Must Have / Restaurants / Victoria Jul 3, 2014 Lunch at Choux Choux Charcuterie Editor’s Note: Choux Choux Charcuterie changed hands in 2019 and is now Bull and Sons Delicatessen. Ask anyone in Victoria where to find the ... Read More
Food People / The Big Picture / Victoria Jul 3, 2014 The Passionate People Behind the Victoria Food Hub As a generally skeptical person, I felt ill-suited for a story on the proposed Victoria Community Food Hub. Sustainable products, food security, and ... Read More
Farm & Market / Shops / Victoria Jul 3, 2014 The New Face of the General Store As a child, the corner store was that place down the street where I could spend my allowance on five-cent marshmallow strawberries and jelly worms. ... Read More
Shops / Victoria Jul 2, 2014 Mysterious Blair Mart Blair Mart is a store on Pandora that is easy to miss if you are walking by. It looks like regular corner store from the outside and its sign is only ... Read More
Drink This Jul 2, 2014 Lieutenant Governor Awards for Excellence in BC Wines I was fortunate to be back judging the Lieutenant Governor Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines again last month, one of BC’s most ... Read More
Must Have / Victoria Jul 1, 2014 Getting Your Sour Fix in Victoria I love to make my lips pucker and my eyes water with sour sensations, but I find I’m often alone in the quest for tart edibles. While my ... Read More
Recipes Jul 1, 2014 Trying Thai at Home with the Pok Pok Cookbook I’m embarking on a new challenge, cooking my way through Andy Ricker’s (here his twitter) capstone Thai cookbook, Pok Pok. Named after ... Read More
Events / Victoria Jun 30, 2014 Full Stomach Observations from Fernwood Bites 2014 The ideal neighbourhood often seems like a utopian fantasy. A community that could mobilize itself to raise funds, build affordable housing, ... Read More
Recipes Jun 27, 2014 Falafels & Hummus, Caveman Style Picture “Jewish cooking”. What do you see? I know what I think of; babka buns, chocolate and cinnamon swirled into soft challah egg bread. Matzah ... Read More
First Look / Victoria Jun 27, 2014 First Look: Crust Bakery Lychee, raspberry and rosewater danishes, cinnamon sugar fruit and nut breads, crème brulee tartlets, lemon salted caramel donuts, savoury chicken ... Read More
Elsewhere / Out of Towners Jun 27, 2014 Ask An Expert: PORTLAND In this monthly series, I ask local food and drink experts in various cities around North America to share their insight and appetite. *For all ... Read More
