Taste announces wine list award winners and first sommelier of the year award

Proud of the culinary scene on Vancouver Island, founder of Taste: Victoria’s Festival of Food and Wine, Kathy McAree is thrilled to announce the winners of Taste’s first annual industry awards after a hugely successful opening event.  The Main Event brought almost a thousand food and wine lovers together at Crystal Garden in downtown Victoria…

Tofino’s Shelter at Feast BC

Tofino’s Feast BC includes dinner specials at various restaurants throughout the region and I was lucky enough to be there when Zambri’s Chef, Peter Zambri, was cooking at Shelter. Along with the regular menu, Zambri cooked up a special Italian version, which brought in the crowds, as the one thing Tofino doesn’t have is an…

Vancouver Restaurant Awards 2010

From Van Mag….Our panel of 19 experts judged scores of rooms to determine the best restaurants in and around Vancouver. They recognized both established rooms and upstarts that have made a virtue of the new economy Our panel of 19 experts judged scores of rooms to determine the best restaurants in and around Vancouver. They…