First Look May 29, 2015 First Look: Beijing Bistro In the late 1990s, strangers Yuan Jiang and Xin Liu boarded the same plane in China headed for Argentina, nearly twenty thousand kilometres away. ... Read More First Look / Restaurants May 19, 2015 First Look: Demitasse There’s a template for new Victoria eateries in 2015. Tiny room, fresh seasonal menu, devoted clientele, twenty something staff… It’s easy to ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria May 15, 2015 Shatterbox Coffee Bar: A First Look at a New Location This spring has been busy for Shatterbox Coffee Bar. After nearly three years, they’ve relocated to the historic George Mason building (read about ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Mar 19, 2015 New Belleville’s Watering Hole Redefines the Diner Experience Whereas most restaurants are rushing to add artisanal toast to their menus, Victoria’s newest diner is paring back on this iconic staple. Launched ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Feb 27, 2015 Tacofino Victoria In what has felt like very little time at all, Fort Street has grown into one of Victoria’s hotspots. Just a few months ago, I reported on the ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Feb 6, 2015 So You Want to Build a Frozen Yogurt Company? First Look: Fresh Coast Josh Kalef wanted to build a frozen yogurt empire. In 2013 he opened Kulture. The frozen yogurt craze hadn’t reached peak capacity yet, Kalef was ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Jan 20, 2015 First Look: The Next Garlic and jalapeno are not typical sushi ingredients, but Cook Street Village is not a typical neighbourhood, and Takashi Hiraoka is not a typical ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 15, 2015 Ride Along With Liam The Delivery Guy Originally, I had wanted to do a story on food delivery where I got to ride around in a pizza car in the middle of the night, taking brazen shots ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 6, 2015 First Look: Jusu Juice Bar “When you juice, you’re looking for the life force in the juice.” Amanda-Lee Chesley says this with a straight face. It’s an ambitious ... Read More First Look / Victoria Dec 12, 2014 First Look: Mai Mai’s (Downtown) The Temple building on Fort and Langley has shifted hands once again. On October 24, Mai Mai’s Bistro opened their second location (the original ... Read More Coffee & Tea / First Look / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 First Look: The New Discovery Coffee on Blanshard It’s a chilly, just-about-rainy December afternoon, and I’m doing that cold-hunched-shoulder-walk down Blanshard, past Fort. Walking past Hook, ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
First Look / Restaurants May 19, 2015 First Look: Demitasse There’s a template for new Victoria eateries in 2015. Tiny room, fresh seasonal menu, devoted clientele, twenty something staff… It’s easy to ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria May 15, 2015 Shatterbox Coffee Bar: A First Look at a New Location This spring has been busy for Shatterbox Coffee Bar. After nearly three years, they’ve relocated to the historic George Mason building (read about ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Mar 19, 2015 New Belleville’s Watering Hole Redefines the Diner Experience Whereas most restaurants are rushing to add artisanal toast to their menus, Victoria’s newest diner is paring back on this iconic staple. Launched ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Feb 27, 2015 Tacofino Victoria In what has felt like very little time at all, Fort Street has grown into one of Victoria’s hotspots. Just a few months ago, I reported on the ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Feb 6, 2015 So You Want to Build a Frozen Yogurt Company? First Look: Fresh Coast Josh Kalef wanted to build a frozen yogurt empire. In 2013 he opened Kulture. The frozen yogurt craze hadn’t reached peak capacity yet, Kalef was ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Jan 20, 2015 First Look: The Next Garlic and jalapeno are not typical sushi ingredients, but Cook Street Village is not a typical neighbourhood, and Takashi Hiraoka is not a typical ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 15, 2015 Ride Along With Liam The Delivery Guy Originally, I had wanted to do a story on food delivery where I got to ride around in a pizza car in the middle of the night, taking brazen shots ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 6, 2015 First Look: Jusu Juice Bar “When you juice, you’re looking for the life force in the juice.” Amanda-Lee Chesley says this with a straight face. It’s an ambitious ... Read More First Look / Victoria Dec 12, 2014 First Look: Mai Mai’s (Downtown) The Temple building on Fort and Langley has shifted hands once again. On October 24, Mai Mai’s Bistro opened their second location (the original ... Read More Coffee & Tea / First Look / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 First Look: The New Discovery Coffee on Blanshard It’s a chilly, just-about-rainy December afternoon, and I’m doing that cold-hunched-shoulder-walk down Blanshard, past Fort. Walking past Hook, ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
