Search results for: “shops”
-
Iconic Foods of Canada: Nova Scotia
Canada is turning 150 on July 1st, 2017 and in the spirit of celebrating her vast lands and cultures, Eat This Town will transform into Eat This Country for the next few weeks! I will be showcasing each province and territory’s unique contributions to our culinary landscape, with the help of fellow bloggers from all…
//
-
Iconic Foods of Canada: Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is the smallest province in Canada, connected by a 12.9 kilometre bridge over the warm waters of the Northumberland Strait. They call it “Canada’s Food Island” for its bounty of fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy and seafood. Check out the Culinary Trail to experience the exciting foods of PEI. PEI is the Birthplace…
//
-
Nova Scotia Food Profiles: Oatcakes
The humble oatcake is a fixture in Halifax coffee shops and is most excellent when paired with a coffee and an afternoon of blogging – or whatever one does. The oatcake comes to us from Scotland, likely introduced by Scottish settlers as early as 1773 when the ship Hector landed in Pictou with its 189…
//
-
History of the Donair Pt 1: It Began With the Doner Kebab
Over the last couple of years I have completed Donair Quests of Calgary, Toronto and Edmonton but you may have noticed that I haven’t touched on Halifax. This is an ambitious task, plighted by a heavy discourse of strong opinions and neighbourhood alliances. The spicysweet truth is that I’ve been researching the donair extensively –…
//
-
10 Reasons to Visit Clare, Nova Scotia
The municipality of Clare is located in Digby County, along the shores of Baie Sainte-Marie in southwestern Nova Scotia and is home to the largest Acadian community in the province. It isn’t exactly the first place the tourists go, and even some locals raised their eyebrows when I told them I was road tripping to…
//
-
Fairview Pizza Quest
Since we included Rockingham within Clayton Park I figured it would make enough sense to include Armdale within the Fairview Pizza Quest. The Armdale pizza shops: Euro Pizza Armdale Pizza (*Now Closed) (Yes, we did these before on the West End Halifax Pizza Quest but we are revisiting them here). The Fairview pizza shops: Velos…
//
-
Sandwich Showcase: Pork Meatball Banh Mi from Indochine
Indochine Banh Mi 1551 South Park Street, Halifax Indochine Banh Mi is Halifax’s premium Vietnamese sub shop, also specializing in bun, phở , fusion tacos and bubble tea smoothies. Owner, Liz Smith, was inspired by the banh mi shops of Calgary and decided to open her own shop with a decidedly Halifax style. The emphasis…
//
-
An Incomplete Guide to Regional Irish Foods
In this series so far: A Full Irish Breakfast Irish Pubs Ireland: Street Foods Street food, pub food, breakfast… I sampled as much as I could on my 10 days in Ireland. But 10 days is hardly enough time to master the intricate details of a nation’s (2 nations!) regional foods. One would have to…
//
-
Ireland: Street Foods
In this series so far: A Full Irish Breakfast Irish Pubs So now that I’ve talked about breakfast and pub food, I’m ready to discuss a few lesser known Irish foods like chicken filet rolls and tacos chips. I know what you’re thinking – doesn’t sound very Irish, right? Well, one might be similarly surprised to discover…
//
-
Edmonton Donair Quest
Last fall I did a Calgary Donair Quest, even though it is really the Edmonton that is known for the the Western Canadian donair. The Edmonton donair dates back to the 1980s which you can read about in this Walrus article: The Donair Wars. Charles Smart was the OG of the Edmonton donair but, alas,…
//
Search
Categories
- Acadian Shore (3)
- Alberta (8)
- Annapolis Valley (4)
- Asian Food (16)
- Beer (1)
- British Columbia (4)
- Brunch (24)
- Calgary (6)
- Canadian Food (11)
- Cape Breton (3)
- Donairs (7)
- Edmonton (1)
- Fish 'n' Chips (37)
- Food Quests (77)
- Food Trucks (2)
- Halifax (185)
- Halifax Guides (5)
- Hamburgers (25)
- International (7)
- Local Gems (6)
- Lunenburg (1)
- Manitoba (1)
- Maritimes (93)
- Misc. (16)
- Nachos (11)
- New Brunswick (1)
- Newfoundland (1)
- Nova Scotia (112)
- Nova Scotia Pizza (20)
- NS Food Profiles (8)
- NS Road Trips (5)
- On The Road (24)
- Ontario (5)
- Pictou County (2)
- Pizza (29)
- Prince Edward Island (1)
- Pubs (5)
- Quebec (1)
- Sandwich Showcase (19)
- Saskatchewan (1)
- Sushi (9)
- Toronto (2)
- USA (5)
- Vegetarian (4)
- Windsor (1)
- Winnipeg (2)
