• HFX Ramen Quest Pt. 2: Studio East vs. Water & Bone

    HFX Ramen Quest Pt. 2: Studio East vs. Water & Bone

    If you are just tuning in now, please check out Part One of the Halifax Ramen Quest, where I introduce the quest and give a brief ramen tutorial. Round Two is featuring a couple of relatively new businesses: Studio East and Water & Bone. Studio East is a trendy neighbourhood restaurant, zeroed in on global…

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  • HFX Ramen Quest Pt. 1: Truly Tasty vs. B-Well Sushi

    HFX Ramen Quest Pt. 1: Truly Tasty vs. B-Well Sushi

    Hello! A while back I polled Twitter and Facebook to see what kind of quest people wanted to see on Eat This Town. The overwhelming response was ramen, followed by phở and sushi. This reinforced my notion that Halifax is ready for the plethora of delicious Asian foods that are increasingly popping up around the…

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  • Best Meals of 2017

    Best Meals of 2017

    Whoosh! There goes 2017! I spent much of the year celebrating Canada 150 with my Iconic Foods of Canada series in which I partnered with bloggers from all over Canada, asking them to write about a unique regional food in their province. See the top 10 iconic foods for each province here. On Canada Day…

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  • Fish n’ Chips at Fries and Co. (Revisted)

    Fish n’ Chips at Fries and Co. (Revisted)

    Fries and Co. 2603 Connolly St. Rating: Good. (Rating Scale: WTF, Meh, Good, Some Good, Right Some Good!) I last visited Fries and Co. in the summer of 2013, which was only a couple years into a change in ownership. Melanie and Ken Francis took over the biz in 2011, and tinkered with the recipes to…

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  • Lower Sackville Pizza Quest

    Lower Sackville Pizza Quest

    It has been a year since my last pizza quest, but we’ve made it all the way to Sackville: the land of pizza and car dealerships! Pizza in Lower Sackville is everywhere – I think this must be the most pizza shops per capita in the HRM! I decided to save Middle Sackville for next…

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  • Review: CHKN CHOP

    Review: CHKN CHOP

    Review by Murray Wong CHKN CHOP 6041 North St, Halifax Food trends come and go, and when they do come to Halifax, it’s usually with a bit (re. four years) of a delay. While rotisserie chicken isn’t exactly a trend, it’s very much a thing in Quebec. A very, very big thing. St. Hubert and Scores dominate…

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  • Adventures in Chicago Pizza

    Adventures in Chicago Pizza

    I’ve been to Chicago 3 times since 2011, and each time I’m there I delve into the impossibly amazing food scene. Three trips and I’m still working on the basics: Chicago pizza, hot dogs, and Italian beefs, with some burgers and barbecue for good measure. When it comes to Chicago pizza, you can find everything…

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  • Food Truck Reviews: Smokinstein

    Food Truck Reviews: Smokinstein

    This is the first Eat This Town post written by Murray Wong, who will be contributing food truck reviews and other future content (stay tuned!). I have been a fan of Murray’s Yelp reviews for quite some time, and encouraged him to bring his unique writing style and critical palate to the Eat This Town…

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  • Fish n’ Chips at Pleasant St. Diner

    Fish n’ Chips at Pleasant St. Diner

    Pleasant Street Diner was opened earlier this year in Woodside, by brothers Tommy and Stephen Fatouros, sons of Fotis Fatouros, who was once the co-owner and face of John’s Lunch. You probably know John’s Lunch either as “the best fish n’ chips in Canada“, or conversely, “not even the best fish n’ chips in Dartmouth” as Halifax ReTales would say.…

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  • Halifax Nacho Quest: North End

    Halifax Nacho Quest: North End

    The goal of the Halifax Nacho Quest is to discover the best nachos in the city. A group of 6-10 participants embark on a pub-crawl-like adventure, tackling one street at a time, and seeking out nachos wherever they may be. We’ve already covered all of downtown and the south end (see all quests here). The…

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