Flavour

– by Lara Gladych – This is the fourth in a six-part series of profiles featuring some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. The bustle of the holidays has died down, and we’ve officially entered the lull of winter that comes with January. The pace at Port Sidney isn’t what you’d find in […]

– by Lara Gladych – This is the third in a six-part series of profiles featuring some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. In the course of covering the Peninsula Restaurant Profiles feature over the past year, I’ve visited the Prairie Inn on more than one occasion. Getting to know the pub and

– by Lara Gladych – This is the second in a six-part series of profiles featuring some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. I was pleased to have my second visit with Ron Vincent, owner (along with his wife, Maureen) and Chef at Seaglass Waterfront Grill. It was not only an opportunity to

– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is part of a rotating series of articles on members of Sidney Meet Up, featuring people in business on the Saanich Peninsula. Peninsula U-Brew Winery staff always knew that the product from their kits was a wine-lover’s dream. With recent changes to liquor regulations, they are delighted that

– by Jennifer Bowles – Well the holidays are here again, and with them the inevitable parade of craft fairs and homemade treats. As I’m writing this, my daughter is hard at work preparing a cornucopia of hand-made treats to sell at a children’s craft sale and she’s come up with some fantastic ideas: fun

– by Lara Gladych – Snowdon House Gourmet and Gifts is the culmination of owner Laura Waters’ love of gardening, cooking and art. Laura grows most of what she either dries and packages into mixes for soups, dips, spreads or breads, or infuses into vinegars or essences. Her goal is to make wholesome and comforting

– by Lara Gladych – This is the first in a six-part series of profiles featuring some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. Sarah Matchett, owner of the Surly Mermaid, is bubbly and personable, and I feel as though I’ve known her for ages. I’m at the restaurant the afternoon before they launch

– by Carolyn Herriot – If you had the good fortune to harvest bumper crops of tomatoes this year, I am pretty sure that you are looking at loads of end-of-the-season green tomatoes right now and wondering what to do with them. Here are three of my favourite green tomato recipes, starting with the iconic

The idea of coming together with friends and family during the holiday season to share a fresh cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate creates a warm feeling inside us all. The Village of Saanichton takes the festive season gathering experience one step further by bringing the entire community together with their 11th annual “Saanichton

– by Steve Sheppard – Being heavily involved in the coffee scene, I often get phone calls from local roasters to come over and sample a new exotic roast they want to share, or see some new piece of technology they think nobody else has … yet. You can imagine my intrigue when I got