Artisan Apr 21, 2011 Always Searching for the Big One photo credit: Sarah Lambert Charm, elegance, perfection, these are things that come to mind when thinking of a cupcake. Instantly upon entering a ... Read More
Artisan Apr 21, 2011 Tasting Chocolate On a warm, bright evening the doors of Victoria’s Plenty Epicurean Pantry were flung wide open late into the evening for a very special event: ... Read More
Artisan Apr 21, 2011 Jamon Iberico de Bellota By far the most expensive cured pig on the market “It’s the best ham in the world. It’s the caviar of ham. I’m such a proponent of it,” ... Read More
Artisan Apr 21, 2011 Mountain Ash Farm Passes the Torch Since 1967, Max and Elaine Steiger have owned and operated Mountain Ash Farm in the Kelly Creek area of Powell River, BC. With a philosophy of using ... Read More
Artisan Apr 21, 2011 The Whole Hog Peruse the latest selection of cookbooks and (providing their not of the raw or vegetarian persuasion), you’ll find more and more recipes dedicated ... Read More
Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Master Pasta Class “It’s a bit like a marriage,” Cory Pelan explains, as he gently pushes his thirty-year old pasta maker into place. “I try to listen to what ... Read More
Food Events Apr 21, 2011 An Evening with The Surreal Gourmet image: Left: cover of Bob Blumer’s new book, Glutton for Pleasure (Whitecap, 2010), right: Bob Blumer in the kitchen at Cook Culture. credit: ... Read More
How to Cook Apr 21, 2011 The Summer Nightshades: Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplants and Potatoes I’m not sure we’re on the right road, I worry, as we work our way higher and higher along the narrow winding road. My brain is definitely in ... Read More
Food Events Apr 21, 2011 A New Appreciation for an Ancient Favourite: Chocolate My favourite chocolate story is one my grandfather used to tell. He was fighting with the British Army, stationed in a small town in Holland at the ... Read More
Wine Events Apr 21, 2011 A Fresh Start in the South Okanagan Banée is a South Okanagan Winery Association (SOWA) industry event to mark the end of pruning and the beginning of a new season, and was modeled ... Read More
White Wine Apr 19, 2011 Dunham & Froese Amicitia 2009 Both Easter and Earth Day fall on this long weekend, so it’s only fitting to find a wine that is well suited to both. In celebration of Earth Day, ... Read More
Food Events Apr 19, 2011 Sweet Openings, Swirly Slurps and Upcoming Holiday Fests photos, clockwise from upper left: Joe Fortes owner Dottie Kanke with Vancouver Fire Fighters Union Local 18 President Gord Ditchburn (R) and ... Read More
