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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 [...]

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 [...]

Ross Bay Pub | 7 – 1516 Fairfield Rd. | Victoria, BC | 250-370-1152 “I have been here probably 10 times and have never had a bad meal or bad service. And I get something different every time, although I usually get the special.” My Mom must have said that 3 times during today’s foodie [...]

From a whole in the wall on the almost dead block of View Street came the most fantastic BBQ pulled pork I have ever had.  Pig BBQ Joint is one of two restaurants I know that came from this closet like eatery and now has grown to two locations – Colwood Corners and the Atrium. [...]

One of the best parts about writing about food is that other foodie friends often think of me first when they are planning an outing which involves an interesting meal.  Recently this happened to me when a food writer friend of mine was popping over to Vancouver Island to work on a newspaper piece about [...]

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 [...]

Sandwiches are the perfect food group. Yes, I said food group. Forget those little pyramid schemes the government and the dairy famers/wheat growers/frog giggers try to sell us on every year… my food groups tend to sound a lot more like: “sandwiches,” “coffee,” “vodka” and “crunchy green stuff.” (Yes, I actually enjoy broccoli and snap [...]

When I first heard that Victoria would be hosting Culinaire 2011, I was extremely excited! Their website boasts of providing a “chance to experience the best restaurants and purveyors of fine food and beverage our region has to offer.” My partner and I purchased our tickets four months in advanced and made plans to ensure [...]

It’s a chilly day in late November. Or a warm day in mid July.  Maybe it’s a reunion with a favourite friend. Or a visit with an out of town relative. It might even be a casual first date. Or sometimes just a meal for one. Any way you look at it you need a [...]