3 Spring Books to Savour

3 Spring Books to Savour

These cookbooks will make you want to get out and explore our region — then transform its bounty in your own kitchen. Together at SoBo  By Lisa Ahier with Susan Musgrave(Appetite by Random House Canada) Two decades after chef Lisa Ahier began serving chickpea...
Exciting New Flavours, Sweet and Savoury

Exciting New Flavours, Sweet and Savoury

Celebrate spring in the city with fancy new baked goods, delectable home delivery and a teeny-tiny globetrotting chef.   Pastry chefs Haley Landa and Curtis Helm of GoodSide Pastry House. Photo By: Jeffrey Bosdet. BY CINDA CHAVICH Dessert Divas GoodSide Pastry...
4 Delicious Reasons to Get Out of the House

4 Delicious Reasons to Get Out of the House

It’s easy at this time of year to hunker down at home, curled up with a cozy throw and Netflix. But haven’t you had enough of that these last few years? Here are a few events that make it worth getting out of the house: Chinese New Year Celebrations  |  January 29...
Paul and Lincoln’s Salad Recipe

Paul and Lincoln’s Salad Recipe

At Bear & Joey Café, Peter Wood is serving up a sunny taste of his childhood home, a bit of Australia’s famous coffee culture in the middle of a Victoria winter. This healthy green bowl from Bear & Joey is named for two of Peter Wood’s former culinary...
All I Want for Christmas

All I Want for Christmas

Looking for a gift for your favourite bon vivant? Here are some local inspirations to wrap up this holiday season. By Cinda Chavich 1 Sweeter Than Honey If you’re looking for the perfect holiday sipper, the spiced honey notes of Krupnik from Wayward Distillery hit the...