The Courtney Room’s Kate Chernoff’s elegant Armani cocktail pays homage to the Godfather of fashion. Read more…
A Life, a Home, and a Place in the World
The Garth Homer Society supports people with diverse abilities to make ‘a life, a home, and a place in the world’ – and in doing so, they strive to create a sense of belonging. Read more…
Bringing the Cuban Fire: We hit the high notes with jazz trumpeter Miguelito Valdés
Maybe you’ve watched him on his horn, fronting his band at the Bard & Banker or sitting in with other musicians at Hermann’s Jazz Club, touring with the Afro-Cuban All Stars. And you might have wondered: Just who is this Miguelito Angel Valdés, and how did he get here? Read more…
Anything Grows: Local chefs find global flavours sprouting in Greater Victoria
Local chefs find global flavours sprouting in Greater Victoria’s mild climate and fertile soil. Read more…
Best Restaurant Awards 2023
COMING SOON! The Annual YAM Best Restaurants Awards in Victoria, BC returns. We’re celebrating our region’s fabulous restaurant industry at a special awards ceremony later this month, and in the July/August Food+Drink issue. The South Island’s top restaurants and chefs will be awarded in almost two dozen categories, with winners chosen by an independent panel […] Read more…
Take a peek at this rare view inside the City Hall clock tower
For over 130 years — ever since noon on May 5, 1891 — the City Hall clock has been letting Victorians know what time it is. Right now, it’s time (see what we did there?) to learn a bit more about this downtown landmark. Read more…
A Sailing Adventure in Desolation Sound soothes the soul and revives the spirit
A week-long sailing adventure in the Salish Sea brings our writer closer to nature, wildlife, rustic beauty and herself. Read more…
Reinventing Andini
What’s next for Victoria’s celebrated young inventor? Ann Makosinski is poised at the intersection of past and future, science and the arts. Read more…
Raise a Glass to the Victoria International Wine Festival
Enjoy winemakers’ dinners, learn from industry exports at seminars and master classes and, most importantly, taste dozens of wines from myriad producers. All of this and more will be served at the Victoria International Wine Festival, September 24 to 30, 2023. Read more…
Honouring the Ancestors
How artist Alex Taylor-McCallum brings Indigenous stories to colourful life on Victoria, B.C.’s streets. Read more…