First Look / Victoria Sep 8, 2014 First Look: The Duke Saloon The Victoria entertainment scene typically presents two options: the pub/restaurant hybrid, or a nightclub packed with sweaty bodies and loud music. ... Read More
Coffee & Tea / Kitchen Tools Sep 8, 2014 Able Brewing Disk for Aeropress Review If you’re anything like me, you probably drink a lot of coffee. And, if you’re anything like me, you probably drink too much coffee — way too ... Read More
Events / Victoria Sep 5, 2014 The Fabulous Fort “Eat on the Street” Festival This Thursday (September 4th) I checked out the Fabulous Fort Street “Eat on the Street Festival” featured on the 700-800 block of bustling Fort ... Read More
Must Have / Victoria Sep 5, 2014 My Date with Big Wheel Burger’s 18-Wheeler A note from Assistant Editor, Colin Hynes: I found these notes in my email this morning after he didn’t show up for our aerobics class. Last night ... Read More
Interesting Locals / Victoria Sep 4, 2014 K & A Chinese Herbs: An Interview with a Master Herbalist For more than 30 years Dr. John Wong has been using herbs to heal his patients. At the foot of China Town sits the unobtrusive building housing K ... Read More
Must Have Sep 3, 2014 Inside the Clandestine World of Artisanal Doggy Treats I began my investigation into the strange world of artisanal dog biscuits with some degree of skepticism. After all, dogs generally have no ... Read More
Drink This Sep 3, 2014 National Wine Awards, Locavores…and More Earlier this summer I judged the National Wine Awards of Canada (NWAC or The Nationals), an annual wine competition ran by WineAlign that welcomes ... Read More
Good For You Sep 2, 2014 Good For You: Edamame According to investmentwatch.com, the price of meat, chicken, fish and eggs is soaring globally. Here in Canada, meat prices alone have risen 7% in ... Read More
Elsewhere / Restaurants Sep 1, 2014 Fernwood Road Cafe, Salt Spring Island. As I sat on the sun-drenched deck, chatting with chef Jennifer Shaw co-owner of the Fernwood road Cafe on Salt Spring Island, my body absorbed the ... Read More
Cocktails / Victoria / Wine Aug 29, 2014 Where to Find the Summer of 2014 Sangria Fruity, light and refreshing, sangria is the ultimate patio beverage, perfect for hot summer days. Sangria is the Spanish name for a fruit sweetened ... Read More
Interesting Locals / Victoria Aug 29, 2014 An interview with Chef Fatima de Silva of the Vinoteca at Zanatta Winery We went early on a Sunday morning to visit Chef Fatima de Silva at the Vinoteca on the Vigneti Zanatta Winery’s estates. She was alone in the ... Read More
Interesting Locals Aug 28, 2014 What Restaurant Trends Should End I spend a lot of time daydreaming about what type of restaurant I’d open if given the chance. My plan changes often, reflecting current food ... Read More
