Tag Archives: Restaurant

Main Street Restaurant & Bakery – Ingonish, NS

June 20, 2013 The Local Traveler

Last week I found myself driving through the Cape Breton Highlands. I spent some time doing workshops up in Neils Harbour, and had to be in Baddeck for the next day. Along the way coming down from the Cape Breton Highlands National Park I stopped in for supper at Ingonish. Main Street is one of… Read More

Hali Deli – Halifax, NS

June 10, 2013 The Local Traveler

Warning: carnivorous behaviour ahead. When @GillianWesleyNS and I were first dating, she was a vegetarian. This wasn’t an issue at all, I enjoy many vegetarian dishes, and if I was craving meat I would often just add meat in mine at the end. But, to be clear, I am very much a meat-eater. Steaks, sausages,… Read More

Mamatsu Thai Food – New Glasgow, NS

May 23, 2013 The Local Traveler

We spend a lot of time in New Glasgow. Both Drew and I have family there, so at least once a month we find ourselves working, eating and relaxing in the area. Like the rest of the province, New Glasgow's culinary options are growing at a rapid rate. We first took notice with The Bistro,… Read More

Flavor Restaurant – Sydney, NS

Aamzing Sandwich Flavor REstaurant Sydnes NS

May 15, 2013 The Local Traveler

I’ve been hearing about Flavor (@CBFlavor) since it opened five years ago, whispers of a place that was changing the food scene in Sydney with local and gourmet options. Flavor is the brainchild of Scott and Karry, two well-travelled teachers with a dream of opening their own bistro-style restaurant in Cape Breton. In 2007 that… Read More

Andre’s Pizza – New Glasgow

May 4, 2013 The Local Traveler

On a recent trip to New Glasgow we stopped in for dinner at Andre's. Andre's serves up pizza and other homestyle meals. The exterior looks like any pizza joint in pictou county, but inside, the shop is decked out with old records, a colourful jukebox, and a dessert display area chocked full of cheese cakes and… Read More

The Auld Brass Door – Whycocomagh, NS

April 29, 2013 The Local Traveler

In 57 ad, the Romans moved north and established a fort on the west coast of Scotland near present day Edinburgh. To make money, locals would sell the soldiers mussels from a local mussel bed. The town was later named Mussel Bed. They still sell mussels today, and so does Dick, Cape Breton resident and owner of… Read More

Edible Matters – Hammonds Plains, NS

January 29, 2013 The Local Traveler

I have been hearing about Edible Matters (@EdibleMatters) since before it opened. First, from my aunt who lives in the area and was looking forward to a much-needed restaurant. Next, from a close friend working on some of the interiors. And then again and again the name came up, each person saying the same thing: "Great… Read More

Evan’s Fresh Seafood – Dartmouth, NS

January 23, 2013 The Local Traveler

This summer I’ve made it my goal to find the best fish and chips in Nova Scotia. Gillian thinks she may already have. We attended #PodcampHFX for the first time this year. We hadn’t pre-ordered the bagged lunch, so a group of us went downstairs to Evan’s Seafood Restaurant in Alderney Landing in Dartmouth. Evan’s is… Read More

Pump House Brewery – Moncton, NB

December 28, 2012 The Local Traveler

Pump House (pumphousebrewery.ca, @phbrewery) has been Moncton, New Brunswick’s much-loved brew pub since 1999. Located just off Esplanade in downtown Moncton, it’s the kind of place you want to go to hang out with a group of friends in a comfortable setting with good food and good beer. Pump House offers everything you could want in… Read More

Tide & Boar Gastro Pub – Moncton, NB

Boar Poutine Fries, Gravy, Boar Tide and Boar Restaurant

December 14, 2012 The Local Traveler

I have heard a lot about the famed boar poutine at the Tide & Boar Gastro Pub (@TideandBoar) in Moncton. Yeah, you heard me. Boar. Poutine. That’s French fries covered with cheese curds, gravy and braised boar. If you’re like me, you probably don’t need to read the rest of this post. You just want… Read More