Cafe l'Acadie
8369 Peggy's Cove Rd. B3Z 3R2 Indian Harbour, NS, Canada

CLOSED FRIDAY MARCH 19 SNOW DAY! Got to go with the weather We're so looking forward to the next week of +7 temperatures... Be safe out there today folks! We'll OPEN in the morning at 9am

For all of you, like much of me, who has green running through your veins .....

The Acadian villages of Chéticamp, Saint-Joseph-du-Moine and Magré celebrates its annual festival of the Mi-Carême which is one of the longest running festivals in the world. The Origins of the Mi-Carême, an Acadian festival that was brought across the Atlantic to Nova Scotia with the first French settlers, has been celebrated in many European communities since the Middle Ages. The essence of the carnival-like Mi-Carême is a spirit of joy, laughter and mockery that contras...ts with the Lenten period of austerity, severity and penance leading up to Easter. Lent begins the day after Ash Wednesday and ends the day before Easter. Mi-Carême literally means the middle of Lent. There are also three communities in the province of Quebec that still celebrate the Mi-Carême: Fatima in the region of Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Îsle-aux-Grues in the region of Chaudière-Appalaches and Natashquan in the region of Côte-Nord. Examples of festivals with similar characteristics exist in other areas of Canada and the world: Mummering in the province of Newfoundland-and-Labrabor, Mardi-Gras in Louisiana, as well as in the Carribean and in Brazil, Carnival in Quebec City and in many communities in Europe. These festivities evoke the same kind of sentiments and common components to the Mi-Carême; food, beverages, music, dance, laughter and, of course ... masks. In European archives, I was able to find and share some early posters of Mi-Carême Operas and drawings and some early 1900's pictures of the festival in Cape Breton to Cafe l'Acadie's Mi-Carême in 2015. Mi-Carême ends of March 14th. Bonne fête à tous les Mi-Carêmes

Thank you for the pic Gary Comeau. Gary purchased our LARGE size (8 pieces) Rappie Pie. We're at it again in Halifax on Valentine's Day Feb. 14th All info on our Meat Pies and Rappie Pie sizes and prices and location for pick up and to place orders is on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cafelacadie

We're back in Halifax with our Meat Pies and Rappie Pies Sunday Jan. 24

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28th, Rappie Pies and Meat Pies loaded up for Halifax. Keep well everyone!

Well, aren't we excited to have just received some good news on day 1 of this new year. Dining rooms in restaurants, pubs, bars & taprooms are permitted to open beginning Monday Jan. 4 in Halifax and Hants County with restrictions. Cafe l'Acade will remain closed as we watch weather patterns closely. We will open as early as we can this year.... For the many who have asked, WE WILL BE making Rappie Pie on Sunday Jan. 24 and will bring them to Larry Uteck Blvd. for pick up. Same place and time as the previous 2 Sundays. You must pre-order BY EMAIL up until the end of the day on Friday Jan. 22nd. EMAIL: [email protected] Keep well! https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/restriction-updates/

2020 kind of took a few good bites out of us last year. Today, I raise a cup for us all. May 2021 give us in return in abundance: ... an end to this global ...pandemic ... good health ... peace and comfort within ... peace in our communities and countries ... prosperity ... yes, and toilet paper Let this be a year of recovery ... a year of hope Be compassionate and be kind God bless us all! HAPPY NEW YEAR

RAPPIE PIES & MEAT PIES IN HALIFAX TODAY We're running about 20 minutes late. They're taking a little longer to cook. Just want you give you a heads up. Our cell # 902-410-7771, not the number below.

Need a venue for a Christmas event, whether it be staff, family or several bubbles of friends, we've got a great spot...

Shirley Jackson and her son Jef Wirchenko gave us a Remembrance Day Concert at Cafe l'Acadie. With a wonderful balance of some old war songs and songs written by Shirley from her albums that gained her 4 nominations for ECMA's and 2 Maple Blues Awards, it was the perfect atmosphere for a day of remembrance. Had a few people share with the house some family veteran stories. Thank you Linda and thank you David for sharing memories of your dad veteran Frank Deveau CWO (RTD), ...MMM, CD2 who passed away less then a month ago. Frank and his wife Jeanine and family are long time friends of the Cafe. We were blessed to have you all with us as well as other veterans. Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families have made to serve. I feel that collective and safely, we paid tribute to the spirt of the day ... those who serve, those who have served and the fallen. Thank you Christine Ogden sharing your pictures and video with us. See more

It's Rappie Pie Sunday. Not many reservations today so if you have a hunkering ... give us a call and we'll put some aside for you! mmmmmmm