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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


CANELE CURIOUS: How I learned to make this finicky French pastry at home
Canelés — those little French pastries that are crisply caramelized on the outside and custardy in the middle — are fun to bake.
Cinda Chavich
Dec 9, 2025


VISIONS OF SUGARPLUMS: Host a holiday cookie party or baking day
It's Christmas baking season, time to gather your kids & friends to bake up some of those nostalgic family favourites — a holiday miracle!
Cinda Chavich
Nov 29, 2025


CRANBERRIES: Saucy stuff, history and hacks
Cranberry sauce is always part of any turkey dinner but this indigenous fruit is rooted in First nations culture.
Cinda Chavich
Nov 24, 2025


SLICE AND DICE: Icebox cookies, from easy bakes to culinary art
Nostalgic and convenient, icebox (a.k.a. refrigerator) cookies are having a modern moment
Cinda Chavich
Nov 1, 2025


HOLIDAY PUMPKIN 2.0: The cat came back as pumpkin gnocchi and more
Don't waste the Hallowe'en pumpkin — try this recipe for pumpkin gnocchi with sage butter and tasty roasted pumpkin seed snacks!
Cinda Chavich
Oct 28, 2025


TALKING TURKEY: Free range, free run, local, heritage breeds — big bird basics
Here’s a primer to get you up to speed and in holiday turkey dinner mode, with tips to find the finest big birds for your family feast. The pastured, heritage breed Orlopp Bronze turkeys at Keating Farm in the Cowichan Valley are premium poultry. By CINDA CHAVICH The easiest way to ensure your turkey dinner is a success is by starting with the best raw materials — that is, a fresh local bird — but any turkey will be delicious if you treat it right . With a range of choi
Cinda Chavich
Oct 7, 2025


DIVING DEEP FOR WILD SEAFOOD: Local dive fishers harvest delicacies
B.C.’s geoduck, sea urchin and sea cucumber are prized in Asia, but local fishers are hoping they catch on more at home, too. Commercial...
Cinda Chavich
Oct 6, 2025


FORAGING FOR YOUR DINNER: Chefs and local experts on finding wild foods
Get out into the woods to forage wild foods with local experts on Vancouver Island
Cinda Chavich
Oct 6, 2025


ROSEMEAD HOUSE: New boutique hotel shares Victoria's past & future
Janevca, the beautiful new restaurant in the historic Rosemead House in Esquimalt, is the posh new spot to dine.
Cinda Chavich
Oct 5, 2025


DISCOVERING HEIRLOOM APPLES: Old varieties growing in our own back yards
We're harvesting heirloom apples around Victoria, and using them in fall recipes, from apple bread pudding and apple kuchen to tarte tatin.
Cinda Chavich
Aug 31, 2025
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