Food and Wine

Gift Boxes and Gift Baskets galore at Sylvan Star Cheese Farm! - Photo courtesy of Sylvan Star Cheese Farm.

Two fantastic ways to include locally crafted, award-winning cheese in your holiday celebrations!

Gift options made easy at Sylvan Star Cheese Farm.

  • Dec 12, 2022

 

A person walks past shelves of bottles of alcohol on display at an LCBO in Ottawa on March 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

7-Eleven Canada working on in-store ‘consumption areas’ for beer and wine

Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is still reviewing its liquor sales licence applications

 

Small batch winemaker pays attention to detail

Small batch winemaker pays attention to detail

James Schlosser finds his niche

  • Mar 18, 2020

 

The Chocolate Project; bean to bar

The Chocolate Project; bean to bar

David Mincey promotes sustainable small batch chocolate

  • Dec 27, 2019
The Chocolate Project; bean to bar
Fondue is back

Fondue is back

Slow food with a heart

  • Dec 20, 2019
Fondue is back
Lauren Cartmel opens Ma Maison restaurant

Lauren Cartmel opens Ma Maison restaurant

Chef returns to Vancouver Island roots

  • Dec 5, 2019
Lauren Cartmel opens Ma Maison restaurant
Home Block fuses atmosphere and food

Home Block fuses atmosphere and food

Wood-fired grill is front and centre at CedarCreek Winery’s restaurant

  • Nov 12, 2019
Home Block fuses atmosphere and food
House of Boateng a restaurant success

House of Boateng a restaurant success

Chef Castro Boateng adjusts menu according to the seasons

  • Oct 28, 2019
House of Boateng a restaurant success
Ramen recipes with Chef Heidi Fink

Ramen recipes with Chef Heidi Fink

Rich homemade broth, noodles and toppings in about an hour

  • Oct 25, 2019
Ramen recipes with Chef Heidi Fink
Chorizo & Co., an eatery with a Spanish flair

Chorizo & Co., an eatery with a Spanish flair

Genuine Iberian restaurant and cocktail bar

  • Oct 11, 2019
Chorizo & Co., an eatery with a Spanish flair
Ten questions and one recipe from Chef Maartyn Hoogeveen

Ten questions and one recipe from Chef Maartyn Hoogeveen

Unsworth Restaurant chef talks about career, food and wine.

  • Sep 25, 2019
Ten questions and one recipe from Chef Maartyn Hoogeveen
Cowichan style wine and marble with the Zanatta siblings

Cowichan style wine and marble with the Zanatta siblings

Loretta and Ivo Zanatta carry on family traditions with two separate businesses

  • Sep 23, 2019
Cowichan style wine and marble with the Zanatta siblings
Eric McLean is the Big Cheese

Eric McLean is the Big Cheese

McLean’s Specialty Foods stocks 150 kinds of cheeses as well as hard to find European, British and South African items

  • Sep 18, 2019
Eric McLean is the Big Cheese
Sandhill Winery’s winemaker Sandy Leier

Sandhill Winery’s winemaker Sandy Leier

Every vintage has its own unique challenge

  • Sep 11, 2019
Sandhill Winery’s winemaker Sandy Leier
Tapas: small plates that inspire

Tapas: small plates that inspire

Simple entertaining with shop and serve tapas

  • Sep 6, 2019
Tapas: small plates that inspire
Lia Crowe’s Inspired Style with Dr. Christopher Tetley

Lia Crowe’s Inspired Style with Dr. Christopher Tetley

Life, work, fashion and skin care tips from the doctor

  • Aug 30, 2019
Lia Crowe’s Inspired Style with Dr. Christopher Tetley
Urban al fresco

Urban al fresco

11 patios for outside dining and drinking

  • Aug 28, 2019
Urban al fresco
Five foodie finds in Oak Bay

Five foodie finds in Oak Bay

A food writer takes us on a trip to where the community eats

  • Aug 26, 2019
Five foodie finds in Oak Bay
Boom + Batten boxes up takeout option as edible art

Boom + Batten boxes up takeout option as edible art

Freshly harvested local ingredients in an artful presentation

  • Aug 23, 2019
Boom + Batten boxes up takeout option as edible art
Hot on the Flavour Trail

Hot on the Flavour Trail

Revelling in the bounty of the Peninsula

  • Aug 19, 2019
Hot on the Flavour Trail