Beer & Cider Mar 12, 2013 Dinner to raise funds for Driftwood’s ailing Head Brewer Beer-paired dinner to raise funds for Driftwood’s ailing Head Brewer On Sunday, March 24, the Marina Restaurant will host a fundraising dinner ... Read More
Food Pairings Mar 12, 2013 Japanese Flavours + BC Wines Japanese influenced dishes and ingredients are more popular in our everyday lives than ever, and saké is traditionally the go- to alcoholic drink. ... Read More
Kitchen Tools / One ingredient Mar 11, 2013 Udo’s Oil – An Omega Powerhouse Everyone and their dog seems to be using some form or another of olive oil; from all the hype of the Mediterranean diet, to the acclaimed health ... Read More
Food Events Mar 11, 2013 2013 Colour Your Palate Colour Your Palate Celebrates Art, Food as Art March 8, 2013: They have a mission and they have chosen to accept it. Fourteen of Victoria’s ... Read More
Food Events Mar 10, 2013 Grape Escape: Parksville Uncorked 2013 I am neither a sommelier nor a cicerone, but I do know what flavours I like. This made attending Parksville Uncorked 2013 hosted by Tigh Na ... Read More
Drink Academy Mar 8, 2013 Sauvignon Blanc | Vincabulary SAUVIGNON BLANC {SOH-vin-yohn BLAHNGK; soh-vee-nyawn BLAHN} “Cat’s pee on a gooseberry bush.” That was my initial introduction to ... Read More
How to Cook Mar 7, 2013 Advanced Home Chef – with Chef David Mincey Victoria, BC – A series of 9 classes, for the Advanced Home Chef, that can be taken individually or as a series. These classes would be best ... Read More
Elsewhere / Travel Mar 7, 2013 Gourmet Backpacking Part 3: France Part 3: France We arrived in Nice just as the sun was rising, bathing the ornate Mediterranean buildings in warm golden light. Immediately struck by ... Read More
Wine Events / Wine News Mar 5, 2013 Oliver Osoyoos Oyster Wine Festival: Call for wineries WHAT CANADIAN WINES PAIR BEST WITH OYSTERS? For Immediate Release (Osoyoos, BC, March 5, 2013) – A Canadian wide oyster wine pairing competition ... Read More
Wine News Mar 5, 2013 Wine & Grape Industry Contributes $6.8B to Canadian Economy The findings of the largest research study ever conducted on the Canadian wine and grape industry reveal a prosperous and expanding $6.8 billion ... Read More
