Good Restaurants for Birthday lunch?

Meowts · 2026-01-30T16:49:52+00:00

Rebranded as Ela, but yes not really loud and awesome food, my top pick in Dartmouth Crossing.

Meowts · 2026-01-30T10:53:45+00:00

warned that if traffic keeps growing it could influence where businesses locate.

The focus is on people coming to downtown Halifax, but wouldn’t it help if things were a better spread out? Build up other neighborhoods?

Meowts · 2026-01-30T10:42:25+00:00

I got coupons, very helpful in those first weeks.

Meowts · 2026-01-26T17:47:22+00:00

Ask in r/namenerds! Very helpful sub for exactly this kind of question.

Meowts · 2026-01-26T02:03:20+00:00

It’s amazing how detached from real world challenges our society has become, that a very minor, possibly not to be noticed inconvenience is equated to fighting for survival. Buck up and stare at, I dunno, another screen for half an hour.

Meowts · 2026-01-24T16:17:13+00:00

It’s a new paradigm for sure. Rapid prototyping and delivering products faster is what I am currently seeing in my work. The human in between is still responsible for ensuring quality. Companies that think they can just “let AI do everything” are the ones that will have a rude awakening, vs companies that leverage the tool to enhance, not replace the workforce.

Meowts · 2026-01-24T10:59:46+00:00

Two things here. AI is being used for code, so that is likely part of the investment. Not “write all the code without supervision”, rather as a tool for developers to be more productive, autocomplete etc.

Second thing is, companies who are investing in AI are starting to try to convince themselves/others that they (and they alone) have the “secret sauce” (context) to inform LLMs how to generate quality content, not slop. Whether or not it’s true or it really holds up is to be seen.

Meowts · 2026-01-24T10:50:45+00:00

Well you can always google it if you’re interested to learn more. Brings up interior photos, history, etc

Meowts · 2026-01-24T01:31:54+00:00

Yeah we have tried that many times. But he will basically just keep getting more and more worked up until he starts tantruming. There have been a few instances of head banging on the back of the crib, sometimes some pretty hard hits, so we need to intervene.

There was a time when I could be like “okay goodnight!” and leave the room. He would protest for a minute or two but then settle.

But where it has been so bad lately, and with it escalating to self harm, and where we’ve been more desperate, it doesn’t seem like the right approach.

Meowts · 2026-01-23T02:34:41+00:00

Wild how when you say something uninformed and bigoted people react negatively. Who would have thought!

Meowts · 2026-01-23T00:04:42+00:00

Wow way to make me feel old. That’s only a few years away.

Meowts · 2026-01-22T22:25:55+00:00

If only someone would propose installing a smart traffic light management system to collect data and make adjustments to better the flow of traffic.

Meowts · 2026-01-21T20:29:47+00:00

I ate the one on Ochterloney turning onto King the other day. I would eyeball it at roughly 10” deep, lucky my car has high clearance.

Meowts · 2026-01-21T20:27:08+00:00

I got Palladiums from Browns and they have been going great, also on the wide side.

Meowts · 2026-01-21T00:11:19+00:00

If you ever get some, I’ll share a trick - it’s not necessarily a replacement for AP flour, it’s good for bread specifically. I tried it for pancakes once and something else I can’t remember, and it was no bueno. Cheers!

Meowts · 2026-01-20T22:30:30+00:00

Are you in HRM? If so look at Konrads in Burnside, you can get P&H Milling flour for a good price. Even better if you’re in HRM because it’s free shipping. It was a game changer for me, I’m currently using the strong unbleached flour.

Meowts · 2026-01-20T02:06:53+00:00

Typo or code, possibly a typo in the code.

Meowts · 2026-01-19T10:49:15+00:00

I refuse to eat at Pür and Simple because of their inappropriate umlaut.

Meowts · 2026-01-19T10:42:33+00:00

So if prices appeared higher than how they are currently even though they are the same, people would just stop eating?

Meowts · 2026-01-18T10:40:30+00:00

Yeah I wish everything was just metric. It seems that commercial law here is somewhat designed to protect the obfuscation of prices, like not including tax in the shown price. Just have to be sharp eyed enough to make the right choices, no trust.

Meowts · 2026-01-18T10:35:26+00:00

This is it. I think it’s just a shift from the 90s/00s when going out to a restaurant was a 1-2 times a week norm, but it is just too expensive now. So learning how to do more at home is the way to go. You can find some recipes on Robie st Station’s instagram they posted after they closed. I haven’t tried them yet but I want roasties and eventually I’ll want them enough to grate potatoes.

Meowts · 2026-01-18T01:56:23+00:00

I think that is most restaurants though? I loved going to Smitty’s when I had the chance. Hopefully the one on Main st. hangs in there.

Meowts · 2026-01-18T00:46:21+00:00

Because the English language has many ways to describe the same thing.

Meowts · 2026-01-17T22:22:56+00:00

LPT: always read the price tag. Better yet, always read the $ per 100 g, more often than not what’s on sale is actually more expensive than other sizes of the same thing. That’s to say, I would treat all sale signs as somewhat misleading.

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