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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


RECIPES: TROPICAL TASTES FROM THE PHILIPPINES
Learn about Filipino cuisine and create your own Filipino feast at home with these recipes, from Chicken Lugaw to purple Ube cheesecake.
Cinda Chavich
Apr 29, 2024


FORAGING FORAYS: Bill Jones' definitive foraging book has a new look
Want to know more about foraging wild foods from the forest and the sea? Chef Bill Jones is the expert you need to know.
Cinda Chavich
Apr 5, 2024


A SPRING BREAK: The Malahat Skywalk takes you to new heights
Visit Victoria this spring — a city in bloom with plenty of opportunities to enjoy creative cuisine, cocktails and the Malahat Skywalk!
Cinda Chavich
Mar 28, 2024


EASTER EGGS: How to cook & colour a beautiful batch for your basket
Want to celebrate Easter with coloured eggs and a game of "egg knocking"? Here's how to boil eggs and make them beautiful with natural dyes.
Cinda Chavich
Mar 26, 2024


CELEBRATING CAFE BRIO: New owners, same great food and hospitality
Cafe Brio's new owners, chef Sam Harris and bartender Vincent Vanderheide, are continuing its great local dining legacy in Victoria.
Cinda Chavich
Mar 4, 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
Feb 28, 2024


YEAR OF THE DRAGON: Noodle dishes and dumplings for luck in 2024
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with your own Asian feast at home with my tried and true recipes for noodles, dumplings and more!
Cinda Chavich
Feb 19, 2024


FATHOM: A deep dive into island ingredients from Chef Peter Kim
From the fathomable to the unfathomable, Fathom is a great spot to explore locally-inpired food and drink, from morning 'till night.
Cinda Chavich
Feb 19, 2024


SHRUBS – THEY’RE NOT JUST FOR LANDSCAPING
From stylish Jukes cordialites to The Shrubbery 's drinking vinegars, sweet and sour shrubs are the coolest new/old drinks to DIY!
Cinda Chavich
Jan 29, 2024


SOLIDARITY SOUP: Making borsch to remember and support Ukraine
Thinking about my grandparents in January and making a Solidarity Borsch to show our ongoing support for the people of Ukraine.
Cinda Chavich
Jan 6, 2024
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