Queensland, once known mainly for it’s broad surfing beaches, rugged ranch land and coal mining, is now a top destination for food lovers.

As the world turns it's gaze to northern Italy for the Olympic Games, I'm recalling my visits to this land of stunning landscapes, food and wine

Imbolc festivities for St. Brigid, an ancient feminist icon Christian saint or pagan goddess? Brigid embodies feminine strength and compassion. By CINDA CHAVICH In the spirit of mid-winter Celtic feast of Imbolc or St. Brigid’s Feast of Fire, I’m thinking about the earliest spring foods right now. St. Brigid’s Day is Feb. 1 — halfway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox, when the Irish goddess and saint, Brigid, is celebrated with fire rituals (lighting ca

Take a trip to Scotland to try haggis (a rustic sausage made with oats and all the odd bits), and learn why it's still celebrated.

Rosemead House, Victoria's newest boutique hotel is open, complete with a new spa — building on the success of award-winning Janevca restaurant Historic Rosemead House is Victoria's premiere boutique hotel By CINDA CHAVICH There’s a prime seat with my name on it at the new Janevca lounge – it’s a velvety fuchsia stool at the white marble bar, next to the bustling open kitchen. It’s the place to see executive chef Andrea Alridge and her team cooking prime steaks over an open f

Each year our generous fishing community helps kids with cancer by fishing herring and donating their catch to the FHKWC sales in Victoria and Vancouver!

Get out into the woods to forage wild foods with local experts on Vancouver Island

Janevca, the beautiful new restaurant in the historic Rosemead House in Esquimalt, is the posh new spot to dine.

Summertime is the best time to get out and enjoy all of the outdoor music and food events in Victoria and environs Symphony SPLASH!...

From a hotel restaurant in Geneva to the touristy town of Gruyere in the Alps, I'm in search of the secrets to the very best Swiss fondue.