Restaurants / Vancouver May 28, 2014 In Vancouver, Fraser St. is on the Up and Up. It’s amazing to see how Fraser Street has transformed over a relatively short period. I lived there for six years when there was barely a spot to ... Read More
Drink This May 28, 2014 Portugal : A World of Difference What’s old is new again. Portuguese table wines have been enjoying a renaissance of sorts, with the category experiencing healthy growth in our ... Read More
Restaurants / Victoria May 27, 2014 Victoria’s PiCNiC Too spreads to another blanket PiCNiC is not a new spot. Opened in 2009 by partners Benji Coey (@fort_cafe), Melissa Byrnes and Jon Perkins (@PiCNiC_Coffee) after the shutdown of ... Read More
Events / Spirits / Vancouver May 27, 2014 Report: BC Distilled. Craft distilling in BC has variously been described as a fad, a trend and a phase. Judging by the turnout at the recent BC Distilled event in ... Read More
First Look / Victoria May 26, 2014 First Look: The Green Grocer in the Victoria Public Market It’s safe to say that the Victoria Public Market has achieved its goal: to house a year-round marketplace where various grassroots businesses ... Read More
Must Have / Victoria May 26, 2014 Where to Get a Country Fried Steak One of my favourite comfort foods is country fried steak and eggs. Like grits this Southern staple can be a little difficult to find north of the ... Read More
Elsewhere / Must Have / Restaurants May 23, 2014 Halibut Gravadlax at Hudson’s on First One of the most talked about items at Culinaire was the Halibut Gravadlax from Hudson’s on First. As I took that first bite I knew I’d be coming ... Read More
Cocktails May 23, 2014 Cocktails for Spring and Summer After months of enduring a wet and windy winter, Victorians are rejoicing in the return of the sun and the ever-extending hours of daylight. Spring ... Read More
Recipes May 22, 2014 Recipe: Burnt Orange Is The New Black While Orange is the New Black (oh, season 2 anticipation!) may rock the airwaves, burnt orange is definitely the new culinary darling and hot trend. ... Read More
Chefs / Victoria May 22, 2014 Nature’s Chef: Tom Kral Ocean front dining doesn’t get more authentic than this, thanks to Chef Tom Kral (a.k.a. Nature’s Chef) and his knowledge of wild, edible food. ... Read More
Shops / Victoria May 22, 2014 New Cascadia Liquor Store opening in Langford June 23 Although we have numerous, fine private wine and liquor stores here in Victoria and on southern Vancouver Island, Cascadia Liquor is one of our ... Read More
How to Cook / Okanagan May 21, 2014 Cooking With Oysters: Easy Tips from a Chef A festival celebrating oysters might be unusual for a town in the middle of a semi-desert, but this spring saw the crustacean front and centre in the ... Read More
