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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

Cinda Chavich
Oct 27, 2024
KLIPPERS ORGANICS: A Delicious Wine Country Destination in BC
At Klippers Organics, one farming family is growing, making, and serving Similkameen Valley cider and food in their own fine dining space


Cinda Chavich
Aug 30, 2024
WHEN IN ITALY: Explore the artisan dried pastas of Gragnano
The best pasta in the world has its roots in Gragnano, Italy, where the tradition of drying pasta was born.


Cinda Chavich
Aug 3, 2024
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 1, 2024
NEW LIFE FOR LEGENDARY SOOKE HARBOUR HOUSE
The most anticipated opening on Vancouver Island this year, Sooke Harbour House re-opens with new investment and operating partners


Cinda Chavich
May 9, 2024
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
Feb 28, 2024
DURIAN HUNTER: Travel to Malaysia to taste this weirdly smelly fruit
Travel outside your culinary comfort zone and try the giant, smelly yet sweet durian fruit of Southeast Asia


Cinda Chavich
Oct 24, 2023
BEYOND LAMB AND LEEKS: Tasty explorations in Wales
I wrote this story several years back but inspired to post it again, after a discussion about Welsh Rarebit on CBC radio. Here's the recipe!


Cinda Chavich
Aug 29, 2023
WILL TRAVEL FOR CURRY: Birmingham balti, a Brummie invention
Balti is a fiery curry from Birmingham — here's where to find it and how to make it.


Cinda Chavich
Jun 30, 2023
EATING ACROSS CANADA: Iconic Canadian dishes from coast to coast
Celebrating Canada Day with a look at some Canadian food traditions and favourite dishes to enjoy on a virtual trip across Canada.


Cinda Chavich
Jan 15, 2023
TO SCOTLAND: In search of haggis, the Scots' national dish
Take a trip to Scotland to try haggis (a rustic sausage made with oats and all the odd bits), and learn why it's still celebrated.
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