First Look / Restaurants / Victoria May 15, 2015 Shatterbox Coffee Bar: A First Look at a New Location This spring has been busy for Shatterbox Coffee Bar. After nearly three years, they’ve relocated to the historic George Mason building (read about ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Mar 19, 2015 New Belleville’s Watering Hole Redefines the Diner Experience Whereas most restaurants are rushing to add artisanal toast to their menus, Victoria’s newest diner is paring back on this iconic staple. Launched ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Feb 27, 2015 Tacofino Victoria In what has felt like very little time at all, Fort Street has grown into one of Victoria’s hotspots. Just a few months ago, I reported on the ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Feb 6, 2015 So You Want to Build a Frozen Yogurt Company? First Look: Fresh Coast Josh Kalef wanted to build a frozen yogurt empire. In 2013 he opened Kulture. The frozen yogurt craze hadn’t reached peak capacity yet, Kalef was ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Jan 20, 2015 First Look: The Next Garlic and jalapeno are not typical sushi ingredients, but Cook Street Village is not a typical neighbourhood, and Takashi Hiraoka is not a typical ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 15, 2015 Ride Along With Liam The Delivery Guy Originally, I had wanted to do a story on food delivery where I got to ride around in a pizza car in the middle of the night, taking brazen shots ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 6, 2015 First Look: Jusu Juice Bar “When you juice, you’re looking for the life force in the juice.” Amanda-Lee Chesley says this with a straight face. It’s an ambitious ... Read More First Look / Victoria Dec 12, 2014 First Look: Mai Mai’s (Downtown) The Temple building on Fort and Langley has shifted hands once again. On October 24, Mai Mai’s Bistro opened their second location (the original ... Read More Coffee & Tea / First Look / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 First Look: The New Discovery Coffee on Blanshard It’s a chilly, just-about-rainy December afternoon, and I’m doing that cold-hunched-shoulder-walk down Blanshard, past Fort. Walking past Hook, ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Mar 19, 2015 New Belleville’s Watering Hole Redefines the Diner Experience Whereas most restaurants are rushing to add artisanal toast to their menus, Victoria’s newest diner is paring back on this iconic staple. Launched ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Feb 27, 2015 Tacofino Victoria In what has felt like very little time at all, Fort Street has grown into one of Victoria’s hotspots. Just a few months ago, I reported on the ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Feb 6, 2015 So You Want to Build a Frozen Yogurt Company? First Look: Fresh Coast Josh Kalef wanted to build a frozen yogurt empire. In 2013 he opened Kulture. The frozen yogurt craze hadn’t reached peak capacity yet, Kalef was ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Jan 20, 2015 First Look: The Next Garlic and jalapeno are not typical sushi ingredients, but Cook Street Village is not a typical neighbourhood, and Takashi Hiraoka is not a typical ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 15, 2015 Ride Along With Liam The Delivery Guy Originally, I had wanted to do a story on food delivery where I got to ride around in a pizza car in the middle of the night, taking brazen shots ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 6, 2015 First Look: Jusu Juice Bar “When you juice, you’re looking for the life force in the juice.” Amanda-Lee Chesley says this with a straight face. It’s an ambitious ... Read More First Look / Victoria Dec 12, 2014 First Look: Mai Mai’s (Downtown) The Temple building on Fort and Langley has shifted hands once again. On October 24, Mai Mai’s Bistro opened their second location (the original ... Read More Coffee & Tea / First Look / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 First Look: The New Discovery Coffee on Blanshard It’s a chilly, just-about-rainy December afternoon, and I’m doing that cold-hunched-shoulder-walk down Blanshard, past Fort. Walking past Hook, ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Feb 27, 2015 Tacofino Victoria In what has felt like very little time at all, Fort Street has grown into one of Victoria’s hotspots. Just a few months ago, I reported on the ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Feb 6, 2015 So You Want to Build a Frozen Yogurt Company? First Look: Fresh Coast Josh Kalef wanted to build a frozen yogurt empire. In 2013 he opened Kulture. The frozen yogurt craze hadn’t reached peak capacity yet, Kalef was ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Jan 20, 2015 First Look: The Next Garlic and jalapeno are not typical sushi ingredients, but Cook Street Village is not a typical neighbourhood, and Takashi Hiraoka is not a typical ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 15, 2015 Ride Along With Liam The Delivery Guy Originally, I had wanted to do a story on food delivery where I got to ride around in a pizza car in the middle of the night, taking brazen shots ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 6, 2015 First Look: Jusu Juice Bar “When you juice, you’re looking for the life force in the juice.” Amanda-Lee Chesley says this with a straight face. It’s an ambitious ... Read More First Look / Victoria Dec 12, 2014 First Look: Mai Mai’s (Downtown) The Temple building on Fort and Langley has shifted hands once again. On October 24, Mai Mai’s Bistro opened their second location (the original ... Read More Coffee & Tea / First Look / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 First Look: The New Discovery Coffee on Blanshard It’s a chilly, just-about-rainy December afternoon, and I’m doing that cold-hunched-shoulder-walk down Blanshard, past Fort. Walking past Hook, ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Feb 6, 2015 So You Want to Build