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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


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 6


WHERE TO EAT IN VICTORIA NOW: From fine dining to world flavours
Looking for the best places to eat in Victoria, BC? Here's the 2024 list of restaurant award winners, plus where to find my best bites.
Cinda Chavich
Aug 3, 2024


2023 RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR: Wild Mountain Food & Drink
Wild Mountain Food & Drink named 2023 Restaurant of the Year by YAM magazine judging panel
Cinda Chavich
Jan 5, 2024


VICTORIA DINING: MARILENA Cafe & Raw Bar: big city style in the Capital
MARILENA Cafe & Raw Bar offers big city style in Victoria, and named one of enRoute magazine's top new restaurants in Canada
Cinda Chavich
Jan 5, 2024


Kerala Calling: Top chefs behind new South Indian restaurant in Victoria
Cafe Malabar is a new South Indian restaurant in Victoria from chefs Kiran Kolathodan and Karma Tenpa, located in the downtown Public Market
Cinda Chavich
Jan 5, 2024


Restaurant Awards: Ugly Duckling wins 2023 YAM magazine award
Ugly Duckling, from creative chef Corbin Mathany, named Victoria's best new restaurant in 2023 by YAM magazine and shortlisted by enRoute.
Cinda Chavich
Jan 8, 2023
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