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Do you have a favourite poutine restaurant in Victoria? Tastebud Guides is seeking contributions for a collaborative eBook guide to Victoria’s Poutine scene. Tastebud Guides is an eBook food guide publishing platform to help guide food lovers to fantastic local food. Guides are written by members of the local food community with a deep knowledge [...]

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 [...]

Tarragon has a delicate anise-like flavour and is a key part of French cooking. It is often paired with chicken, in Bernaise sauce, with vegetables and with mild fish. We made fresh halibut poached in white wine and lemons to accompany the pasta last night. Roasted portabella mushrooms would be a nice vegetarian alternative. Tarragon [...]

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 [...]

Each year, the November issue of en Route magazine (Air Canada) is publishing their top ten of new restaurants across Canada. Their tester/ journalist is proposed with a bunch of venues to try out in every major cities by a panel of food critics and bloggers from different areas.  I am always looking forward to that list because [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]