Atlantic Provinces

Lighthouse Picnics, Ferryland, Newfoundland

Lighthouse Picnics, Ferryland, Newfoundland

0 / May 17, 2012 12:18 pm

Roll out your blanket and experience Food Day Canada at its most easterly location, at a lighthouse perched on the rocky headland jutting out into the often-raging ocean. This is honest, home cooking at its finest, largely because of the

Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers & Poutinerie, Dartmouth, N.S.

Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers & Poutinerie, Dartmouth, N.S.

0 / May 8, 2012 12:38 pm

There’s only one Bill Pratt! He battled it out on Iron Chef America as one of two sous chefs to Chef Michael Smith, the other one being Rouge’s Paul Rogalski.  In doing so, Bill became the very first Canadian Forces Cook

Lot 30, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Lot 30, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

0 / April 29, 2012 8:12 am

On his website Chef Gordon Bailey refuses to label his cooking or his personal style. I couldn’t agree more. Pinning down this free culinary spirit is impossible. He designed his own restaurant, rides a hefty motorcycle, shops from the island

Bacalao, St. John’s, Newfoundland

Bacalao, St. John’s, Newfoundland

1 / April 26, 2012 12:58 pm

The ingredients of Newfoundland are really worth celebrating but it’s only been recently that they’ve moved from the home kitchens into the pride-filled dining rooms of the Province.  Husband and wife team, Mike Barsky and Andrea Maunder, are vocal promoters

Seven Oakes Island Inn & Cottages, Change Islands, NFLD

Seven Oakes Island Inn & Cottages, Change Islands, NFLD

0 / April 19, 2012 6:41 pm

In Beulah Oake you’ll see the spirit of real Newfoundland…strong, fun-loving and determined.  There has never been a loaf of ‘store-bought’ bread on her table. She bakes it all — no mean feat for a woman who is managing an

Sims Corner Steakhouse & Oyster Bar, Charlottetown, PEI

Sims Corner Steakhouse & Oyster Bar, Charlottetown, PEI

0 / April 18, 2012 10:59 pm

Taking its name from the Sims family who owned the original tract of land in the very early 1800′s, Sims Corner Steakhouse, the first authentic steakhouse on Prince Edward Island, has had a colourful past including a stretch during Prohibition

Saege Bistro, Halifax

Saege Bistro, Halifax

0 / April 18, 2012 10:13 pm

Their motto is “You deserve to eat well,” and at Saege Bistro, you will.  Committed to supporting the local food scene in Halifax, Owner/ Executive Chef Geir Simensen also co-owns Scanway Catering with his mother, Unni.  Coast Magazine calls Saege  ”the

Mateus Bistro, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

Mateus Bistro, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

0 / April 15, 2012 7:57 pm

When Chef Che Chartrand of Chez Eric in Wakefield, Quebec, raves about a place, I listen.   He did just that a while ago on his Facebook page.  The post was simply “awesome place!!!!!” Chef Matthew Krizan grew up in his

Brooklyn Warehouse, Halifax

Brooklyn Warehouse, Halifax

0 / March 28, 2012 4:57 pm

It took a trip to Michael Howell’s restaurant, Tempest, and the Slow Motion Film Festival last October to finally catch up with the uber-busy George Christakos, owner and builder of the Brooklyn Warehouse in Halifax.  His set of ideals and

Atlantica Restaurant, Portugal Cove, Newfoundland

Atlantica Restaurant, Portugal Cove, Newfoundland

0 / March 10, 2012 6:02 pm

Near a village called Paradise, Atlantica at The Beach House, is a bit of heaven on its own and the kitchen is one of the best in the nation thanks to Chef Stephen Vardy, a Newfoundlander who has finally had