Food

Geoff Cram’s Coast Salish inspired gingebread house (Cole Schisler photo)

Ladysmith’s Old Town Bakery cooks up Coast Salish inspired gingerbread house

Geoff Cram creates gingerbread displays every year, this time he wanted to do something Canadian

Geoff Cram’s Coast Salish inspired gingebread house (Cole Schisler photo)
Camosun College instructor David Armstrong sits in the sun outside Dunlop House. (Sophie Heizer/News Staff)

Sip and savour a few brews to help build a new playground at Camosun daycare

Mystery Brews tours local breweries for a good cause

  • Nov 25, 2019
Camosun College instructor David Armstrong sits in the sun outside Dunlop House. (Sophie Heizer/News Staff)
These ‘chicken tractors’ are like a mobile home for the heritage birds Rylands raises during the summer. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)

VIDEO: Healthy, happy pork come from Muddy Feet in Cowichan

Happy Berkshires and heritage Tamworth pigs enjoy a pleasant environment at Muddy Feet Farm

These ‘chicken tractors’ are like a mobile home for the heritage birds Rylands raises during the summer. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)
Chef Dez: Getting your bake on for the holidays

Chef Dez: Getting your bake on for the holidays

Tips on how to make the best of your holiday treats

  • Nov 24, 2019
Chef Dez: Getting your bake on for the holidays
Spill the wine: It’s not a party without bubbles

Spill the wine: It’s not a party without bubbles

Plenty of sparkling wines to enjoy in B.C.

  • Nov 22, 2019
Spill the wine: It’s not a party without bubbles
Virtuous Pie, a plant-based pizza restaurant, will open its doors in Victoria on Dec. 14. (Photo courtesy of Virtuous Pie)

Plant-based pizza restaurant to open its doors in Victoria this December

Virtuous Pie has locations in Vancouver, Toronto and Portland

Virtuous Pie, a plant-based pizza restaurant, will open its doors in Victoria on Dec. 14. (Photo courtesy of Virtuous Pie)
Land & Sea Brewing Company, located at 2040 Guthrie Road in Comox, has won a prestigious award from the BC Ale Trail. Photo via FACEBOOK

Vancouver Island brewery wins BC Ale Trail’s Best Brewery Experience Award

Comox-based Land & Sea Brewing Co. honoured

  • Nov 20, 2019
Land & Sea Brewing Company, located at 2040 Guthrie Road in Comox, has won a prestigious award from the BC Ale Trail. Photo via FACEBOOK
Shawn Soole at his book signing at Okanagan Spirits in Kelowna

Victoria’s cocktail king releases book on best bartenders in Canada

Four bartenders from Kelowna and one from Penticton are recognzied in Great Northern Coocktails

Shawn Soole at his book signing at Okanagan Spirits in Kelowna
Chef Dez: What is comfort food?

Chef Dez: What is comfort food?

It can be anything that makes you feel comfortable

  • Nov 17, 2019
Chef Dez: What is comfort food?
The 11th annual Culinaire showcase of more than 60 of Vancouver Island’s renowned food and beverage community comes to the Victoria Conference Centre March 26, 2020. (Kristine Wilkinson/17 Black Events)

Culinaire shares ‘vision and passion’ of Vancouver Island’s food, beverage professions

The 11th annual event comes to the Victoria Conference Centre March 26, 2020

The 11th annual Culinaire showcase of more than 60 of Vancouver Island’s renowned food and beverage community comes to the Victoria Conference Centre March 26, 2020. (Kristine Wilkinson/17 Black Events)
ALLAN REID: A good time for Thai in Estevan Village

ALLAN REID: A good time for Thai in Estevan Village

Plenty of pride on display, from food to hospitality, at Norah Thai Kitchen

  • Nov 14, 2019
ALLAN REID: A good time for Thai in Estevan Village
Doughnuts bite into the upscale Seattle dessert scene

Doughnuts bite into the upscale Seattle dessert scene

Dochi in Seattle’s Chinatown International District makes chewy, delectable mochi doughnuts

  • Nov 14, 2019
Doughnuts bite into the upscale Seattle dessert scene
A Grand Tour of Beer returns to Victoria this month to pair classical music with craft beer. (Unsplash)

Enjoy baroque and brews at the Grand Tour of Beer

Classical music and craft beers return to Victoria for event’s second year

A Grand Tour of Beer returns to Victoria this month to pair classical music with craft beer. (Unsplash)
Tacos of all shapes and sizes are a part of the annual Taco, Tequila and Margarita Fiesta. Photo contributed

Mexican culinary celebration fills Victoria Public Market

Taco, Tequila and Margarita Fiesta takes over the Victoria Public Market the evening of Nov. 16

  • Nov 12, 2019
Tacos of all shapes and sizes are a part of the annual Taco, Tequila and Margarita Fiesta. Photo contributed
So you want to make your own cocktails

So you want to make your own cocktails

Tips on how to make creative tasty drinks in the comfort of your own home

  • Nov 12, 2019
So you want to make your own cocktails
Squash isn’t just a fall table decoration

Squash isn’t just a fall table decoration

How to eat that decorative squash on your table with Parmesan, brown butter

  • Nov 11, 2019
Squash isn’t just a fall table decoration
Chef Dez: Prepping good food for when you have no time

Chef Dez: Prepping good food for when you have no time

Have some quick and easy meal ideas in our home menu repertoires

  • Nov 10, 2019
Chef Dez: Prepping good food for when you have no time
Pluvio owners chef Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey pose outside their Best New Restaurant located on Peninsula Road in Ucluelet. (Nora O’Malley / Westerly News)

Canada’s fourth-best new restaurant found on the Pacific Rim

Ucluelet’s Pluvio Restaurant + Rooms earns a spot on Canada’s Top 10 Best New Restaurants

Pluvio owners chef Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey pose outside their Best New Restaurant located on Peninsula Road in Ucluelet. (Nora O’Malley / Westerly News)
Chef Dez: Tips on how to get that onion and garlic smell off hands

Chef Dez: Tips on how to get that onion and garlic smell off hands

You won’t believe the numbers of options you have for solving this problem

  • Nov 3, 2019
Chef Dez: Tips on how to get that onion and garlic smell off hands
Chef Cody Lindsay is serving up a special dinner just for veterans – free of charge. In its fourth year, the Annual Veterans Dinner is a way for Lindsay to reach out to the veteran community. (Trevor Ball Photography)

Victoria chef cooks up special dinner free of charge for veterans

V2V Black Hops Brewing, a veteran-run company, will bring the beer

Chef Cody Lindsay is serving up a special dinner just for veterans – free of charge. In its fourth year, the Annual Veterans Dinner is a way for Lindsay to reach out to the veteran community. (Trevor Ball Photography)