Head to the forest to harvest young stinging nettles in the spring, you will be rewarded with a healthy and tasty treat!

There's a new trend in the food industry — culinary couples at the helm of top bakeries and restaurants, working together to serve the very best Chef Oliver Kienast and sommelier Brooke Fader of Wild Mountain in Sooke are partners in business and life. Words and photos By CINDA CHAVICH They used to be called Mom-and-Pop restaurants — the kind of small, family-run diners that had one partner in the kitchen searing burgers and one out front, running plates and collecting cash.

In my house — on a street named for the Irish saint on the emerald isle of Vancouver Island — it's time for a St. Patrick's Day Feast.

There aren't many places to buy traditional nixtamalized corn tortillas in Canada, unless you're lucky enough to live in Victoria, BC

Whether you're strapped for cash or hunkered down on a snow day, start with a can of salmon or tuna and make a great weekday meal.

Looking for the most delicious chocolate bars? Choose makers who start with ethically-sourced, single origin beans and taste the difference.

Scottish chefs make classic haggis with lamb bits, but my meatless, recipe uses oats, mushrooms, beans and herbs for a tasty vegan version!

The naaʔuu feast is a Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation initiative — a way to share indigenous food and culture with visitors to Tofino. My report.

You can't visit Switzerland without tasting their iconic cheeses - whether Gruyère, Emmenthal or Appenzeller a fondue meal is a must!

As the old cocktail theory goes, it's all about the balance of sweet, sour and bitter components, the latter from amari like Vermouth!