Restaurants, Wineries and Breweries, farm markets, etc
The Green Elephant is a spot in Kingston that I have driven by many times but have never managed to stop and go in. Today, I went in. It was only about 11:30 and I was shocked at how busy it was. Well, maybe not shocked-I’d heard good things about the place. I was lucky to get a seat, though. Service was practically immediate,considering how busy it was. I was greatly tempted by the Caesar wrap-one of my favs, but…
I don’t drink and this, perhaps, puts me a distinct disadvantage when it comes to writing alcohol related posts. How would I know what was good and what was ….plonk. So a visit to Maritime Express Cider wasn’t about the cider, even though I’m told it’s very very good. It’s about a start up of a company looking to combine local history with local produce and churn out a delicious cider served in a charming atmosphere. The setting is a…
My husband loves his fish and chips. Wherever we go-it’s fish and chips, fish and chips. Some are great, some are good and some -well, let’s just say it’s a waste of fish. Here are 7 of our favorites: Vicki’s Seafood Restaurant 7154 Highway #1, Coldbrook, NS This is my husbands favorite place for fish and chips. He especially loves the home fries . They close at 7 pm and sometimes close one side of the restaurant early Service is ok….
Well, before you plan on noshing, you better be sure you can get in. The place was packed the Saturday my friend and I stopped in to check it out. We did get a couple stools at the counter, but there was a steady influx of people coming and going . What was the fuss? I am still not entirely sure but it’s definitely a popular spot. It’s not like it’s a new place people are checking out either- the…
*Even if it’s out of season, these delicious Nova Scotia food choices I’ve listed here are still available in the frozen food aisle So, it’s dinnertime, and you are getting a mite peckish. You’ve already had your fill of our world-famous for our lobster-from a restaurant, a beach lobster boil, crammed deliciously in a roll, scooped atop poutine or even in a hot lobster sandwich. But we don’t only eat lobster here.In fact, most of us only enjoy this succulent salt…
Farmer’s Family Diner in Aylesford is one of the places, well, you notice the sign but never have time to stop in. Well, this time we did stop in- better than making supper right? What caught our eye on the menu was the “Colossal Club Sandwich” Now, I don’t usually orders sandwiches and stuff like that in a restaurant-why would I, when I can easily make that at home? (Don’t ask me if I do make it at home.) But,…
In 2018,The Shore Club in Hubbards is celebrating 81 years of offering visitors and locals alike the experience of an old-fashioned lobster supper in an old-fashioned dance hall. For those of you who haven’t had that experience -it’s a must do. You won’t go away hungry, I guarantee that. And, the servers, though busy, were fantastic. For the price of your lobster, steak, chicken or veggie dish, you get all you can eat mussels, all you can eat roll and…
It’s that time again. Strawberry Time.Shortcake time. Jam time. Time to fill the freezer with these luscious red berries so we have a reminder of sweet summer days in the dead of winter. That means it’s time to hit the local strawberry U-Picks. Only two problems with that. Websites that list U-Picks are often woefully out of date, and The major frost we had a few weeks back really did a number on our fragile, fledgling blossoms and baby…
Would you expect to find a busy restaurant sharing a parking lot with a RV rental? Well we didn’t-didn’t even notice Mic Mac Bar and Grill the few times we drove our visiting friends down to pick up their vacation RV. Once we did notice it, we thought it would be easy enough to find again. My brother is a former Halifax cabbie and he knows where everything is-all the good restaurants, shortcuts and back roads. We should really ask…
I’ve been wanting to check out one of the Kings County’s newest wineries (not THE newest-that’s Mercator) not for the wine but for the wood fired pizza that I’ve heard so much about since the opening of Lightfoot and Wolfville Vineyards. Finally, an opportunity presented itself. Lightfoot and Wolfville ‘s executive chef Geoff Hopgood is a Nova Scotia native who honed his craft in the big cities of Vancouver and Toronto before opening a successful restaurant in Toronto. Eventually, the call…