Suzie The Foodie

Food Writer, Photographer and Product Reviewer

Follow Suzie the Foodie

Facebooktwitterpinterestinstagramby feather
  • Home
  • Contact
  • Recipes
  • Product Reviews
  • Older Posts
  • Instant Pot
You are here: Home / events / I Love Local Halifax’s Open City May 10, 2014

I Love Local Halifax’s Open City May 10, 2014

May 12, 2014 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

I Love Local Halifax had their annual Open City day over the weekend. It was my first time attending and checking out the events, special offers and back door take out. I spent the day with my friend Emily who is hula hooping in the photograph above.

The Cut

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

We started the day trekking to CUT Steakhouse & Urban Grill. Why? How often can you go to such a fancy place to eat for $10?

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

That’s right! $10 lobster poutine. We thought for sure we would pay our $10 (we split all the food that day) and then have to eat in an alley somewhere but no. They actually let us sit in their stunning restaurant.

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

We were not the only ones in search of this decadent street food dish. There was a guy picking up a couple of takeout containers and commented that he thought there would be a huge line for the food and to be honest, there should have been.

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

Because there it was! Lobster Poutine topped with homemade aioli. And yes, it was this delicious and luscious, OMG! The lobster was perfectly cooked and the food was so decadent and beautiful. I could have easily eaten this whole container myself but no, we shared the dish and had to move on to discover more treats.

Second Hand Rose

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

While on our walk we discovered the store Second Hand Rose and checked it out.

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

I bought this giant purple heart purse for just $7! It reminded me of a box of chocolates so I had to buy it.

Morris East Wood Fired Oven

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

Morris East was selling their $3 Wood Fired Brown Sugar & Chilli Potato Chips at their back door.

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

They looked so delicious and smelled so good. There was always a lineup at the back door for this particular treat.

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

As you know, chips are my absolute weakness! I could barely wait for Emily and I to dig in and start chomping on our way to the next foodie gig.

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

The problem? We thought all that fluffy stuff on top was brown sugar but it turned out to be salt! I had the top chip and I just about keeled over from the sodium smack to the head. I think Emily coughed a little bit when she had hers. Ack!!! I hope it was a one-time mistake because the chips underneath were quite good but it was hard to recover my tastebuds for a while.

Wildflower Clothing

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

We were so parched that the call of free lemonade and cupcakes at Wildflower Clothing‘s 14th anniversary party beckoned us.

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

We both tried the mocha cupcakes and dang it, they were some of the best cupcakes I have ever had. So moist, mocha-y and delicious.

Local Source Catering Market & Bakery at P’Lovers

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

Our final treat was a taste test of Local Source Catering Market & Bakery vanilla wedding cake at P’Lovers. Which, as you can see, was a huge hit with the customers checking out P’Lovers’ vintage wedding and formal wear for sale.

I am not a big fan of cake but will admit, this cake was wonderful. It was not too sweet and the buttercream tasted like, well creamed butter with vanilla. It was genius in its simplicity. Nothing too overdone. Classic flavours done perfectly. I wish I had asked for a bigger piece!

Open City Comes to a Close

I Love Local Halifax's Open City

By 3 pm places were quiet and sold out of their treats for the day. Together Emily and I only spent $13 on food since so much was free but we love a deal. Emily really wanted to try Starbucks‘ Happy Hour Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino which was half price between 3-5 pm that day.

I Love Local Halifax's Open City May 10, 2014

She got her wish and I had my first Frappuccino of all time and ordered the hazelnut. Wow!!! It was like having a hazelnut milkshake which of course, I have to try making at home now.

Is there anything better than foodie inspiration? Yes, cheap foodie inspiration!

Thank you Emily for your continued ambassadorship to Halifax and for introducing me to so many cool places I had never been before. All the food was amazing and the entire afternoon was a blast. And I hope YOU enjoyed the foodie tour!

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Share

Filed Under: events

Comments

  1. The Happy Whisk says

    May 13, 2014 at 12:46 am

    Holy crap on a cracker, this looks like it was a super mega fun day. Love it. And yeah, that salt would kick me back a bit as well. Love the chocolate candy-looking bag.

    Serious fun, you had.

    Reply
    • Suzie Ridler says

      May 13, 2014 at 2:08 pm

      Isn’t it crazy? And we were just there for around 2 hours and did all that. Yay! So glad you like my new bag. I know it’s a bit wild but I like that.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Product Review: President’s Choice Ascolana Fried Olives Stuffed with Cheese

Product Review: President’s Choice Ascolana Fried Olives Stuffed with Cheese

Sweet! First 2022 Holiday President's Choice Insider's Report product review is up! Olives and cheese? Yes please!

Search Suzie the Foodie

I Am Alive!

I Am Alive!

It has been over a decade and my time as Suzie The Foodie is over! Thanks for all the love and support and remember, do not NOT feed the trolls. ~ Suzie The Foodie

Save $25 On A Magical Butter Kit!

Save $25 On A Magical Butter Kit!

Not only can you save $25 on a Magical Butter Kit with this coupon you help support me and my site when you purchase one!

Want a big discount on your purchase? Use the coupon code "SUZIE” when you check out!

Instant Pot Spicy Peanut Soup with Sweet Potato And Kale

Instant Pot Spicy Peanut Soup with Sweet Potato And Kale

Super fast and delicious soup made in the Instant Pot and saved my bacon!

My WordPress Guru

Special thanks to my WordPress Guru and long-time friend Mike D. Without your help, this website would not have been possible.

Copyright © 2023 · Metro Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in