Day 3 of Halifax Burger Week was devoted to veggie burgers. I wanted a nice healthy day off from all the grease and red meat. I met up with a friend at Heartwood for a “Wild Card FEED Nova Scotia Burger”. By “wild card”, I thought they meant that you get to choose one of their 3 burgers. Now that […]
My first stop on the second day of Burger Week was Ace Burger at Gus’ Pub. The “Jughead Burger” is a classic cheeseburger with fried onions and bacon. Nothing too special, just a really solid burger from Ace. Satisfying as always, and delicious with a pint of Gus’ 65m Ale from North Brewing Company. Jughead Burger from Ace at Gus’ […]
First day of Burger Week was fantastic! My food team and I did a little Dartmouth crawl, but I got a head start at 11am today when some school friends detoured to Cheese Curds with me for lunch. The CC Burger Week Special is a triple cheese, bacon and mushroom melt with crispy Cajun onion crisps. I thought this was […]
Halifax Burger Week is soon upon us, with over 50 participating restaurants serving up $5 burgers and/or specialty items with some proceeds going to FEED Nova Scotia. Yay! Burger Week was created last year in the height of the burger boom. I had just finished my Gourmet Burger Quest of 2012, when suddenly 2 more burger restaurants opened (The Works, […]
Round 2 of the Halifax Pizza quest proved to be just as thrilling and surprising as the last. For those of you just tuning in, my food team and I are doing monthly Pizza Quests in Halifax neighbourhoods. Basically we get a medium pizza with pepperoni and green pepper delivered from each pizza shop, and critique them all in one […]
Let’s clear this up right now: my definition of “sandwich” is probably broader than yours. If the item in question is using bread to hold together a wonderful package of ingredients – it’s a sandwich. This is not the legal definition. Apparently a Boston court ruled that a sandwich must legally involve at least two slices of bread. The UK […]
Don’t call it a sub. Seriously, don’t. It’s a hero – Sal’s is pretty adamant about that. And why shouldn’t they be? The meatball hero was called the “best sandwich in all of HRM” by Halifax ReTales’ 101 Best Things to Put in Your Mouth in HRM and I’d have to agree that it’s a damn tasty sandwich…. err… “hero”. The […]
Greetings! I am happy to say that I have completed the first round of my Halifax Pizza Quest! … which you know nothing about because I haven’t told you yet. Here’s the scoop: I am dividing Halifax into “pizza neighbourhoods” and conducting a pizza quest for each area. Ideally, this takes the form of a “pizza party” where my food […]
This was attempt #2 on getting a reservation for Agricola Street Brasserie, aptly named for the street on which it resides. Not only that, but the restaurant is named after the pen-name of John Young, who wrote letters to newspapers from 1818-1822 calling for agricultural self-reliance in Nova Scotia. His pen-name was “Agricola” which is Latin for “farmer”, and Agricola […]
An “epicurean” is popularly defined as one who seeks pleasure, particularly in the form of food and drink. The word derives from ancient Greek philosopher, Epicurus, who taught that pleasure is the greatest good. However, unlike other hedonists Epicurus actually believed that pleasure is derived from the avoidance of over-indulgence that so often leads to pain and suffering. He did […]
