FREDERICTON — The Garrison District Ale House in Fredericton is undergoing a complete rebuild after a fire destroyed it in early January.

“At this point it looks like there will be a four to six month period before we re-open. Construction crews will be spending a few weeks stripping everything down before the rebuild,” the owners announced on the restaurant’s Facebook page, adding that the wine survived the fire as it was stored in a temperature-controlled vault.

FREDERICTON — The food truck scene may be motoring, but one owner in Fredericton is packing up his truck and travelling west.

Jamie Lynch, who owns Fresh Mobile Bistro, a truck that serves lobster rolls, chicken sliders and frites out of Fredericton’s Northside Market during the winter months, has reportedly been asked to leave by the market’s management after a dispute.

MONCTON, N.B. — Touring a salmon farm, scallop fishing and harvesting mussels, might be familiar to many Canadian chefs, but the adventures are new to Indian chef Vicky Ratnani.

The star of the popular Indian TV show Good Times, is in Atlantic Canada taping segments for a cooking and travel show to be broadcast on India’s NDTV network. “When I visited Atlantic Canada last year, I was impressed by the region's natural attributes, such as its seafood, landscapes and culture,” said Ratnani. “NDTV's international audience will be very interested in seeing what Atlantic Canada has to offer in the shows we’ll produce."

NEW BRUNSWICK — Lobster season is underway in New Brunswick, following weeks of protest by fisherman debating the low prices of the crustacean, reports CBC News.

Local chefs can now buy local lobster as the fisherman negotiated $3 a pound for canners and $3.50 for market lobster, short of the $4 per pound price they were hoping.