Victoria, BC — named for a British monarch — has all the trappings for a royal tour, from old world architecture to local gin & high tea.

Words and Photos By CINDA CHAVICH KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ A great way to enjoy local dining in the great outdoors is to truck on down to visit...

Planning a Robbie Burns dinner? Here's everything you'll need to fete the bard, with recipes for vegetarian haggis and boozy bread pudding.

Everything you wanted to know about the wide variety of pumpkin and squash in the fall markets - with pumpkin recipes, both savoury & sweet.

We're harvesting heirloom apples around Victoria, and using them in fall recipes, from apple bread pudding and apple kuchen to tarte tatin.

From pretty tearooms to tea masters and homegrown island teas, Victoria is a town that's steeped in tea traditions — here's where to sip it.

Recipes for making jam, cheesecake, squares and cocktails with wild blackberries.

Love them or hate them, wild Himalayan blackberries are part of the west coast landscape and a food delicious for free foraging in BC.

St. Jean's Cannery in Nanaimo is Canada’s main producer of Ocean Wise canned fish, and the last major tuna cannery in North America.

Vancouver Island is blessed with an abundance of farmers’ markets and subscription boxes overflowing with fresh produce.