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Victoria Tapas – A Review in 4 Parts…Not Unlike Your Meal: Part Two

by Kristy Gardner 05.22.2012

(Images by Choli Designs)
When you think of Oak Bay, images of grandiose houses, flags on street lamps, and little old ladies with walkers come to mind. Unwittingly, you have been fooled. Tucked in between the resident neighbourhood pub on one side and a Tudor sweet shop on the other is Vis a Vis – a [...]

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Beer Review: Vancouver Island Brewery Flying Tanker White IPA

by Joe Wiebe 05.21.2012

Although Vancouver Island Brewery is one of BC’s oldest microbreweries—it was the first to open in Victoria back in 1984 and shares its birth year with Granville Island Brewing in Vancouver—it hasn’t exactly been a darling of the booming craft beer scene over the past, well, couple of decades. Their beers have been fine forever, [...]

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The Weekend Cook – BC Spot Prawns

by Canucklehead 05.21.2012

Okay – I am not telling you anything new by saying spot prawn season is upon us. But HOLY SHIT – SPOT PRAWN SEASON IS UPON US!!!
I cannot think of a local seafood more universally beloved. Everyone has them on their menu (the wok seared soy prawns at Sea Harbour are fucking genius). [...]

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Ticket Giveaway! Hop-Headbanger’s Ball

by Editor 05.19.2012

I have 2 tickets to giveaway to tonight’s SOLD OUT Hop-Headbanger’s Ball at Woodland Smokehouse on Commercial Drive, courtesy of our friends at Townsite Brewing (they make some delicious beer if you haven’t tried it already!). Come inside for your chance to win!

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Friday Cocktail: “Mickey Rourke”

by Gerry Jobe 05.18.2012

On a recent trip to Vancouver, I had the privilege to climb the stairs high above Save-On-Meats and witness the makeshift Boxing-Gym for the service industry known affectionately as “The Meat Locker.” Inside, skipping rope and sweating up a storm was a veritable “Who’s-Who” of the Vancouver Service industry training for “Aprons for Gloves” a [...]

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Victoria Tapas – A Review in 4 Parts… Not Unlike Your Meal

by Kristy Gardner 05.15.2012

Victoria boasts the most restaurants per capita in North America, save for San Francisco. In a culinary sea of eateries, how does one choose where to indulge their next craving? The best bet is to sample as many dishes as possible.
Enter tapas. Despite the English austere of the Capital city, Spanish style dining seems to [...]

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Road Trip! Seattle – The Walrus and The Carpenter

by Canucklehead 05.14.2012

I love road trips. Even a short one holds the promise of roadside diners and strange new foods. And as far as I’m concerned, a bag of Tim’s Cascade Jalapeno chips counts as culinary exotica – as long as you are eating them on the I-5.
Lately, trips to Seattle have been particularly [...]

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Fat Dragon BBQ – Authentically Chill

by Canucklehead 05.09.2012

For the longest time – it seemed like Vancouver had two distinct food cultures, great West Coast cuisine and world class Chinese food. But rarely was there any cross over, either in flavor influences or clientele. It was the Two Solitudes of local dining. As a Chinese guy who is passionate about food, [...]

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A Sneak Peek at 49th Parallel’s Doughnut Shop

by Colter Jones 05.08.2012

What do you get when you combine great coffee with high quality doughnuts? Answer: the worst kept secret in town.
I’ve been busily working away at preparing to open the second café for 49th Parallel, which will feature doughnuts under the brand of “Lucky’s Doughnuts”. Why doughnuts you say? Why not?!

The idea of doing doughnuts began [...]

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Friday Cocktail: Missionary’s Downfall

by Gerry Jobe 05.04.2012

(Photos courtesy of Spatulamedia)
In Feburary, we hosted a “Trader”Vic Bergeron VS. Donn “The Beachcomber” Beach “Tiki Title Bout” as part of our Liquid Sundays program at RauDZ. While Trader Vic emerged victorious by a landslide, the consensus among our guests was that this cocktail was the best of the night. Created by Donn “The Beachcomber” [...]

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Blind Tasting Review: JoieFarm Un-Oaked Chardonnay 2011

by Sheila Whittaker 04.24.2012

Blind tasting reviews are a fun game to play with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town. I pour a glass from a mystery bottle and ask them to review it blind. By not knowing what the wine is or who represents it, hopefully, an honest-no-bs-review is achieved.
Come inside and read the review of our [...]

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Friday Cocktail: “Lucien Gaudin”

by Gerry Jobe 04.20.2012

If the Negroni, for bartenders, is the “Breakfast of Champions,” then the “Lucien Gaudin” is what’s for dinner. This cocktail was named for the French fencing champion who won four gold, and two silver medals in the Olympics between 1920-1928. By substituting white vermouth and Cointreau for the Negroni’s sweet vermouth, the cocktail gains a [...]

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