Causes Mar 20, 2015 Wild Thyme Coffee House Needs Your Help! The Wild Thyme Coffee House on Saturna Island (which we profiled in the Nov/Dec issue of EAT) is needing your help. Owner Aleah Johnson is looking to ... Read More
Events Mar 20, 2015 Macaron Day! March 20th Today pâtisseries all over the world are putting their best macaron forward to celebrate Macaron Day. Here in Victoria Bon Macaron Patisserie is ... Read More
Destinations / Events Mar 19, 2015 Terroir 2015 Food Menu Announced Terroir Symposium 2015 has just released the food menu for this year’s event and the theme is street food. They’ve got an incredible line up ... 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
Cocktails Mar 18, 2015 The Romantic Lokum Royale Cocktail Many years ago, working in a restaurant in Brisbane, I went to my chef with a quandary. As a child, I loved the confectionary Turkish Delight, but ... Read More
Food People / Victoria Mar 17, 2015 Q & A with Chef Cosmo Meens It’s late in the afternoon when I sit down to interview chef Cosmo Meens, owner-operator of Hot and Cold Café. As I walk into the Cook Street ... Read More
Beer & Cider / Victoria Mar 17, 2015 Victoria Beer Week 2015 Coverage VICTORIA BEER WEEK 2015 Grab a brew and relax Photo: Victoria Beer Week Contents updated each day with new events Opening Cask Night – March ... Read More
Beer & Cider Mar 12, 2015 Women Take Back Brewing | Victoria Beer Week 2015 Kala Hadfield stands in front of a stainless steel tank on the brewery floor, her pink rubber boots sticky with malty wort. Here at Spinnakers, ... Read More
Beer & Cider Mar 11, 2015 Pairing Food & Beer Together | Victoria Beer Week 2015 Stereotypes and pop culture often lump beer and game day together, along with relaxing in the summer heat with a cold beer and simple snacks. But ... Read More
Beer & Cider Mar 10, 2015 Bikes and Beers | Victoria Beer Week 2015 Midway through a typical rain-soaked, mist-laden Vancouver Island winter bike ride I’m cold, thirsty, miserable, and wet. Mind broken, soul ... Read More
Cocktails / Spirits Mar 6, 2015 Drink These Gins This Spring + An Easy, Refreshing Cocktail Recipe What are Spring Gins? While they aren’t really a gin category, we are going to examine a newer style of gin that use floral tones to break away ... Read More
Pantry / Victoria Mar 6, 2015 Unique and Unusual Condiments in Victoria We are a saucy, flavour loving species. Over time (thanks to our predecessors) our taste buds have evolved to such a degree that we created ... Read More