Beer / Events / Food Events / Places / Spirits / Victoria Feb 25, 2020 11th Annual Island Beer and Spirits Festival The Strathcona Hotel has long brought together BC brewers and distillers in its multiple taprooms but rarely is the brewing craft celebrated so much ... Read More
Appetizer / Main course / Recipes Dec 30, 2019 Spinach and Herb Pesto Spinach and Herb Pesto Makes about 1 cup. 1½ cups finely chopped spinach 1½ cups chopped parsley 2 Tbsp lemon juice, about half a lemon 1 jalapeño ... Read More
Appetizer / Main course / Recipes Dec 30, 2019 One Perogy Two Perogy Perogies with Potato and Wild Mushroom, or Two Cheese Filling This is my recipe for perogies with a fluffy, mashed-potato-infused dough—one ... Read More
Drink / Press Release / Spirits Nov 19, 2019 Sheringham Announces New Sister Company Lumette! and Bright Light Alt-Gin Lumette! Bright Light Alt-Gin, created by the “World’s Best Contemporary Gin” Master Distiller Lumette! Bright Light Alt-Gin is Canada’s ... Read More
Press Release / Wine News Nov 19, 2019 Beaufort Announces New Vermouth After almost 12 months of research and recipe development, we are excited to introduce our first ever vermouth at Beaufort. Vermouth, a fortified, ... Read More
Beer & Cider / Events / Food Events / Places / Victoria Nov 17, 2019 Canoe Brewpub’s Eighth Annual Winterbrau Festival 2019 Beer brewers from across the island and the lower mainland gathered in the lofty wooden halls of Canoe Brewpub over November 9 and 10 for the eighth ... Read More
Food News / Places / Restaurants / Restaurants / Victoria Nov 14, 2019 A NEW ERA FOR AURA When I sit down with executive chef Takashi Ito, it’s almost a year to the day since Aura restaurant closed for renovations. Though he’s looking ... Read More
Events Oct 30, 2019 Eat the Future Victoria’s food community came together this week at Boom + Batten restaurant for Eat the Future, a tasty event to raise money for future chefs ... Read More
Drink / Events / Food / Food Events Oct 30, 2019 Fifth annual Stein and Dine in the Victoria Public Market It's such a festive and fun way to celebrate craft beer and our ... Read More
Books / Recipes / Review Oct 20, 2019 Cedar + Salt, Vancouver Island Recipes from Forest, Farm, Field and Sea It often surprises me how easy it can be to take for granted, or even forget, just how incredible this island is. Sometimes it is a visitor who helps ... Read More
Food News Oct 1, 2019 Rancho Vignola – Vancouver Island Harvest Sale Rancho Vignola – New Crop Nuts & Dried Fruit is hosting its annual Vancouver Island Harvest Sale on November 29th and 30th at ... Read More
Books / Cocktails / Press Release Sep 22, 2019 An Expedition to the Land of Great Northern Cocktails Shawn Soole’s latest book swings open the doors to the world of Canadian cocktails CHIPPENHAM, UK, 20 September 2019—Hidden in the vast northern ... Read More
