Reporter Feb 5, 2012 Lunch Pick: The BC Legislative Dining Room It feels very members-only, very classified. A dramatic wooden door stands prominently atop a flight of stone steps outside the Parliament Buildings, ... Read More
Food Events Feb 3, 2012 Weekly Planner Feb. 3 – 9th Thank goodness January is over. With February comes the start of Victoria’s festival season – first up, the The Victoria Film Festival. Happening ... Read More
White Wine Feb 2, 2012 Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil 2009 Writing about value bottles for the month of January led me to think about the term ‘value’. I am often asked for good ‘value’ wines. What ... Read More
Cocktails Feb 2, 2012 Clive’s ‘Fernet Flip’ Cocktail Now that the excitement of the holiday season is behind us, we’ve had our Big Two Days of Snow and everyone has misplaced at least one ... Read More
Food Shops Feb 1, 2012 At Lifestyle Markets Organic Rules At any given lunchtime, Lifestyle Markets is a hub of activity with an eclectic mix of construction workers, businessmen, teenagers and seniors ... Read More
Food Shops / One ingredient Jan 31, 2012 Bacon Love and 5 places to buy it Call it the fatty Madonna of the cured meat world. Bacon is more popular than ever, its ever-expanding sphere of influence showing no sign of ... Read More
Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More
Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More
Recipes / Side dish Jan 30, 2012 Polenta 101: with Chef Peter Zambri Maybe it’s because it’s a foreign word, maybe it’s because my mother never made it, but polenta has always intimidated me. Sure, ... Read More
Food Events Jan 29, 2012 To Make a Farm and other sweet Victoria Film Festival treats Old MacDonald may have had a farm, but his namesake nursery rhyme—for all its charm and livestock noise-making—doesn't really tell you how to ... Read More
Spirits Jan 27, 2012 Globetrotting at The Victoria Whisky Festival It’s the weekend Victoria whisky lovers wait for all year, an event that sells out months in advance, an occasion worthy of dusting off the ... Read More
Awards Jan 27, 2012 The 3rd Annual Exceptional Eats! Reader Awards You can vote here for Victoria & Vancouver Island, Vancouver or the ... Read More
