Category Archives: Eats

The Crown Diner Review

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 1-March-2009
This originally appeared on The Coast’s site but when the restaurant closed, the entry ended up being buried on my user page. I wanted to like the Crown Diner. It has a great location, interesting view, the idea of forgoing processed foods is admirable and the modern diner environment appeals to me. The name seemed kind [...]
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Tatamagouche tipped the scales on enthusiasm

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 28-July-2008
We are expanding, but Tatamagouche is not a market we are expanding into.—Scott Samways, owner/manager of Hooters in Dartmouth Hooters not opening in Tatamagouche | Nova Scotia Business Journal In other Tatamagouche news: The village in northern Nova Scotia has been chosen as the setting for the next instalment of the reality TV show, The Week the Women [...]
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A Halifax-born version of the Turkish doner kebab, a dish made from meat sliced off of a vertical spit

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 2-July-2008
“Essentially, we really wanted to identify what the risks were with the product and put in place strategies to deal with those risks,” said Mike Horwich, Nova Scotia’s director of food preparation and a member of the federal committee. Safety group wraps up study of donairs | CBC
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