Arts & Culture

Traditionally, since the 15th century, antipasto is the beginning of a formal Italian meal (Latin ante meaning before and pastus meal). Plates of cured meats, olives, anchovies, mushrooms, cheeses, and vegetable in oil and vinegar are served at celebratory dinners with the extended family and friends or after religious celebrations.

Prolific condo and apartment developer Wadih Fares and former St. Mary’s University president Colin Dodds want to torpedo the claim that new immigrants to Nova Scotia and Halifax take jobs away from the locals.

The grand assortment of public art pieces strewn across the Halifax region is nothing short of impressive, and the most recently erected is probably the most unusual and, perhaps, most impressive of all.

A decade or two ago, discussions with friends often focused on real estate, even among those who weren’t currently in the market. These days, conversations tend towards downsizing and a smaller ecological footprint.

I have a fondness for pickles, so I was delighted when a friend introduced me to this remarkably quick and simple method of making delicious Bread and Butter Pickles. I often give bottles of these away, either at Christmas or as something to take along to a dinner party at any time in the year.

When Mary Fraser — Scottish through and through — married my uncle Moise Chiasson, we referred to her, in the Acadian tradition, as Mary Moise. It was so she could not be confused with the other aunt, Mary Phonse, who married — you guessed it — my uncle Phonse.

You can ditch the steak sauce with this fabulous companion to a steak dinner.

It’s that special time of year for small Nova Scotia businesses. Around the holiday season, anything giftable can create a major uptick in sales, but particularly chocolate.

Forced out of the Royal Canadian Navy in 1970 because he was gay, Frank Letourneau quickly found a new career with Industrial Estates Ltd.

Many venerable Halifax institutions have stories to tell about how they were affected by the city’s worst disaster, the Halifax Explosion, that occurred a century ago this week. Few, however, are as multi-faceted as those surrounding what is now called the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts.