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Providence Farm and Cowichan Chefs Table are co-presenting the 2nd Annual James Barber Fundraiser on Sunday, October 7, 2012, from noon until 4pm, at Providence Farm, 1843 Tzouhalem Road. The late James Barber, also known as Canada’s Urban Peasant, had a dream to install a wood burning oven at Providence Farm, replacing their existing ovens. The [...]

It’s summer, so what better time for a potluck dinner with some of Victoria’s food and cocktail bloggers on beautiful Gyro Beach in Saanich. Bring one of your favourite dishes or drink and join in! Gyro Beach is a beautiful kid-friendly beach with a playground and lots of room to run around, so bring the youngsters [...]

I know, I’m excited too! I mean, how often can you use the words “Victoria” and “budget” in the same sentence?! So it’s that time of year again – time to start planning various Holiday events. Office parties, family get-togethers… for this article, I have chosen three local venues that I can personally recommend for [...]

The 7th Annual Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival will be presenting a Wine Symposium at the Malaspina University’s NEW Cowichan Campus on Saturday, September 17th and Sunday, September 18th. The Symposium will feature special guest speaker, author John Schreiner, Canada’s most prolific writer of books on wine. He has written 15 books on the subject since his first [...]

On September 14 – 18, 2011, the Cowichan Valley is hosting the Cowichan Wine and Culinary Festival. Twenty-six participants will be showcasing their top wines, beers, or ciders, as well as delicious taste bud-tickling treats. You can either pick up or download a map so you can plan out your epicurean trek through the Cowichan [...]

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 [...]

As a foodie myself, I was so excited to hear about Taste, the third annual festival of food and wine in Victoria! The event is all about local tastings of Vancouver Island food and wine from all over BC. What is better than experiencing all of the best from your very own city and province? [...]

Most people think of a wine tasting taking place under these circumstances: a small group of people in a wine cellar or special wine tasting room, taking a sip of wine, swirling it in your mouth, noting the flavours in the wine. Recently, I went to an altogether different kind of wine tasting at Church [...]