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Away from home with the family, my Mom, Dad and sister decided to try out Lefty’s, a restaurant in Parksville and Qualicum Beach, BC, built on two principles – fresh food and good friends. We have vacationed in this area for years, and felt it was time to try a local restaurant that seemed very [...]

I could be considered a hotdog girl. There is nothing quite like a BBQ-ed hotdog on a hot summer day or a concession dog while you are taking a break at the ball field, but recently I saw a news article about a very special hotdog……… one that cost over $100! Dougie Dog, a Vancouver [...]

After what I would classify a horrendous food/service experience at Tigh-Na-Mara’s Cedar Room in 2011, I was slightly hesitate to go back for another dinner. With that said, the Sunday brunch we had a few months ago was absolutely amazing, so there was certainly some hope that a second dinner would go better than the [...]

My partner and I recently celebrated our engagement with family and friends and one of our lovely friends gave us a gift certificate to the Fireside Grill here in Victoria. I was thinking up a nice date night idea and thought that it was the perfect occasion for Brendan and I to use the gift [...]

If you attended Victoria’s Culinaire 2011, you’ll understand why I am so excited about Culinaire 2012, to the extent that I am writing about it before 2012 even starts! 2012 marks Culinaire’s third year and although I only had the opportunity to attend the second annual event, that was enough of an experience to ensure [...]

Tea cocktails, eh? After a few times hearing this new concept, I had to look into it. I am a big tea drinker and thought, sure! Why not? The first place that came to mind was Silk Road Teas, which is a tea shop and aromatherapy spa in Victoria. I contacted Daniela, the owner of [...]

After several visits to Tigh-Na-Mara’s Cedar Room, we were really impressed. Unfortunately, it didn’t start that way… While in Nanaimo for a weekend of work, my partner and I decided to treat his Dad and Step-Mom with a nice dinner in the Cedar Room at the Tigh-Na-Mara Resort in Parksville. Brendan and I had never [...]

Camping is one of the best summer past times! I am fortunate enough to have family that own a lot in a private RV “resort”. (I question whether you can really call an RV park a resort, however, for camping it is pretty high class!) I had the pleasure of teaching my girlfriend’s three young [...]

Leading up to The Main Event for Taste, I had been excited for weeks! Just the thought of delicious food paired with amazing wine from my very own province! It doesn’t get any better than that…. and it was impressive. Before diving into the details of our delicious wine sips and flavourful food experiences, I [...]

Recently I made plans to meet with a girlfriend for coffee and we were getting together in here neighbourhood. Typically, if I’m socializing in a coffee shop, I like Starbucks because the coffee is good and the atmosphere is cozy and warm. My girlfriend didn’t have a Starbucks nearby but there was a Serious Coffee, [...]