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Big Day Downtown Halifax: Part 2
So, what did I decide to do with $100 on my Big Day Downtown? If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you probably guessed right. I blew it all on one of my fave addictions: food and beverage. First, big ups to the Downtown Halifax Business Commission for inviting me to “Go To Town.” [...]
Boneheads vs. Q Smokehouse and Southern Barbecue
For years Cokebaby and his male friends have been lamenting the lack of a place to get southern BBQ. Recently, within months of each other, two new restaurants that fit the bill opened up in the city. For the most part, I don’t post negative reviews here. If I don’t like a restaurant, you simply won’t [...]
Brooklyn Warehouse
Gather ’round, my readers, for a tale of my new favourite restaurant in the city of Halifax. Brooklyn Warehouse (@BrooklynHalifax) is one of those tucked away gems that you might not come across unless you’re attending an event at the Forum or live in the area. I had heard so many great things about the [...]
Red Espresso
Growing up in a multi-ethnic household that includes parts of Asia, the one thing we always had on supply in the household was tea. It’s something that I’ve carried with me into adulthood. At any given time, you can open a cupboard in the kitchen and there will be at least a dozen types available. [...]
Tassimo
I’m not the kind of person who usually “wins” anything, particularly out of the blue. I don’t buy lottery tickets or go in on the 50/50 draws at work. So, I don’t really expect random earnings either. Well, about a month ago I received an e-mail saying I’d been selected to receive a free TASSIMO [...]
Deep Roots Music Festival
I have a dreadful confession to make: I’ve never been to a concert before. At least not in the the colloquial sense of the word. Sure, I’ve been to various symphonies. Jazz festivals. The opera even. Not exactly the kinds of events you go to dressed in jeans and a t-shirt with the expectation of [...]
This is not a film review: Inglourious Basterds
I’ll come right out and say it: I’m a fan of Tarantino. Even if you’re not, or simply didn’t enjoy the movie Inglourious Basterds (we can still be friends, right?), I thought I’d recommend a few good books about World War II. War movies and violence in films aren’t usually my thing—yes, I realize I’m [...]
Mexico Lindo
If, up until now, you’ve associated Mexican food with slathering as much melted cheese, sour cream, and salsa on some kind of soft or hard tortilla let me just direct you to a restaurant in the city that can sort you out stat. The only way to describe Mexico Lindo is to say that it’s [...]
This is not a film review: District 9
I know a lot of people really loved this movie. That said, if I was going to sum up District 9 in 140 characters or less, I’d write: possibly one of the most unsubtle movies I’ve seen in a long time in terms of theme. But I’m not writing this post to critique the movie. [...]
Brussels Restaurant & Brasserie
Summertime in Halifax is best spent outdoors (weather permitting) on a patio. Everywhere around the city, temporary wood decks and outdoor furnishings come out for the few months of somewhat interrupted warmth and sunshine that we get on the East Coast. One spot that Cokebaby and I haven’t visited in a while is the Granville [...]
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