An Apple a Day
The interior of the Scotian Gold apple processing plant bustles like a New Delhi night market. Horns beep as forklifts fly around corners, laden with wooden boxes filled to the brim with red fruit. It
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Pig Roast at the Canadian Chefs’ Congress
Last month I had the chance to attend the Canadian Chefs’ Congress Pig Roast. The congress happens every two years (in a different province or territory) and it allows Canadian chefs to celebrate their connections and relationships with
Winemaker Profile – Simon Rafuse
Winemaker: Simon Rafuse Winery: Blomidon Estate Winery Aside from your own wines, what is another Nova Scotia wine that is in your personal wine cellar? I’ve got a good collection of the Benjamin Bridge sparkling
Nova Scotia Food & Wine Dinner Party
Saturday, October 20, 2012Fleur de Sel, Lunenburg You are invited to our ninth annual Nova Scotia Food & Wine Dinner Party. On Saturday evening at 7p.m., join us for a feast of local food and wine. Chef
All Things Local Wine & Food Fair
October 20, 2012 Bares Bones Bistro, Parrsboro Fall is here and the folks at Bare Bones Bistro have put together another great wine and food fair to celebrate our local bounty. Lobster cooking demos, beef cooking
More than Tea for Two at Mrs. MacGregor’s
To me, there is nothing more perfect than a cup of sweet milky tea and a cookie or cake to accompany it. Even better when the tea is served from gold-plated, floral-printed china. You know,
Terra Beata Cranberries: The Nutritious Choice
Terra Beata Cranberry Farm is the outcome of husband and wife duo, Evelyn and David, taking a chance on buying a piece of land across from their picturesque yellow house in Lunenburg County. Fourteen years later,
Lights, Camera, Action!
“Lights, camera, action!” That’s all I can think of as I look around the Galloping Cows shop in Port Hood. Lining the walls are photos of movie stars posing with owner Joanne Schmidt as they
Scallop and Nova 7(th) Heaven at Governors
For our recent wedding anniversary, my husband and I decided to head north for a weekend getaway to Cape Breton. Making our way up the Marconi Trail, we decided to stop and spend the night
Recipe for the Perfect Weekend Getaway
A piece of lobster bathed in Hollandaise sauce flaked apart in my mouth and I thought, “in over a decade of living in Nova Scotia, how have I not been here before?”. It wasn’t just