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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


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
Sep 1


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


SPRING TONIC: It's time to search for nettles, a coastal forager's feast
Head to the forest to harvest young stinging nettles in the spring, you will be rewarded with a healthy and tasty treat!
Cinda Chavich
Mar 15


FEAST: Sharing Indigenous culture starts at the table
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.
Cinda Chavich
Jan 6


SAY CHEESE: Swiss fondue, from alpine pastures to bubbly pots
You can't visit Switzerland without tasting their iconic cheeses - whether Gruyère, Emmenthal or Appenzeller a fondue meal is a must!
Cinda Chavich
Jan 1


HERE’S TO GOOD HEALTH IN THE NEW YEAR: How I learned to make nocino while foraging in the ‘hood.
Nocino — or green walnut amaro — is an ancient elixir rooted in pagan Celtic and Roman culture, and a liqueur that's easy to make at home.
Cinda Chavich
Jan 1


BUTTER BAKER: In praise of shortbread
Holidays at my house always feature a variety cookies but my mother's Scottish shortbread is a must. Recipes for the best buttery cookies.
Cinda Chavich
Dec 17, 2024
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