Elsewhere Jul 3, 2013 B.C. Shellfish Festival: Chefs’ Dinner Chefs Philippe Gagne, Takashi Ito, William Tse, Kunal Ghose, Jonathan Frazier, and Tracy Marks: a veritable ‘chowder’ of talent all ... Read More
Food Events Jul 2, 2013 Feast of Fields ticket giveaway winner announced “Feast of Fields ticket giveaway draw winner announced” Congratulations to Michele Murphy who’s favourite Feast of Fields pairing ... Read More
How to Cook / Victoria Jul 1, 2013 Advanced Home Cooking: Plating Technique This week the course took a different turn; instead of focusing on the food or the ingredients, we took a look at how to plate the dishes. David ... Read More
Wine Travel Jun 28, 2013 DRINK along with Le Tour de France 2013 July is my very favourite sporting month, thanks to the greatest of bike races and the ultimate trek – the Tour de France. The men riding in Le ... Read More
How to Cook Jun 27, 2013 Cooking with David Mincey: The Locavore Dinner Victoria, BC The Advanced Home Cooking Series This was an interesting class, as how often do you get to eat a 4-course dinner, cooked with ... Read More
One ingredient / Sustainability Jun 26, 2013 Grass-fed Beef: A Whole Other Animal VANCOUVER Marbling, juiciness and tenderness are typically regarded as markers of a great steak, but lately that seems to be changing. The rich, ... Read More
Okanagan / Pantry Jun 25, 2013 Foraging in the Southern Okanagan At the inception of the human race, there was no fast food, no grocery stores and certainly no chocolate cupcakes. We were a group of mammals ... Read More
Wine Events / Wine News Jun 21, 2013 Documentary on becoming a Master Sommelier plays in Victoria June 24 SOMM Documentary comes The Vic Theatre June 24 - One Night Only The movie chronicles the rigors of becoming a certified Master Sommelier, a process ... Read More
Wine Events Jun 20, 2013 #WBC13 – A Report from the Wine Bloggers Conference How to achieve exposure then for our blooming wine industry outside of BC? Enter the 2013 North American Wine Bloggers’ Conference. For the first ... Read More
First Look Jun 19, 2013 First Look: Casa Sasso Italian Food Bar Kelowna “In the 50 years I lived in Rome I had never heard of Chicken Parmesan.” From the moment you walk into Kelowna’s Casa Sasso ... Read More
Food Events / Food News / Sustainability Jun 18, 2013 Early Summer Market Report It's that time of the year again, when farmers start bringing fresh fruit and veggies to school yards, and bakers are up at the wee hours of the ... Read More
Chefs / Reporter Jun 15, 2013 The Underground Pops-Up in Victoria A new alternative in bespoke dining has emerged on the local scene. Providing Victorians with a fresh slant on West Coast cooking is the ... Read More
