Chef Mark Gray
Restaurant: Brooklyn Warehouse
What piece of advice do you have for home chefs?
Things take time to get right, trial and error is how it works, if it doesn’t work the first time, try again. Most of the time, recipes are only guidelines, use your imagination and creativity to make it your own.
What is the best meal you have ever had?
An eight-course tasting menu at Fleur de Sel in Lunenburg. Consisted of rabbit pate, cantaloupe soup, foie gras, sweetbreads, pig head, lobster tail, tomato-basil sorbet & cheese. more…
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Chef Profile – Mark Gray
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Sip ‘n Shuck – Nova Scotia Oyster, Mussel & Wine Tasting Night
By on January 26, 2012 Add a comment
Jan 26 update: The weather may be frightful but, Sip ‘n Shuck will go ahead on Friday. Stay at the Delta Halifax to avoid the weather!
SOLD OUT
Sip ‘n Shuck your way through one of the best food events in Nova Scotia. Taste our local aquaculture products prepared in standard, not so standard, and unimaginably delicious ways – paired with our award-winning Nova Scotia wines. Get ready to treat your taste buds to a Nova Scotia kitchen party.
Learn how to shuck an oyster, get wine pairing tips from a sommelier and enjoy live entertainment!
Date: Friday, January 27, 2012
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Delta Halifax, Baronet Ballroom
Cost: $40+HST/ticket
For more information and to buy tickets: Call the Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia (AANS) at (902)422-6234 or aans@eastlink.ca.
Presented by: AANS, Delta Barrington & Halifax, Discovermussels.com, Nova Scotia department of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Wines of Nova Scotia
Governors’ Wine & Dine Club
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An Exclusive Dining Experience: Governors Pub & Eatery in Sydney, Cape Breton, will be hosting a wine club event on Saturday, January 28.
Discover how wine-pairing enhances your dining experience and understand how different foods and flavours can bring out the best in a wine – and your food. The evening will include a five-course dinner prepared by executive chef Ardon Mofford and Nova Scotia wines from Domaine de Grand Pre and Jost Vineyards presented by Harvest Wines sommelier Jonathan Wilson. Click here for reservation information and the menu.
2012 Nova Scotia Icewine Festival
By on January 3, 2012 Add a comment
The 2012 festival marks the fifth annual Nova Scotia Winter Icewine Festival. Between February 2-12, celebrate Nova Scotia’s internationally award-winning Icewines. Sample Icewine paired with local cuisine, learn how Icewine is made, try your hand at pruning or book a Winter Icewine Experience Getaway. Nova Scotia winemakers and some of the province’s finest chefs come together to celebrate their passion for local food and wine during the Winter Icewine Festival.
With over 40 events taking place over 10 days – there is something for everyone!
Visit www.nsicewinefestival.ca to learn more.
Chef Profile – Les Stevens, Harbour City Bar & Grill
By on December 19, 2011 Add a comment
Executive Chef Les Stevens
Restaurant: Harbour City Bar & Grill, Halifax
What is your favourite item on your menu?
Always something that features Nova Scotia Pork. It is so versatile and underrated.
What is the best thing about being a chef?
The lifestyle. Each day allows a new experience. Never a set routine.
What is the one Taste of Nova Scotia product that you can’t live without?
Smeltzer’s Honey…..I use it everywhere.
Why is it important to support local businesses?
I grew up in rural New Brunswick and we always were mostly self-supported. The freshness and quality differs greatly from imported products from foreign countries. Also the environmental impact of trucking and shipping comes into question. Bottom line, support your local communities! more…
Taste at FEED NS
By on December 10, 2011 Add a comment
Special thanks to our Taste members (Garrison Brewing and Aquaprime Mussels), staff and the friends and families that volunteered to sort food at the Feed Nova Scotia food bank today. We bagged 1352 bags of potatoes for Christmas hampers. That’s 1352 families’ Christmas dinners! Check out our Taste page on Facebook for some great photos.
For more information about how you can volunteer with Feed Nova Scotia click here.
