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Your tastebuds are in for a treat when you stop by Ironworks Distillery in Lunenburg. Distilling by hand in small batches, Pierre and Lynne only use natural ingredients, as fresh and as local as possible, in their vodka and liqueurs. The tasting room is built in the old marine blacksmith’s shop – providing great views and a beautiful atmosphere for sampling. more…
Maple Herb Cream Cheese
1 c cream cheese
10g Farmer John’s Herbs maple seafood rub
1 tsp pepper
The juice of one lemon
2 tbsp green onions
1 tsp Acadian Maple syrup
Mix all ingredients in bowl and refrigerate at least one hour. Yields 1 cup. more…
Ye Olde Argyler Lodge will host their Fall in Love with Wine dinner on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Enjoy the following menu paired with wines from Annapolis Highland Vineyards from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.:
Apple/ Pear Salad with Cranberry dressing
Roast Pork Tenderloin with Apple Fennel Chutney
Sweet Potato Pancakes with Smoked Salmon & Caviar
Root Beer BBQ Baby Back RibsButternut Squash Soup
Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Port Reduction
Pumpkin Pie Cheese Cake
$55/person. Call (902)643-2500 for reservations (required).
Press Release - October 7, 2010
Slow Food Nova Scotia, one of the most active Slow Food conviviums (chapters) in Canada is sending 14 official delegates and an additional four observers from all walks of life to participate in the 4th Terra Madre conference in Torino Italy from October 21 to 25, 2010. This invitation only biennial conference brings together over 5000 farmers and food producers, chefs and cooks, academics, youth and members of world wide “Food Communities” to share a common vision: to tackle the global problems farmland preservation, food sovereignty, taste education, poverty and global hunger, and the preservation of indigenous foods that are intrinsically tied to ways of life, both in the developed and the third world. The development of the Culinary tourism and Agritourism sectors in Nova Scotia as a result of the delegations visit is seen as a vital outcome of the mission. more…
Derived from the Latin word for truth, veritas, VĒRO by Benjamin Bridge ‘speaks the truth’ of our land. It displays the most celebrated elements of this region’s viticulture – inviting floral aromatics, crisp acidity, and fresh minerality capture Nova Scotia’s quintessential terroir. This elegant white wine is quite simply a true reflection of place.
VĒRO was launched Saturday, September 11 at the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market, and is now also available in select NSLC and private wine stores. The retail price is $21.95. more…
