Food Pairings / Fortified Wine Dec 7, 2012 Wines of Worth: Sherry + Food I was thinking about this week’s topic, as I so often do, over a late night drink. In my glass? Palo Cortado Sherry. On my plate? Salty Grana ... Read More Wine Festivals Jul 15, 2011 Cornucopia: Whistler’s Food & Wine Festival: November 10-13, 2011 True to its name, Cornucopia is the Fall Festival for the indulgent and the connoisseur. Ideally located in the majestic and historic resort town of ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Laughing Stock Visits Comox Valley The wicked weather that blew across Vancouver Island in early December couldn’t keep determined Laughing Stock winemaker David Enns from gathering ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Bistro28 & Fairview Cellars Winemaker’s Dinner November 25, Victoria, BC. It takes both a great chef and a great winemaker to put on a successful winemaker’s dinner. Not only does the menu need ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 BC Hospitality Fundraiser Is it too obvious to state that people in the hospitality industry are – hospitable? Helping people – serving, directing, hosting – that’s ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Dining, Part 2 Photos: clockwise from the left – Smoked sablefish and quinoa salad at Commune Café, sabayon with local strawberries and Five-hour braised ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Seasonal Dining Photos from left, clockwise: At Yew: Pork t-bone (sans bone) came with a corn and white bean succotash, Berkshire pork and peaches, crab salad in ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 An Evening of Artful Pairing at Haro’s Photo: Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre Credit:Rebecca Baugniet “Are you ready to be transported to the bottom of the Salish sea?” It was a cool ... Read More Food Pairings Mar 1, 2011 C-One Tasting Series – A Gem To Be Shared There are a handful of little gems in Victoria that I’m hesitant to write about. Do I really want to share my secret spots with the masses? ... Read More Wine Events Feb 27, 2011 The Blackwood Dinner Last Saturday I attended The Blackwood Dinner, the first of its kind, showcasing two of Ucluelet’s preeminent chefs. Chef Andrew Springett, of ... Read More Wine Festivals Nov 19, 2010 Breaking out the BIG GUNS at Araxi At Cornucopia, the cooking enthusiasts have the Viking Stage demos, the party crowd has Casino Royale, and the people watchers have the spitting ... Read More
Wine Festivals Jul 15, 2011 Cornucopia: Whistler’s Food & Wine Festival: November 10-13, 2011 True to its name, Cornucopia is the Fall Festival for the indulgent and the connoisseur. Ideally located in the majestic and historic resort town of ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Laughing Stock Visits Comox Valley The wicked weather that blew across Vancouver Island in early December couldn’t keep determined Laughing Stock winemaker David Enns from gathering ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Bistro28 & Fairview Cellars Winemaker’s Dinner November 25, Victoria, BC. It takes both a great chef and a great winemaker to put on a successful winemaker’s dinner. Not only does the menu need ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 BC Hospitality Fundraiser Is it too obvious to state that people in the hospitality industry are – hospitable? Helping people – serving, directing, hosting – that’s ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Dining, Part 2 Photos: clockwise from the left – Smoked sablefish and quinoa salad at Commune Café, sabayon with local strawberries and Five-hour braised ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Seasonal Dining Photos from left, clockwise: At Yew: Pork t-bone (sans bone) came with a corn and white bean succotash, Berkshire pork and peaches, crab salad in ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 An Evening of Artful Pairing at Haro’s Photo: Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre Credit:Rebecca Baugniet “Are you ready to be transported to the bottom of the Salish sea?” It was a cool ... Read More Food Pairings Mar 1, 2011 C-One Tasting Series – A Gem To Be Shared There are a handful of little gems in Victoria that I’m hesitant to write about. Do I really want to share my secret spots with the masses? ... Read More Wine Events Feb 27, 2011 The Blackwood Dinner Last Saturday I attended The Blackwood Dinner, the first of its kind, showcasing two of Ucluelet’s preeminent chefs. Chef Andrew Springett, of ... Read More Wine Festivals Nov 19, 2010 Breaking out the BIG GUNS at Araxi At Cornucopia, the cooking enthusiasts have the Viking Stage demos, the party crowd has Casino Royale, and the people watchers have the spitting ... Read More
Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Laughing Stock Visits Comox Valley The wicked weather that blew across Vancouver Island in early December couldn’t keep determined Laughing Stock winemaker David Enns from gathering ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Bistro28 & Fairview Cellars Winemaker’s Dinner November 25, Victoria, BC. It takes both a great chef and a great winemaker to put on a successful winemaker’s dinner. Not only does the menu need ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 BC Hospitality Fundraiser Is it too obvious to state that people in the hospitality industry are – hospitable? Helping people – serving, directing, hosting – that’s ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Dining, Part 2 Photos: clockwise from the left – Smoked sablefish and quinoa salad at Commune Café, sabayon with local strawberries and Five-hour braised ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Seasonal Dining Photos from left, clockwise: At Yew: Pork t-bone (sans bone) came with a corn and white bean succotash, Berkshire pork and peaches, crab salad in ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 An Evening of Artful Pairing at Haro’s Photo: Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre Credit:Rebecca Baugniet “Are you ready to be transported to the bottom of the Salish sea?” It was a cool ... Read More Food Pairings Mar 1, 2011 C-One Tasting Series – A Gem To Be Shared There are a handful of little gems in Victoria that I’m hesitant to write about. Do I really want to share my secret spots with the masses? ... Read More Wine Events Feb 27, 2011 The Blackwood Dinner Last Saturday I attended The Blackwood Dinner, the first of its kind, showcasing two of Ucluelet’s preeminent chefs. Chef Andrew Springett, of ... Read More Wine Festivals Nov 19, 2010 Breaking out the BIG GUNS at Araxi At Cornucopia, the cooking enthusiasts have the Viking Stage demos, the party crowd has Casino Royale, and the people watchers have the spitting ... Read More
Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Bistro28 & Fairview Cellars Winemaker’s Dinner November 25, Victoria, BC. It takes both a great chef and a great winemaker to put on a successful winemaker’s dinner. Not only does the menu need ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 BC Hospitality Fundraiser Is it too obvious to state that people in the hospitality industry are – hospitable? Helping people – serving, directing, hosting – that’s ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Dining, Part 2 Photos: clockwise from the left – Smoked sablefish and quinoa salad at Commune Café, sabayon with local strawberries and Five-hour braised ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Seasonal Dining Photos from left, clockwise: At Yew: Pork t-bone (sans bone) came with a corn and white bean succotash, Berkshire pork and peaches, crab salad in ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 An Evening of Artful Pairing at Haro’s Photo: Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre Credit:Rebecca Baugniet “Are you ready to be transported to the bottom of the Salish sea?” It was a cool ... Read More Food Pairings Mar 1, 2011 C-One Tasting Series – A Gem To Be Shared There are a handful of little gems in Victoria that I’m hesitant to write about. Do I really want to share my secret spots with the masses? ... Read More Wine Events Feb 27, 2011 The Blackwood Dinner Last Saturday I attended The Blackwood Dinner, the first of its kind, showcasing two of Ucluelet’s preeminent chefs. Chef Andrew Springett, of ... Read More Wine Festivals Nov 19, 2010 Breaking out the BIG GUNS at Araxi At Cornucopia, the cooking enthusiasts have the Viking Stage demos, the party crowd has Casino Royale, and the people watchers have the spitting ... Read More
Food Events Apr 21, 2011 BC Hospitality Fundraiser Is it too obvious to state that people in the hospitality industry are – hospitable? Helping people – serving, directing, hosting – that’s ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Dining, Part 2 Photos: clockwise from the left – Smoked sablefish and quinoa salad at Commune Café, sabayon with local strawberries and Five-hour braised ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Seasonal Dining Photos from left, clockwise: At Yew: Pork t-bone (sans bone) came with a corn and white bean succotash, Berkshire pork and peaches, crab salad in ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 An Evening of Artful Pairing at Haro’s Photo: Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre Credit:Rebecca Baugniet “Are you ready to be transported to the bottom of the Salish sea?” It was a cool ... Read More Food Pairings Mar 1, 2011 C-One Tasting Series – A Gem To Be Shared There are a handful of little gems in Victoria that I’m hesitant to write about. Do I really want to share my secret spots with the masses? ... Read More Wine Events Feb 27, 2011 The Blackwood Dinner Last Saturday I attended The Blackwood Dinner, the first of its kind, showcasing two of Ucluelet’s preeminent chefs. Chef Andrew Springett, of ... Read More Wine Festivals Nov 19, 2010 Breaking out the BIG GUNS at Araxi At Cornucopia, the cooking enthusiasts have the Viking Stage demos, the party crowd has Casino Royale, and the people watchers have the spitting ... Read More
Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Dining, Part 2 Photos: clockwise from the left – Smoked sablefish and quinoa salad at Commune Café, sabayon with local strawberries and Five-hour braised ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Seasonal Dining Photos from left, clockwise: At Yew: Pork t-bone (sans bone) came with a corn and white bean succotash, Berkshire pork and peaches, crab salad in ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 An Evening of Artful Pairing at Haro’s Photo: Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre Credit:Rebecca Baugniet “Are you ready to be transported to the bottom of the Salish sea?” It was a cool ... Read More Food Pairings Mar 1, 2011 C-One Tasting Series – A Gem To Be Shared There are a handful of little gems in Victoria that I’m hesitant to write about. Do I really want to share my secret spots with the masses? ... Read More Wine Events Feb 27, 2011 The Blackwood Dinner Last Saturday I attended The Blackwood Dinner, the first of its kind, showcasing two of Ucluelet’s preeminent chefs. Chef Andrew Springett, of ... Read More Wine Festivals Nov 19, 2010 Breaking out the BIG GUNS at Araxi At Cornucopia, the cooking enthusiasts have the Viking Stage demos, the party crowd has Casino Royale, and the people watchers have the spitting ... Read More
Food Events Apr 21, 2011 Local Seasonal Dining Photos from left, clockwise: At Yew: Pork t-bone (sans bone) came with a corn and white bean succotash, Berkshire pork and peaches, crab salad in ... Read More Food Events Apr 21, 2011 An Evening of Artful Pairing at Haro’s Photo: Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre Credit:Rebecca Baugniet “Are you ready to be transported to the bottom of the Salish sea?” It was a cool ... Read More Food Pairings Mar 1, 2011 C-One Tasting Series – A Gem To Be Shared There are a handful of little gems in Victoria that I’m hesitant to write about. Do I really want to share my secret spots with the masses? ... Read More Wine Events Feb 27, 2011 The Blackwood Dinner Last Saturday I attended The Blackwood Dinner, the first of its kind, showcasing two of Ucluelet’s preeminent chefs. Chef Andrew Springett, of ... Read More Wine Festivals Nov 19, 2010 Breaking out the BIG GUNS at Araxi At Cornucopia, the cooking enthusiasts have the Viking Stage demos, the party crowd has Casino Royale, and the people watchers have the spitting ... Read More
Food Events Apr 21, 2011 An Evening of Artful Pairing at Haro’s Photo: Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre Credit:Rebecca Baugniet “Are you ready to be transported to the bottom of the Salish sea?” It was a cool ... Read More Food Pairings Mar 1, 2011 C-One Tasting Series – A Gem To Be Shared There are a handful of little gems in Victoria that I’m hesitant to write about. Do I really want to share my secret spots with the masses? ... Read More Wine Events Feb 27, 2011 The Blackwood Dinner Last Saturday I attended The Blackwood Dinner, the first of its kind, showcasing two of Ucluelet’s preeminent chefs. Chef Andrew Springett, of ... Read More Wine Festivals Nov 19, 2010 Breaking out the BIG GUNS at Araxi At Cornucopia, the cooking enthusiasts have the Viking Stage demos, the party crowd has Casino Royale, and the people watchers have the spitting ... Read More
Food Pairings Mar 1, 2011 C-One Tasting Series – A Gem To Be Shared There are a handful of little gems in Victoria that I’m hesitant to write about. Do I really want to share my secret spots with the masses? ... Read More Wine Events Feb 27, 2011 The Blackwood Dinner Last Saturday I attended The Blackwood Dinner, the first of its kind, showcasing two of Ucluelet’s preeminent chefs. Chef Andrew Springett, of ... Read More Wine Festivals Nov 19, 2010 Breaking out the BIG GUNS at Araxi At Cornucopia, the cooking enthusiasts have the Viking Stage demos, the party crowd has Casino Royale, and the people watchers have the spitting ... Read More
Wine Events Feb 27, 2011 The Blackwood Dinner Last Saturday I attended The Blackwood Dinner, the first of its kind, showcasing two of Ucluelet’s preeminent chefs. Chef Andrew Springett, of ... Read More Wine Festivals Nov 19, 2010 Breaking out the BIG GUNS at Araxi At Cornucopia, the cooking enthusiasts have the Viking Stage demos, the party crowd has Casino Royale, and the people watchers have the spitting ... Read More
Wine Festivals Nov 19, 2010 Breaking out the BIG GUNS at Araxi At Cornucopia, the cooking enthusiasts have the Viking Stage demos, the party crowd has Casino Royale, and the people watchers have the spitting ... Read More
