Do your weekend feasting at the Pakistan Food Festival

The annual event is back on a grander scale

by Allison Saunders on March 20, 2019 at 5:01PM

“I was fascinated with the Greek Festival, I loved to go there and see the culture,” says Anila Najaf, president of the Pakistani Canadian Association of Nova Scotia and organizer of this weekend’s Pakistan Food Festival. She was the woman in charge of the first iteration of the celebration back in 2016, an event that drew in 700-plus attendees–over double the number of people she expected.

Tom's Little Havana is re-branding

After 22 years, the bar signs off to become Sura Lounge

by Allison Saunders on March 19, 2019 at 1:11PM

It might not feel that surprising to hear that Tom’s Little Havana (1535 Dresden Row) is saying goodbye. The adored Halifax watering hole’s been through a lot of change in the last stretch of time—most notably when it moved from its (loveably) dank hole in the wall on Doyle Street back in 2015.

Yeah Yeahs Pizza is coming to Halifax

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by Allison Saunders on March 18, 2019 at 6:57PM

If you're a Yeah Yeahs Pizza fan you're probably willing to go to the ends of the earth (or at least across the harbour) for your fix, but brilliant news—soon Haligonians won't have to. Co-owners of Dartmouth's highly addictive pizza joint, Josh Nordin and Dean Petty, have just started the renovation phase of their new location, which will call the character-filled 1663 Barrington Street (AKA the former Little Mysteries book shop, across from Stillwell and The Barrington) home later this spring.

The Ville Caffeine Bar opens on Sackville Street

Taking over one of the former Smiling Goat locations, the cafe offers rotating coffee roasts, buttery baked goods and fresh-to-order sandwiches

by Haleigh Atwood on March 7, 2019 at 9:49AM

“I was done working for a boss and I wanted to do something on my own,” says Jenna Oosterholt, owner of the newly opened The Ville Caffeine Bar (5146 Sackville Street). The Ville offers a rotating bean, cycling through various roasters from around the world to provide a diverse selection of coffee.

Fire closes CHKN Chop—for now

The blaze was out in 30 minutes, but the damage is significant

by Haleigh Atwood on February 26, 2019 at 2:48PM

CHKN Chop (6041 North Street), the north end charcoal rotisserie chicken restaurant, will be closed for an undetermined amount of time after a fire broke out on Sunday. The restaurant’s co-owner Jenna Mooers says the fire was deemed accidental and likely started in a laundry dryer in the backend of the building.

DRINK THIS: Windmill Craft Cocktails' Winter Blues

Propeller collaborates with bartender Shane Beehan on a new cocktail in a can.

by Rebecca Dingwell on February 13, 2019 at 6:29PM

Propeller Brewing Co. is fighting the winter blahs with Winter Blues, the first in a new line of canned cocktails. The veteran brewer teamed up with lauded local bartender Shane Beehan for the debut in its Windmill Craft Cocktails series, which officially launched last Friday.

Garrison Brewing announces The Oxford Taproom

Quinpool Road's most beloved building gets a taste of local craft beer

by Allison Saunders on February 12, 2019 at 3:35PM

twice a day at least. I stopped in to talk to the Nahas brothers because I knew it had been over a year since they’d taken over the Oxford without a plan, other than not wanting to knock it down.

Propeller Brewing's arcade fires up

The wizards at Propeller Brewing Co. debut a basement bar with a lineup of pinball machines and video games.

by Rebecca Dingwell on January 31, 2019 at 1:50AM

Propeller Brewing Co. (2015 Gottingen Street) is providing some nostalgia to pair with your pint.

Doughnut worry, be happy: Vandal is back

The 244 gang and Vandal Doughnuts team up for a holey-er than thou reboot

by Allison Saunders on January 23, 2019 at 11:18AM

"We learned sometimes not-so-nice things happen to change the course of where you’re supposed to be,” says Nicole Tufts, co-owner of Vandal Doughnuts, of the whirlwind last few months. Back in the fall she and Sonia Mota announced they’d be moving their fried-dough biz out of its incredibly popular Gus’ Pub location and down to Gottingen Street.

New year, new Ristorante aMano

by Allison Saunders on January 2, 2019 at 5:59PM

Our readers’ choice for Best Pasta and Best Italian food is going into hibernation for a quick minute. Bertossi Group fave Ristorante aMano (1475 Lower Water Street) rung in the new year by kicking off a renovation of its longtime Bishop’s Landing space, expanding its square footage and re-vamping the decor from floor to ceiling.