Restaurants

Restaurants Canada is urging the British Columbia government to intervene in a proposed increase to the farm-level price of chicken in the province. Workers process chickens in Fremont, Neb.in a Dec.12, 2019 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Nati Harnik

Playing chicken? New poultry price scheme has B.C. restaurants clucking

Industry says proposed plant will mean a 10% price hike for consumers

 

Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns is one of the Island MPs asking Ottawa to extend the CEBA loan repayment deadline. Photo Youtube

North Island MPs ask for CEBA loan extension for local businesses

COVID-19 loan repayment deadline set for Jan. 18

 

A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. says it’s launching an exchangeable and reusable cup program across the country in a bid to reduce waste. An A&W Restaurant in Toronto is photographed on Monday, July 9, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

A&W launches reusable cup exhange to tackle fast food waste problem

B.C. fast food chain’s One Cup program asks you to bring your cup back and they will give you another

A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. says it’s launching an exchangeable and reusable cup program across the country in a bid to reduce waste. An A&W Restaurant in Toronto is photographed on Monday, July 9, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Java Jo’s Cafe is known for hosting vintage car shows. (Java Jo’s Cafe photo/Facebook)

Beloved Victoria cafe closing over rising rent, ‘negative’ impact of shelters

But the owner has found a ‘mini’ location for January move

Java Jo’s Cafe is known for hosting vintage car shows. (Java Jo’s Cafe photo/Facebook)
A tasting menu dish from the Ugly Duckling in Victoria. (Ugly Ducking/Instagram)

Two Victoria restaurants named on list of the best new eateries in Canada

Air Canada compiles a list of 30 new restaurants

A tasting menu dish from the Ugly Duckling in Victoria. (Ugly Ducking/Instagram)
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Could you eat this B.C. pub’s big burger in 30 minutes? Only 2 ever have

Competitive eaters twice videoed their Blarney Stone Challenges at Donegal’s in Surrey

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FILE - Chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay posing for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif., on This July 24, 2019. Ramsay’s new competition series “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars” will debut this fall. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay bringing burger and steak outlets to B.C.

Lower Mainland casino, resort to get steak and burger outlets

FILE - Chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay posing for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif., on This July 24, 2019. Ramsay’s new competition series “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars” will debut this fall. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Montreal restaurants dominate Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants List with 27 eateries on the annual ranking, led by Mon Lapin, shown in this handout image, in the number one spot. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Dominique Lafond

Vancouver the place to be in B.C. if you want to eat in one of Canada’s best restaurants

Montreal restaurants dominate Canada’s 100 Best list, including top pick

Montreal restaurants dominate Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants List with 27 eateries on the annual ranking, led by Mon Lapin, shown in this handout image, in the number one spot. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Dominique Lafond
Safaa Naeman inside her Esquimalt restaurant, Syriana, on April 20. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

Greater Victoria’s first Syrian restaurant opening in Esquimalt

In a diverse culinary scene, Victoria is about to get its first taste of authentic Syrian fare

Safaa Naeman inside her Esquimalt restaurant, Syriana, on April 20. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)
A BellaBot robot at the Noodle Topia restaurant heads back to the kitchen after a table is cleared on Monday, March 20, 2023, in Madison Heights, Mich. Sales of robot servers have been growing rapidly in recent years, and tens of thousands of robots are now gliding through dining rooms worldwide. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Are robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think so

Gimmick or the future of addressing the industry’s labour shortage?

A BellaBot robot at the Noodle Topia restaurant heads back to the kitchen after a table is cleared on Monday, March 20, 2023, in Madison Heights, Mich. Sales of robot servers have been growing rapidly in recent years, and tens of thousands of robots are now gliding through dining rooms worldwide. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Feast your eyes on the “revolutionary” Le Petit Chef, a dining experience which made its debut at the Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour’s Fire + Water restaurant on Feb. 23. (Photo courtesy of Victoria Marriott)

Victoria restaurant offers ‘immersive dining’ with 3D mapping tech

Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour introduces ‘world’s smallest chef’

Feast your eyes on the “revolutionary” Le Petit Chef, a dining experience which made its debut at the Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour’s Fire + Water restaurant on Feb. 23. (Photo courtesy of Victoria Marriott)
The seafood chowder and a seafood sandwich from Fishhook. (Chris Campbell photo for Black Press Media)
The seafood chowder and a seafood sandwich from Fishhook. (Chris Campbell photo for Black Press Media)
A fried chicken sandwich at Smile Chicken. (Chris Campbell photo for Black Press Media)
A fried chicken sandwich at Smile Chicken. (Chris Campbell photo for Black Press Media)
Northern Cafe and Grill was named the best-rated restaurant in Yelp’s list of the top 100 places to eat in Canada in 2023. (Northern Cafe and Grill/Special to The News)

B.C. cafe declared best place to eat in Canada in 2023

23 B.C. restaurants made Yelp’s annual list of top-rated eateries in the country

Northern Cafe and Grill was named the best-rated restaurant in Yelp’s list of the top 100 places to eat in Canada in 2023. (Northern Cafe and Grill/Special to The News)
A tipping option is displayed on a card reader tablet at X-Golf indoor golf in Glenview, Ill., Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Tipping fatigue, it seems, is swarming America as more businesses adopt digital payment methods that automatically prompts customers to leave a gratuity. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes

Digital requests add social pressure some find difficult to bypass

A tipping option is displayed on a card reader tablet at X-Golf indoor golf in Glenview, Ill., Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Tipping fatigue, it seems, is swarming America as more businesses adopt digital payment methods that automatically prompts customers to leave a gratuity. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Block Kitchen + Bar opened in Victoria Friday (Jan. 13). (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

Hip ‘designed to share’ restaurant opens doors in downtown Victoria

But Block Kitchen + Bar has no connection to predecessors Chuck’s Burger Bar or Lumberjack’s Bar and Grill

Block Kitchen + Bar opened in Victoria Friday (Jan. 13). (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
Ciara Curran, assistant general manager at Frankie’s Modern Diner. (Ella Matte photo)

‘It’s slow’: Victoria restaurants innovate to deal with post-holidays crash

Food delivery apps provide a lifeline to local eateries

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Ciara Curran, assistant general manager at Frankie’s Modern Diner. (Ella Matte photo)
Eric LAST NAME, the manager stands by the fire place in a cosy corner of the restaurant. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

More Victoria restaurants staying open for Christmas as diners seek options

Steamship Bar and Grill will offer a holiday menu that features turkey, ham and prime rib: oh my!

Eric LAST NAME, the manager stands by the fire place in a cosy corner of the restaurant. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
An Uber Eats courier is pictured as they pick up an order for delivery. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)

Victoria residents ranked as Canada’s top tippers on Uber Eats

Victoria was also the fifth most polite city on the 2022 Uber Eats cravings report

An Uber Eats courier is pictured as they pick up an order for delivery. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)