I’m always amazed when I dine at a restaurant with wonderful food and terrible wines.
I learned a very important lesson in my earliest days in the hospitality industry, and I present it here, free of charge. It’s an absolute truth.
Wine makes food taste better.
I wonder how many wait staff have greeted a regular customer, who [...]
Archive for the ‘Dining Out’ Category
In Vino Veritas
Posted in Dining Out, Life, Wine on November 29, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Morris East
Posted in Dining Out, Nova Scotia on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My partner in crime just reviewed Morris East, a terrific new restaurant in Halifax. This is the restaurant I’ve been dreaming about for 15 years, ever since I spent a weekend in Portland, Oregon, and tasted my very first wood-fired oven pizza at a busy brewpub.
Big Bad Night
Posted in Dining Out, Nova Scotia on October 4, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Like most of you, I learned this lesson on mother’s knee. That if you can’t say something good about someone, maybe you shouldn’t say anything at all.
The words are wise, and yet, sometimes we need to face a bitter truth, so we can learn from it, and strive to do better.
I managed a Halifax restaurant [...]
The Best Coast Coffee Gallery
Posted in Dining Out, Nova Scotia on August 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
An SUV from California cut me off today, but I couldn’t get angry at him despite the clueless behavior. After all, Kristina said, he came all this way — to the far east of the western world (Newfoundland excepted) — just to experience a California winter during what is supposed to be an east-coast summer. [...]
Salt Shaker Deli reviewed
Posted in Dining Out, Nova Scotia on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Kristina has a terrific review of Lunenburg’s newest restaurant, the Salt Shaker Deli, on Tempest.
We both think it’s a worthy addition to the town’s already fine culinary landscape.
It’s also posted on Infomonkey.
Tourism Renaissance: Leading Chefs Leading
Posted in Dining Out, Nova Scotia, Politics on June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Continued from three earlier posts. Read Part One; Part Two; Part Three
Like ripples in a pond, a first-class cooking school has the potential to truly transform Nova Scotia. I’m anything but a market capitalist, but I do believe that recreating our hospitality industry can only bring good things to a province that I dearly love.
Nova [...]
Towards a Nova Scotia restaurant revival
Posted in Dining Out, Nova Scotia, Politics on June 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
(Continued from Tourism Renaissance, and Rethinking the NSLC)
Sooner or later, restaurant owners must pay better wages. And we can make certain that it happens, by redefining the Nova Scotia industry.
As food, wine and travel writer who has written for national and international publications for more than 16 years, I can honestly say that the culinary [...]
Rethinking the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
Posted in Dining Out, Nova Scotia, Politics, Wine on June 6, 2007 | 4 Comments »
If tourism is to have any future in Nova Scotia, we need to reinvigorate the industry. (See introduction)
We can start by helping restaurants, inns and hotels improve their bottom line — by reconsidering the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation.
The legislation that created the original NSLC (it’s now a corporation, not a commission) is ridiculously outdated. Liquor [...]
Nova Scotia Tourism… death by a thousand cuts? No! I’ve got it…
Posted in Dining Out, Nova Scotia, Politics on June 4, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The Nova Scotia tourism industry is being nibbled to death by a thousand ducks.
You can see it most clearly in small towns like Lunenburg, where I live. Virtually every country inn in town is for sale. Restaurants that used to stay open all year are closing in October and November. Tourism-based businesses are cutting tours, [...]
Salt Shaker Deli
Posted in Dining Out, Nova Scotia on May 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lunenburg is becoming quite the mecca for foodies.
With Magnolia’s Grill, Fleur de Sel, and Trattoria della Nonna all located a just a few games of hopscotch from each other, Lunenburg is really an amazing town. When you consider that 19 art galleries and studios are located in the old town, it’s a wonder that we’re [...]
