By Christine on August 30, 2010
Tuesday August 31
It’s the last Tasting Tuesday of the summer and it’ll be amazing. All summer sommelier Dan Tanner, mixologist Sid Fraser and executive chef Alan Crosby have been treating guests to tastings. On this last edition of Tasting Tuesdays of the summer – it will be a Tasting Duel! Chef will prepare three dishes. Dan and Sid will have 10 minutes to learn about the dish and pull their pairing choices from the bar inventory. Then – they’ll serve up their pairing to guests who will be the judge! It’ll be an exciting, savoury tasting for sure – it’s complimentary with your overnight stay – pair it with our two night summer special on Monday/Tuesday night – only $249.95 plus tax!
For more info: www.whitepoint.com
By Christine on August 27, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Robert Kenner, producer and director of the hit documentary Food, Inc., is the keynote speaker for Local Food, Global Perspectives – an Atlantic Canada Lobster Dinner during the World Culinary Tourism Summit on September 20, 2010. And you are invited to attend.
This is your opportunity to not only enjoy an incredible, locally-sourced dinner, but to be inspired by one of the world’s foremost authorities on the importance of local food.
Your unforgettable meal begins with a first course “Local Culinary Journey” where you will sample your way through Nova Scotia. Before your main course of Atlantic Canada lobster, enjoy some food for thought, as Kenner speaks about the high cost of cheap, mass-produced food and its effect on our environment, health, economy and workers’ rights. It’s sure to be an inspiring and thought-provoking reminder of the importance of supporting our local food providers. For dessert, enjoy the decadent Salon du Chocolat, including chocolate sampling and an 18th century chocolate demonstration, compliments of the Fortress of Louisbourg.
Tickets
Local Food, Global Perspectives is an Atlantic Canada lobster dinner hosted by Taste of Nova Scotia on Monday, September 20, 2010 at the World Trade and Convention Centre. Tickets, $125/person are available at www.ticketatlantic.ca.
By Christine on August 19, 2010
The Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival is just around the corner and there are some great ways to enjoy the festival and stretch the summer fun even longer!
The Perfect Pairings Progressive Dinner and Nova Scotia Wine Tour is back for a third time for one date only on September 18th. Go North Tours presents an educational evening of pairing Nova Scotia food and wine while enjoying a private winery tour and a sumptuous three course meal at three wineries in the Annapolis Valley.
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By Christine on August 19, 2010
On Sunday, August 22 from 10 am to 3 pm, come out to the Dartmouth Incredible Picnic at Alderney Landing for all kinds of great food. Local food will be available from numerous vendors, including Taste members: jane’s on the common, Just Us! and our own Taste of Nova Scotia booth.
Stay and enjoy the festivities or get your picnic fixings and hitch a ride on the Sandcastle Festival Express bus from the picnic to Clam Harbour ($2.00 one way or $4 round trip)!
For more information check out the Select Nova Scotia website.
By Christine on August 17, 2010
Guest Post by White Point Beach Resort
White Point is known for it’s magnificent white sand beach, the bunnies and yes, the food prepared by Executive Chef Alan Crosby and his team and served up by Sommelier Dan Tanner and his dining room team. Both hit the streets, or at least the floor of the Bridgewater location of the Nova Scotia Liquor Corportation on Thursday Aug. 12th.
The NSLC and Taste of Nova Scotia invited us to pair up a little White Point with wines from Argentina to showcase how well food & wine go together. From 4 – 7pm, it was a tasting festival for sure as the aromas filled the store and carried into the parking lot! So what were were sampling you ask…. more…
By Christine on August 17, 2010
September 16 to October 17, 2010
L’Acadie Blanc, Lucie Kuhlmann, Baco Noir and many more Nova Scotia wines are ready to tempt your tastebuds at the fifth annual Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival. To complement our wines, chefs from across the province are planning dinners, wine tastings and unique events that support our local winemakers and producers in the harvest season.
Stop by one of our 11 wineries for a tour and tasting, or for one of their signature fall events. Grape stomping, wine education and Harvest Festivals are some events that will be taking place.
Blomidon Estate Winery, White Point Beach Resort, Inn on the Lake, Oak Island Resort, Rudders Seafood Restaurant and Brewpub as well as Go North Tours are just a few of the confirmed participants in this year’s festival so far. Watch in the next few weeks for more detailed event information on our website and social media sites.
Tuesday August 31
