Meeting Halifax Chef Stephanie Ogilvie!!


Hop Scotch Dinner Club offers take out dinner to enjoy right in your home.

Raise your hand if you like watching cooking shows? Yep that’s me! I enjoy watching Top Chef, especially Top Chef Canada, because I get to see and watch Canadian chefs show off their culinary talents. The problem is that I watch it at nighttime and then I’m hungry and want to try their food.

One of the competitors is Stephanie Ogilvie, a Halifax chef who is the chef de cuisine at Chives Restaurant and runs the Hop Scotch Dinner Club with her boyfriend Brock. She was a finalist in the show and executed great food and made N.S. proud. Top Chef Canada aired on Monday nights but is now finished. You can view the season on Food Network Canada if you are interested in watching this awesome and talented woman compete against other great Canadian chefs.

The last couple of Saturdays during covid, my husband and I have been doing take out dinner dates. Today I’m pleased to share that we ordered take out from Hop Scotch Dinner Club last Saturday. I was really excited to meet Stephanie and have a quick chat.

Melissa and Stephanie

I was also very excited to try her food. On Top Chef Canada she’s won many of the challenges. In the finale, her four course progressive dinner looked amazing and I hope Hop Scotch Dinner Club will feature that meal.
We ordered “eat the whole menu” plus the vegeterian option because I needed to try everything.

Hop Scotch Menu
Hop Scotch Meal

My husband and I both agreed that the cauliflower wing was our favourite. The rhubarb bbq sauce along with the blue cheese sauce was a matching pair. Everything was amazing.

My LOVE for salads is real. I love creating them. I enjoyed every single bite of the green goddess grain salad. It had wild rice, farro and quinoa, hakuerei, asparagus, beet greens and pickled onions.

I also think the Ants On A Log is the cutest thing I’ve ever eaten. It was whipped tahini, celery, pickled sultanas, pistachio dukkuh and raddish.

Ants on a log

Ending the meal with something sweet is always a bonus. A lovely chocolate expresso Mousse Torte. Salted caramel, chocolate covered cereal, candied cocoa nibs.

Hop Scotch Cake

I highly recommend ordering their take out dinner!

Check out Hop Scotch Dinner Club at www.hopscotchdinnerclub.com and follow them on Instagram and Facebook for their latest meals. You can also follow chef Stephanie on instagram @stepho_21.

I would love to hear if you order take out from Hop Scotch Dinner Club.

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Melissa Hankinson

Melissa is a 37 year old french Acadian who is passionate for health, food, family, her dog Milo, wine, traveling and loves her power walks.

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