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Brunch at the Mic Mac Tavern
The Mic Mac Bar & Grill (or Mic Mac Tavern, as the locals say) is known for its steaks and pub food. It is one of Dartmouth’s most beloved institutions and people have been known to cross the harbour for it. Brunch, as defined as breakfast and/or lunch, is available at the Mic Mac everyday –…
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Sandwich Showcase: Pub Club at Your Father’s Moustache
The sandwich showcase is a series dedicated to notable Halifax sandwiches, so I felt I should explore the sandwich that sits proudly in the The Coast’s “Best of Food Hall of Fame”. That’s right, the Clubhouse Sandwich category was retired in 2011. What makes the Pub Club worthy of such accolades? I had to find…
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Halifax Pizza Quest: West End Halifax
For those just tuning in, this is the third installment of the Halifax Pizza Quest! Make sure to check out the rigorous accounts of South End Halifax and the Battle of Quinpool Road. Our methodology involves ordering a medium pizza with pepperoni and green pepper at each pizza joint and consuming them as simultaneously and thoughtfully…
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Local Tasting Tours: HFX North Craft Beer & Food Tour
Recently I got to guinea pig a bunch of Local Tasting Tours’ pre-season tours, including the brand new HFX North Craft Beer and Food Tour! In case you haven’t heard of Local Tasting Tours, they are Halifax’s only culinary walking tour company – led by former waitress/actress and long distance walker, Emily Forrest. It’s a…
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Grand Opening of Rousseau Chocolatier!
Halifax’s newest chocolate shop just had its grand opening last Saturday, and I was their first customer! Rousseau Chocolatier, located next to Piatto on Hollis Street, is selling handmade chocolates, macarons, chocolate bars and gourmet brownies. They are also serving espressos, lattes and authentic hot chocolate – the real stuff, made from melted Belgian chocolate.…
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Pictou County Pizza Competition!
Saturday, April 26 marked the first ever Pictou County Pizza Competition, a Rotary Club fundraiser held in New Glasgow to determine who makes the best Pictou County Pizza. $25 was good for pizza samples from 8 different restaurants and 2 beers from Uncle Leo’s Brewery, as well as the chance to win door prizes, trivia,…
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Brunch at the Stubborn Goat
Brunch is sadly not a weekly affair for me, so I regret to admit that I am not a brunch specialist. I swear that I’m working on it, in between burger week, pizza quests and sandwich sampling. I am a busy blogger! … and I haven’t had a source of income since last October, so…
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Halifax Burger Week 2014 Round Up!
I never thought I’d say this, but I am definitely burgered out. In one week I sampled 21 burgers! …Yes, we often split our burgers into halves, but the sum total of my personal eating still amounts to about 16 burgers (The math: half + half = 1, 2 sliders = 1, slider +…
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Halifax Burger Week: Day 6
Good news! Burger Week has been extended due to the current storm. Click here for a list of the restaurants that will still be participating on Thursday. Unfortunately, the burgers I’m about to show you are not on the list. Yesterday marked my last planned Burger Crawl. I met up with MGyver and Tinfoil at…
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Halifax Burger Week: Day 5
So, I was on TV. I won the Coast’s Burger Ambassador contest somehow, and got to have a little 5 mins of burger fame. You can watch the full clip here. After a long day of burgering on Sunday, I decided it was time for a break. Of course, by “taking a break” I meant switching…
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