One of my favourite parts of cooking is the preparation, there’s something satisfying about slicing, dicing and chopping. For years, I thought I had good knives for preparing meat and vegetables but I’ve not discovered they were merely, decent. Since being introduced to the Miyabi Santoku knife at the Cook Culture booth at Eat! Vancouver…
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Kaiser Chiefs Touring North America
Leeds based Kaiser Chiefs kicked off their 2015 North American tour with a pair of BC shows last week. Originally slated for September of last year, the reschedule tour started in Victoria, the tour moved to Vancouver for a gig at the Commodore Ballroom before an enthusiastic crowd of ex-pats and local fans. Supporting their…
Friday Finds: Silk Road Teabags
Since 1992, Silk Road Tea has created a name for itself as one of the foremost purveyors of organic loose tea as well as skin and body products. From the shops located in Victoria’s historic Chinatown and Victoria Public Market, owner and Chief Tea Ambassador, Daniela Cubelic has established a reputation for creating unique tea…
Rock The Shores 2015 line-up announced
Today, Rock The Shores 2015, announced its line-up of artists who will perform at the two day festival in Colwood, BC (outside of Victoria). Headlining the July 18 & 19 festival will be The Black Keys and Jane’s Addiction. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, TV on the Radio, Bleachers, Current Swell, Father John Misty,…
Rugby Sevens is coming to Vancouver
Monday afternoon, Gareth Rees, Canada’s most decorated rugby player and co-chair of the Canada Sevens Bid Committee made the announcement that The World Rugby Sevens Series is coming to Vancouver in March 2016. The Vancouver event joins the already announced World Rugby Women’s Rugby Sevens Series Tournament to be held this April in Langford/Victoria…
Current Swell fills the Commodore
Current Swell – Commodore Ballroom – December 28, 2014 It was Victoria night at the Commodore Ballroom on the weekend when indie rockers Current Swell brought a full house to Vancouver. Kicking off the night was fellow Victoria band Jon & Roy, the night was a welcome post-Christmas night out for most of the crowd…
On Ice at The Fairmont Empress
Victoria is known for its Christmas celebrations, the whole of downtown lights up for the season and The Fairmont Empress is always the heart of the festivities. This year, the iconic hotel is adding a new festive feature with the addition of a skating rink on the hotel’s front lawn overlooking Victoria Harbour. From November…