Every summer I get invited to a beautiful get together at friends in Brentwood Bay. This August was no different, surrounded once again by delightful and charming people, reminiscing with old friends and creating conversations with newly-made ones. Throughout the evening we get to enjoy amazing food, and my hosts helped shape moments around cooking […]
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by Nathalie Chambers – We are so lucky to live in the rainshadow of the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges, a world-renowned marine and biological diversity hotspot. We are in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations, who lived on and stewarded these lands for 8,000 years since the beginning of time until
Eco-Cultural Food Growth: Saanich Peninsula Food Security Read More »
You founded EAT Magazine 18 years ago. Give us a glimpse of how you got started in this business and how EAT Magazine came together. I’ve always been a magazine junkie. I would buy every food magazine I could get my hands on, including obscure international ones. Working as a chef and having access to
Can We Talk: Sue Hodgson Talks – and Eats! – with Gary Hynes Read More »
by Jill Van Gyn – We tend to get overwhelmed with food trends. They come fast and furious and are out as fast as they came in. Staying ahead of the game is work: you need to do your research checking in on blogs and websites out of major hot spots such as L.A, New
Yesterday’s Lunch & Tomorrow’s Dinner: What’s In & What’s Out in Victoria’s Food Scene Read More »
by Jo Barnes – Carmine Sparanese is the owner of Lifestyle Markets, Sidney location and general manager, Victoria locations. Here, he shares a bit of his story with writer Jo Barnes. Carmine never knows who might come through the doors at Lifestyle Markets. It might be an overdue pregnant woman looking for suggestions to induce
20 Years in Sidney: A Healthy Approach One Customer At A Time Read More »
by Valerie Green – To commemorate the first week of school this September, I checked out some historical facts about education in our area. In 1849, the first school opened for the children of Hudson’s Bay Company officers. It was known as the “Company School,” and operated within Fort Victoria itself. Three years later, the
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by Rebekah Hunter – The new school year brings the return of the dreaded lunch box! You want to fuel your kids from the inside out to be the best learners they can be, and by incorporating their ideas – and even enlisting their cooking skills – you might find that lunches become less of
Common Cents: Filling the Lunch Kit Without Breaking Your Budget! Read More »
An amazing gift from my good friend Sandy Shams, owner of Alexander’s Coffee. Hoping your garden is still producing in early September! Tomatoes are abundant this time of year; whether they come from your own garden or from the market we all love them. Every once in a while though, you get a tasteless batch;
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by Chris Genovali, Raincoast Conservation Foundation – As top marine predators, the population status and physical condition of Southern Resident killer whales is emblematic of the overall health of the Salish Sea. As citizens of the Salish Sea, we know these whales represent much more. This irreplaceable killer whale population has significant and widely recognized
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by Jesse Holth – Island View Beach is the perfect place to soak up those last precious days of summer sun. One of the best sandy beaches around Victoria, you might feel like you’ve gone on holiday to a tropical locale. It can get quite hot, and you’ll often see people with beach umbrellas or
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