Top pastry chefs reveal festive cookie recipes and pro tips for baking holiday treats everyone will love! Read more…
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Speculaas Cookies with Banana Caramel
The Fairmont Empress’s pastry chef Gerald Tan plays on the traditional Dutch biscuit. Read more…
A Smokin’ New Spot in Esquimalt
Chef Andrea Aldridge elevates Victoria’s dining at Janevca Kitchen with live-fire cooking and flavorful fusion dishes. Read more…
Fixing Supper
A well-stocked pantry, smart meal planning, and prepping ahead can make weeknight cooking easier, healthier, and more enjoyable. Read more…
Pumpkin and Ginger Teacake with Bourbon Maple Glaze
Discover Tom Moore’s cozy pumpkin cake recipe, perfect for autumn gatherings and relaxation. Read more…
Pasta, Perfected
Inspired by Italy’s grandmothers, a new generation of chefs has discovered the joys of making pasta from scratch. Now it’s your turn. Read more…
The Knowledge Keeper
In preserving Indigenous philosophy and practice, ethnobotanist Nancy Turner builds partnerships through plants. Read more…
Victoria’s Best Restaurant Award Winner 2024: Best Casual – Block Kitchen + Wine Bar
Winner of Best Casual at YAM magazine’s 2024 Best Restaurants Awards, Block Kitchen + Bar is all about creative cocktails, local craft beer and shareable plates Read more…
Victoria’s Best Restaurant Award Winner 2024: Best Pastry Chef – Kimberley Vy, Inn at Laurel Point
Kimberley Vy’s masterful use of subtle and surprising flavour combinations makes her the obvious choice for Best Pastry Chef at the 2024 YAM Best Restaurant Awards. Read more…
Victoria’s Best Restaurant Award Winner 2024: Best Patio – Aura Waterfront Restaurant + Patio
Victoria’s patio culture is growing and one of the nicest spots to dine al fresco is the seaside patio at Aura, at the Inn at Laurel Point. It’s the winner of Best Patio, 2024 YAM Best Restaurants. Read more…