Spirits May 22, 2015 Kicked-Up Coffee – BC Coffee Liqueurs Collaborations There’s been an explosion in local distilleries in the last few years, and signs are they’re growing in exciting new directions. I talked to ... Read More
Recipes May 20, 2015 Homemade Vegan, Gluten-Free Carrot Cake It’s no great shock to hear gluten-free or vegan these days. I, too, have removed practically all gluten from my diet, and now I no longer feel ... 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
Events May 14, 2015 Feast: Food & Film The third annual Feast: Food & Film festival returns May 28-31st offering fun, informative and delicious spins on ‘dinner and a movie’. ... Read More
Events / Victoria May 13, 2015 Making Plans for Chef Survival 2015 at Madrona Farm I went to visit David and Nathalie Chambers at Madrona Farms, in order to hear more about Chef Survival. First thing in the morning, Nathalie took me ... Read More
Coffee & Tea / Vancouver May 11, 2015 Elysian Coffee Roastery Back in 2000, Elysian Coffee opened its first café around the corner from Vancouver’s Fifth Avenue Cinemas. It did things differently from the ... Read More
Drink People May 7, 2015 Our First International Houseguest: Portland’s Jordan Felix Death Cab for Cutie’s new album Kintsugi once again echoes their Pacific Northwest roots, including the verse from the song Black Sun, “There is ... Read More
Culture / Victoria May 6, 2015 Tech + Food in Victoria & Vancouver Startup culture has invaded Victoria and the entrepreneurs of YYJ have found their next target: food. I’ve found three new ventures that want to ... Read More
Restaurants / SH / Vancouver May 5, 2015 Welcome: Aura Restaurant at Nita Lake Lodge | Storehouse We are pleased to welcome the Aura Restaurant at Nita Lake Lodge in Whistler BC, into the curated Storehouse. Aura at Nita Lake offers a unbelievable ... Read More
The Big Picture May 4, 2015 Toast Soup, Fernet Blanca, White Asparagus. Why Bitter is Better On a recent grey and rain-filled Victoria morning, I met cookbook author Jennifer McLagan during a stop-over to promote her newest book Bitter: A ... Read More
Cocktails May 1, 2015 Rambunctious Part 2 – Mojito In part one, we spoke about the classic Daiquiri, a cocktail with a unifying beginning, a historically, somewhat celebrity upbringing until its ... Read More
