Top 5 / Victoria Aug 20, 2014 Best Dark and Mysterious Hotel Bars and Lounges in Victoria There is something exotic about the allure of hotel lounges, or of sitting at the bar. We could be anyone, from anywhere, meeting whomever about ... Read More
Drink This / Wine Aug 20, 2014 An Okanagan Summer Wine Roadtrip Special I’ve spent the last week driving around the Similkameen and Okanagan, visiting vineyards, revisiting Vitamin D and sipping / staying at wineries en ... Read More
Events / Vancouver Aug 19, 2014 Surviving the Beast Brewery and the Beast is a magical event for meat-lovers. Meant as a bit of a de facto industry showcase for Two Rivers Meat, Phillips Brewing ... Read More
How to Cook Aug 19, 2014 Exploring Canada’s Cuisine with The Boreal Feast Cookbook Canadian cuisine doesn’t lend itself well to definition. We’re a country of diverse provinces, each with its own regional specialties. ... Read More
Food People Aug 18, 2014 Vancouver Island Salt Company in the Running for $100,000 Prize On September 18, Andrew Shepherd finds out if he has won $100,000. As one of only four finalists in the TELUS/Globe and Mail contest “The ... Read More
Coffee & Tea / Restaurants / Victoria Aug 15, 2014 Afternoon Tea at The Teahouse at Abkhazi Garden Tea drinking allows us to take a break from the day. While coffee carries with it that “get up and go” quality, tea is about taking a minute to ... Read More
Pantry / Victoria Aug 15, 2014 9 Things to Buy in Chinatown with Chef Heidi Fink I’ve never seen Chef Heidi Fink in the weeds in a restaurant kitchen. But if I did the time warp and found myself wearing whites at Rebar Modern ... Read More
Okanagan / Wine Festivals Aug 14, 2014 Garagiste North: Small Guys Wine Festival Sept 14 The term ‘garagistes’ was born in the 1990s, referring to a renegade group of winemakers flying under the appellation radar. They chose to make ... Read More
Recipes Aug 14, 2014 The Hands-on Summer Guide to Making Jam and Jelly Much of my jam making knowledge was passed down to me from my maternal grandmother, who preserved her jams the old way, with a layer of paraffin wax ... Read More
Coffee & Tea / Vancouver / Victoria Aug 14, 2014 The Summer Cold Brew Coffee Took Hold on the West Coast The summer of 2014 will be known as the summer cold brew coffee took hold on the west coast. Though we saw a handful of local places – like ... Read More
First Look / Victoria Aug 13, 2014 First Look: Rockn’ Rolls Sushi I challenge you to find a Victorian who hasn’t taken a date to Fisherman’s Wharf. With the cute yet carnivorous seals and the availability of ... Read More
Restaurants / Victoria Aug 13, 2014 Secrets of Victoria: The Holly Edition There are a lot of great places to eat in Victoria, and we could certainly name a handful of the most popular, or give you a list of the best this or ... Read More
