, Chavarie has done more than bring southeast Asian street food influences into Halifax’s culinary scene. “I see a really […]
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Bee Choo Char
Head chef Prince George Hotel, 1725 Market Street Originally from Malaysia, Bee Choo Char has been in Halifax for a little over 16 years. She has spent 15 of them diligently working her way up the ranks at the Prince George Hotel. “I started from the bottom,” she says. “I slowly moved up from prep […]
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Renée Lavallée
Owner and chef The Canteen, 66 Ochterloney Street Renée Lavallée seems, at first glance, like a bit of a badass. She’s tiny and strong. She’s loud and she laughs a lot. Her big, fawn eyes are keen and observant. Her mouth slashes into a wicked grin at a moment’s notice. That first impression is wrong, […]
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Ceilidh Sutherland
Owner and manager Field Guide, 2076 Gottingen Street One of the best things about Field Guide is talking to Ceilidh Sutherland about the menu. She’s friendly, informed, honest and a true joy to chat with. “My passion is people,” she says. “Learning to talk to people, learning what people want.” Strong entrepreneurial spirits led she […]
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Stephanie Bertossi
Co-owner of The Bertossi Group (The Bicycle Thief, il Mercato, La Frasca Cibi + Vini, Ristorante a Mano) Stephanie Bertossi says it was a fluke that she ended up in the food industry. “I moved to Calgary and I had to get a job,” she laughs. “And I just never looked back.” Since then, she’s […]
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Christine White
Director of communications and events Taste of Nova Scotia For almost seven years with Taste of Nova Scotia, Christine White has been on the ground at almost every food event you can think of, organizing, developing, volunteering, cheering and giving people in the food sector all the support they could hope for. A graduate of the […]
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Ingrid Dunsworth
The Cake Lady, Seaport Farmers’ Market, 1209 Marginal Road In the Spring, Ingrid Dunsworth—The Cake Lady—met Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. “We had a good conversation and he said he really enjoyed and appreciated how I decorated and how fresh all my cakes looked.” She sent a package to London, and was invited […]
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Folami Jones
Owner Kwacha House Cafe, 3450 Dutch Village Road You’ll be greeted by instant warm vibes upon entering the lime green building that holds Fairview’s Kwacha House Cafe. That homelike quality has a lot to do with its decor—colourful walls, bright patterns, beaded curtains, cozy seating and African art—but its also a direct result of the […]
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Unni Simensen
Founder and former chef, Scanway Catering It was back in 1980 when Unni Simensen opened Scanway Catering. “Everybody called me Mr. Simensen,” she says, laughing. “There weren’t too many women.” Simensen has always been a perfectionist, even when it made things difficult. “I had to get a few things sent from the market in Boston […]
