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Chef Profile – Roland Glauser

Chef Roland Glauser Restaurant: Charlotte Lane Cafe & Gift Shop Why is it important to support local producers and restaurants? We need to be self sufficient and depend less on other areas to grow our

The Maple Leaf (and Syrup) Forever!

What started as a hobby in Brian Allaway’s backyard almost 30 years ago has resulted in an extensive line of sweet and delicious products that invoke a sense of Canadian pride and a chorus of

Saege Bistro: Appreciating Nova Scotia’s Terroir

Walking past Saege Bistro constitutes one of the favourite parts of my day. Going to work, I always check out the fresh-cut flowers on the tables by the window. On my way home, I always

The Smokehouse – It’s a Family Affair

I like getting close to stuff, and there’s nothing like getting the chance to see an amazing (and delicious) family business up close.  I mean really close.  Like walk-away-munching-on-product-kind-of-close. We had the chance to travel

Winter Escapes

Lakeside Restaurant at the Inverary Resort has two dinners coming up for their  Visiting Nova Scotia Chefs series. On March 24, chef Alan Crosby (White Point Beach Resort) will prepare the four-course menu below, and

elements on hollis: local food, global taste

The creative minds behind elements on hollis are hardcore locavores.  While many locavores strive for the 100 mile diet, eating only food from producers located within a hundred mile radius, the ingredients used to bring