a Frozen Yogurt Company? First Look: Fresh Coast Josh Kalef wanted to build a frozen yogurt empire. In 2013 he opened Kulture. The frozen yogurt craze hadn’t reached peak capacity yet, Kalef was ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Jan 20, 2015 First Look: The Next Garlic and jalapeno are not typical sushi ingredients, but Cook Street Village is not a typical neighbourhood, and Takashi Hiraoka is not a typical ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 15, 2015 Ride Along With Liam The Delivery Guy Originally, I had wanted to do a story on food delivery where I got to ride around in a pizza car in the middle of the night, taking brazen shots ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 6, 2015 First Look: Jusu Juice Bar “When you juice, you’re looking for the life force in the juice.” Amanda-Lee Chesley says this with a straight face. It’s an ambitious ... Read More First Look / Victoria Dec 12, 2014 First Look: Mai Mai’s (Downtown) The Temple building on Fort and Langley has shifted hands once again. On October 24, Mai Mai’s Bistro opened their second location (the original ... Read More Coffee & Tea / First Look / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 First Look: The New Discovery Coffee on Blanshard It’s a chilly, just-about-rainy December afternoon, and I’m doing that cold-hunched-shoulder-walk down Blanshard, past Fort. Walking past Hook, ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Jan 20, 2015 First Look: The Next Garlic and jalapeno are not typical sushi ingredients, but Cook Street Village is not a typical neighbourhood, and Takashi Hiraoka is not a typical ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 15, 2015 Ride Along With Liam The Delivery Guy Originally, I had wanted to do a story on food delivery where I got to ride around in a pizza car in the middle of the night, taking brazen shots ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 6, 2015 First Look: Jusu Juice Bar “When you juice, you’re looking for the life force in the juice.” Amanda-Lee Chesley says this with a straight face. It’s an ambitious ... Read More First Look / Victoria Dec 12, 2014 First Look: Mai Mai’s (Downtown) The Temple building on Fort and Langley has shifted hands once again. On October 24, Mai Mai’s Bistro opened their second location (the original ... Read More Coffee & Tea / First Look / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 First Look: The New Discovery Coffee on Blanshard It’s a chilly, just-about-rainy December afternoon, and I’m doing that cold-hunched-shoulder-walk down Blanshard, past Fort. Walking past Hook, ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
First Look / Restaurants Jan 15, 2015 Ride Along With Liam The Delivery Guy Originally, I had wanted to do a story on food delivery where I got to ride around in a pizza car in the middle of the night, taking brazen shots ... Read More First Look / Restaurants Jan 6, 2015 First Look: Jusu Juice Bar “When you juice, you’re looking for the life force in the juice.” Amanda-Lee Chesley says this with a straight face. It’s an ambitious ... Read More First Look / Victoria Dec 12, 2014 First Look: Mai Mai’s (Downtown) The Temple building on Fort and Langley has shifted hands once again. On October 24, Mai Mai’s Bistro opened their second location (the original ... Read More Coffee & Tea / First Look / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 First Look: The New Discovery Coffee on Blanshard It’s a chilly, just-about-rainy December afternoon, and I’m doing that cold-hunched-shoulder-walk down Blanshard, past Fort. Walking past Hook, ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
First Look / Restaurants Jan 6, 2015 First Look: Jusu Juice Bar “When you juice, you’re looking for the life force in the juice.” Amanda-Lee Chesley says this with a straight face. It’s an ambitious ... Read More First Look / Victoria Dec 12, 2014 First Look: Mai Mai’s (Downtown) The Temple building on Fort and Langley has shifted hands once again. On October 24, Mai Mai’s Bistro opened their second location (the original ... Read More Coffee & Tea / First Look / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 First Look: The New Discovery Coffee on Blanshard It’s a chilly, just-about-rainy December afternoon, and I’m doing that cold-hunched-shoulder-walk down Blanshard, past Fort. Walking past Hook, ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
First Look / Victoria Dec 12, 2014 First Look: Mai Mai’s (Downtown) The Temple building on Fort and Langley has shifted hands once again. On October 24, Mai Mai’s Bistro opened their second location (the original ... Read More Coffee & Tea / First Look / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 First Look: The New Discovery Coffee on Blanshard It’s a chilly, just-about-rainy December afternoon, and I’m doing that cold-hunched-shoulder-walk down Blanshard, past Fort. Walking past Hook, ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
Coffee & Tea / First Look / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 First Look: The New Discovery Coffee on Blanshard It’s a chilly, just-about-rainy December afternoon, and I’m doing that cold-hunched-shoulder-walk down Blanshard, past Fort. Walking past Hook, ... Read More First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
First Look / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 1, 2014 First Look: Traditional Thai Cooking At The Green Elephant Husband and wife, Sathit and Praneet Chumeechai, met while working as chefs at the Marriott Hotel, first in Bangkok and then later in London, ... Read More 12345678910
