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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


MAYOCOBA MAGIC: Making beans-on-toast with a Latin twist
Tasked with bringing a dish to a Thursday Murder Club potluck, I took this British comfort food in a delicious new direction By CINDA...
Cinda Chavich
Aug 30


MAYOCOBA MAGIC: Making modern beans-on-toast, with heirloom beans
Starting with a bag of yellow canary (aka Mayocoba) beans, I created an beans on toast appetizer to celebrate a cozy British mystery movie on Netflix.
Cinda Chavich
Aug 29


SAVING THE HARVEST: Waste not, glean more, for B.C. food banks
Charitable groups and farmers are working toward decreasing food waste on all fronts By CINDA CHAVICH With food costs rising and supply...
Cinda Chavich
Aug 29


RECIPES: Picnic recipes for calzones, quinoa salad, brownies and more
Recipes for cold picnic dishes, including hand-held Italian calzones, seafood salad rolls and savoury corn pancakes with smoked salmon
Cinda Chavich
Jul 24


STICK HANDLING: Souvlaki, kabobs, satay and other stuff on skewers
Summer suppers are fast and easy when you take inspiration from the world's street vendors and grill something on a stick
Cinda Chavich
Jul 10


SUMMER IN THE CITY: Music, food and family fun in Victoria
Summertime is the best time to get out and enjoy all of the outdoor music and food events in Victoria and environs Symphony SPLASH!...
Cinda Chavich
Jul 10


STRAWBERRY FIELDS: Strawberry recipes, from trifle and pie to brulee!
If you know, you know — there's nothing as tasty, and hotly anticipated, than those first, sweet, just-picked strawberries from local...
Cinda Chavich
Jul 6


COOKING: Classic Canadian recipes for a Canada Day feast
Celebrate Canada Day with this coast-to-coast menu of Canadian recipes. Oh Canada, our home and Native land!
Cinda Chavich
Jun 20


RHUBARB: Recipes for our tart, pretty and oh-so-Canadian ingredient
Rhubarb is a spring tradition, growing in gardens across Canada, and we have recipes for rhubarb pies, muffins and desserts.
Cinda Chavich
May 14


SUSTAINING SALMON: How to save, buy and serve BC’s best
I asked experts to weigh in on how consumers and chefs can best support our wild BC salmon and coastal communities.
Cinda Chavich
Apr 23
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