3 Events For Your Calendar This May and June

3 Events For Your Calendar This May and June

YAM’s top picks for what’s new in theatre, music and art this season.  9 to 5, The Musical When: May 4 to 13 Where: McPherson Playhouse More information: rmts.bc.ca Longing for some weirdly nostalgic music of the Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and...
The Cynically Hopeful Victoria Hit List

The Cynically Hopeful Victoria Hit List

OK, Victoria is a city that has a lot of love — and love it we do. But there are a few tweaks we’d like to make when it comes to urbanism, fashion, food and culture. Here’s what we’re so “over,” what we love and what we would love to see.  By Kerry Slavens...
10 Tasty Bakery Cafés In Victoria

10 Tasty Bakery Cafés In Victoria

Bakeries are back in a big way as the city’s sweetest spots for meetups — for business or for pleasure. By Cinda Chavich Ottavio Italian Bakery. PHOTOGRAPH: COURTESY OF OTTAVIO ITALIAN BAKERY. The tradition of bakers offering their pastries and confections...
How to Make Mole Negra

How to Make Mole Negra

YAM’s food writer Cinda Chavich shares a recipe for mole negra she learned how to make after a trip to Mexico. By Cinda Chavich THINKSTOCK I tasted several black moles on a food trip to Oaxaca, Mexico and learned how to make this Mole Negra from Donia Yolanda...