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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
Dec 22, 2024
NATALE IN NAPLES AND BEYOND: Christmas traditions in Italy
Travel to Italy — and the famous Christmas markets of Naples — to celebrate the Nativity.


Cinda Chavich
Jun 19, 2024
CANADA'S TRAVEL MEDIA AWARD WINNERS: Read all about it!
My story about the Indigenous roots of the rare west coast Ozette Potato, published in Edible Vancouver magazine, won first place in the...


Cinda Chavich
Mar 11, 2023
THE GREAT IRISH BAKE-OFF: Baps, wheaten & fifteens in Northern Ireland
I explore Irish baking traditions in Belfast and beyond, with sweet tray bakes, potato farls, Guinness wheaten and Irish soda bread, too.


Cinda Chavich
Sep 2, 2022
TALKING TEA: Tea rooms to visit in Victoria
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.


Cinda Chavich
Jun 13, 2022
A THOUSAND WORDS: Making Xian bing, a popular street food in China
A photo essay detailing how to make Xian Bing, a flaky, savoury pastry I tried in Xi'an, China, after watching it made by a street vendor.


Cinda Chavich
Oct 1, 2020
WALKABOUT DOWN UNDER: A tasty tour of Queensland's food + dining scene
Queensland, once known mainly for it’s broad surfing beaches, rugged ranch land and coal mining, is now a top destination for food lovers.


Cinda Chavich
Sep 3, 2020
THE BUZZ ON SALT SPRING
Head to Salt Spring Island for some real, home-style Montreal Smoked meat and to share a laugh with Buzzy. By CINDA CHAVICH Got a...
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