Drink This / Food Pairings Dec 17, 2014 Pairing Wine With Holidays Carols (or How I Learned to Like Carols) Now that December is here, it’s officially time to open your ears to holiday carols. If you’re still in denial that Christmas is nearly upon us, ... Read More
Restaurants / Victoria Dec 16, 2014 Authenticity in Cooking and the Anatomy of a Good Poutine It’s been an interesting month for me in terms of talking to local food people about how they recreate the tastes of back home for people from back ... Read More
Coffee & Tea / Restaurants Dec 16, 2014 Bows & Arrows Coffee: A Revisit Sometimes life surprises you in the most pleasant ways. On assignment for EAT Magazine, I was asked to cover a second look of Bows & Arrows ... Read More
Farm & Market Dec 15, 2014 Organic Delivery Services Stay on Trend As we near the end of 2014, it makes sense to reflect on the past year. I’ve noticed two significant trends emerge. First — and I’d like to ... Read More
Pantry Dec 12, 2014 Four Regions of Chinese Food, Part 1: Les Chan. Part of the interest in chasing down different articles for Eat Magazine is that I never know where I am going to end up when I start my ... 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
Must Have / Restaurants Dec 11, 2014 Winter Comfort Foods: Congee You know a food has jumped the shark when there’s an entire line of inspirational self-help books about it. Much to my family’s chagrin, this is ... Read More
Recipes Dec 11, 2014 Cauliflower: A Classy Comeback Move over kale, cauliflower is in town and she’s looking mighty fine. In the past year, cauliflower has edged itself to the front of the plate, ... Read More
How to Cook Dec 10, 2014 On Throwing a Fondue Party At 5:22 pm, in advance of a party that starts at 7:00, I am sitting in my kitchen and drinking a glass of Prosecco, trying to decide how things are ... Read More
Drink This Dec 10, 2014 Drinks Pairing for the Big Holiday Feast It’s no real surprise that one of the largest and most orchestrated meals of the year for many people is also one of the most challenging to pair. ... Read More
Recipes / Shops / Victoria Dec 9, 2014 Under the Tuscan Spell I get asked two questions when I reveal I work for EAT; What’s the best part of the gig? and How’d you dream up all those story ideas? The ... Read More
Must Have / Restaurants / Victoria Dec 5, 2014 Comfort Food for Winter – Japan’s Donburi rice bowls Despite all the spicy mayo and inside-out uramaki rolls we like, sushi has a healthy reputation in the West thanks to its small, individual portions ... Read More
