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Food trucks are a booming business. With lower startup costs, they certainly are a much more attractive option than a traditional restaurant. Have you taken into consideration the added expenses of gas, parking tickets,  and permits? What about the perceived competition by some brick-and-mortar restaurant owners? Some think a food truck will deter customers. There [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Tonight I had the pleasure of eating at The Wicked Spoon buffet in Las Vegas. I am here on a girl’s trip with a close friend, and we are both big fans of the ‘all you can eat’ restaurant scene. However, it is a well known fact among buffet-goers that sometimes you end up sacrificing [...]