Montreal-based artist Sebastien Rio’s Street Art series adorns the walls of the reimagined space at Hotel Rialto – The Palms. Read more…
CULINARY
5 Ways to Preserve Food for the Season
Whether your garden is overflowing with produce or you just want to put something local in the pantry, learning to preserve food lets you preserve the bounty of the fall. Read more…
Songhees Food Truck Takes Bannock to The Next Level
The Songhees Food Truck, a Songhees venture since 2018, serves fresh, local ingredients in a beautiful and diverse menu of indigenous street food. One of the local favourites? The 656 Burger, a Wild BC Sockeye Salmon Burger with Saskatoon berry BBQ sauce, rocket greens, red onion marmalade, stinging nettle mayo served on Songhees signature Bannock. Delicious. Read more…
Oak Bay Beach Hotel Announces 4th Annual Winemaker’s Dinner Series
The Oak Bay Beach Hotel’s culinary team has announced that their fourth annual Winemakers Dinner series begins on August 13, 2020, with Rathjen Cellars. Read more…
The Best Salsa Recipes for Tacos
Alright, we don’t know if these are really the very best salsa recipes but they sure are close! Try Chef Israel Alvarez’s spicy, smoky salsa as a taco topping and use the corn, avocado, and black bean salsa as a vegetarian taco filler. Roasted Spicy Salsa Recipe Chef Israel Alvarez’s tomato salsa gets its charred, […] Read more…
The Ultimate Guide to Tacos in Victoria
Tacos in Victoria… with an ice cold beverage and friends to share the meal. Sounds like the perfect summer day. Summer is all about easy living, outdoor dining and casual style — and there’s no food more deliciously suited for the season than tacos. Read more…
Top 10 BC Summer Beers
The BC Ale Trail has put together a list of the top 10 BC summer beers – featuring special summer ingredients like mango, pineapple, and salal berries. Read more…
The Purposeful You: Starting a Vegetable Garden in Victoria
Our guest columnist, Tasha Medve of the Purposeful You, shares tips for a low-waste lifestyle and advice on how to make more purposeful choices for the planet. Read more…
An Easy Rockefeller Recipe for Victoria’s Spot Prawn Season
This tantalizing recipe comes from award-winning chef and cookbook author Angelo Prosperi-Porta. Read more…
Recipe: Japanese Skewers
Skewered foods, known as kushiyaki, feature mini bites of chicken (yakatori), salmon and tofu — perfect for the picnic bento box. Read more…