Juno Award-winning pianist Michael Kaeshammer riffs with musician pals on his CHEK-TV cooking show. Read more…
CULINARY
RECIPE: APPLE AND ONION CHUTNEY
This sweet and spicy chutney is perfect with aged cheese, served alongside grilled pork chops or scooped up with papadums. Check out the recipe. Read more…
A Farm-to-Cup Tea Festival
Call it cha, chai, thé or tea, it is the world’s most widely consumed beverage, after water, yet is still a mystery to most of us. The International Tea Appreciation Society wants to change that. Read more…
Savour the Season
Slip into September with new menus, new techniques and autumnal flavours Read more…
Falling for Salad
Any time is the best time to enjoy the leafy greens grown year-round by local producers. Check out three delicious recipes. Read more…
Cheers to Beer
If you love ales and lagers, porters and hefeweizens, sours and ultra-hoppy IPAS, you’ll love hearing that Canada’s oldest and best beer festival is back at Royal Athletic Park September 8 and 9. Produced by the Victoria Beer Society, the 29th annual Great Canadian Beer Festival is back! Read more…
You Say Tomato, I Say Yes, Please
Forget Christmas. The most wonderful time of year is right now, when local tomatoes are in season — plump, juicy and simply bursting with sun-soaked summer flavour. Read more…
Go Big & Go Home: Make your next party a breeze by pre-batching your cocktails
Make entertaining stylish, sophisticated and oh-so-easy this summer by big-batching your beverages Read more…
Fig Season: Fill your basket with this sweet, seasonal Mediterranean fruit
The fig is among the most fascinating of fruit. For one thing, it’s actually a flower — technically, a cluster of flowers called an inflorescence — captured inside a smooth, bulbous stem that fits perfectly in the palm of your hand. Read more…
NEW CANS FOR THE COOLER
On a sunny afternoon, nothing beats a cool one on the patio or at the campground. Now you can have your hoppy IPA or craft cider and skip the alcohol this summer with some killer craft bevvies from local makers and retailers. Read more…