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taste the world
Taste the delicious culinary corners of the world -- and find the best food in Victoria -- with food + travel writer Cinda Chavich


HIP AND HIDDEN: CHINATOWN’S HISTORIC AND MODERN CHARMS
Taste your way through Victoria's Chinatown, the oldest Chinese community in Canada and a treasure trove of world flavours
Cinda Chavich
Jun 1, 2024


TRAVEL: Laid back luxury in Tofino
Seeking solitude? A walk on a remote beach on Canada's wild west coast, with some fine food on the side, is my favourite kind of retreat.
Cinda Chavich
Apr 9, 2024


A SPRING BREAK: The Malahat Skywalk takes you to new heights
Visit Victoria this spring — a city in bloom with plenty of opportunities to enjoy creative cuisine, cocktails and the Malahat Skywalk!
Cinda Chavich
Mar 28, 2024


DURIAN HUNTER: Travel to Malaysia to taste this weirdly smelly fruit
Travel outside your culinary comfort zone and try the giant, smelly yet sweet durian fruit of Southeast Asia
Cinda Chavich
Feb 28, 2024


STORM SEASON: Best places & provisions for a storm-watching weekend
On Vancouver Island's wild west coast, it's storm watching seaon — find a cosy room with a view and hunker down with some local provisions!
Cinda Chavich
Jan 5, 2024


BEYOND LAMB AND LEEKS: Tasty explorations in Wales
I wrote this story several years back but inspired to post it again, after a discussion about Welsh Rarebit on CBC radio. Here's the recipe!
Cinda Chavich
Oct 24, 2023


WILL TRAVEL FOR CURRY: Birmingham balti, a Brummie invention
Balti is a fiery curry from Birmingham — here's where to find it and how to make it.
Cinda Chavich
Aug 29, 2023


BEEF, BUCKLES AND BEER — Celebrate rodeo season with a cowboy cookout
Cowboy cooking is on the menu at the Calgary Stampede — the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth — and that means beef, beans and cold brews!
Cinda Chavich
Jul 14, 2023


EATING ACROSS CANADA: Iconic Canadian dishes from coast to coast
Celebrating Canada Day with a look at some Canadian food traditions and favourite dishes to enjoy on a virtual trip across Canada.
Cinda Chavich
Jun 30, 2023


THE BEACHCOMBERS: Exotic edibles galore at low tide in Tofino
The road to Tofino has reopened after recent closures due to forest fires — time to visit the wild beaches to photograph, forage and feast.
Cinda Chavich
Jun 24, 2023
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