{"id":31056,"date":"2015-06-21T10:59:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T17:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=31056"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:17:38","slug":"taste-victorias-original-culinary-festival-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/taste-victorias-original-culinary-festival-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Taste, Victoria\u2019s Original Culinary Festival is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Food and wine lovers hungrily await the Taste festival just a few weeks away.\u00a0\u00a0In its seventh year, the annual\u00a0<em>Taste: Victoria\u2019s Festival of Food and Wine<\/em>, set to take place July 16 &#8211; 19, 2015 at Hotel Grand Pacific, introduces wine professionals and dedicated chefs leading interactive culinary events including chef, winemaker and sommelier seminars and dining adventures.\u00a0\u00a0Pure enjoyment \u2013 not just for the palate \u2013 this variety of events will entertain and intrigue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/taste2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31057\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/taste-victorias-original-culinary-festival-is-back\/taste-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/taste2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"taste\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/taste2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31057\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/taste2.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"taste\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taste the Difference is the grand, opening night event with hundreds of B.C. wines to taste with winemakers and proprietors present to share their stories.\u00a0\u00a0Top island restaurants will be serving tastes of their locally influenced cuisine.\u00a0\u00a0Guests will meet the chefs and suppliers normally behind-the-scenes and will indulge in everything from line caught, local wild salmon and pork belly to maple bacon tarts and house-made gelato.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.victoriataste.com\/taste-the-difference\/\">www.VictoriaTaste.com\/taste-the-difference\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/taste21.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31063\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/taste-victorias-original-culinary-festival-is-back\/taste2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/taste21.jpg?fit=360%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1247767968&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"taste2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/taste21.jpg?fit=360%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31063\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/taste21.jpg?resize=360%2C540\" alt=\"taste2\" width=\"360\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/taste21.jpg?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/taste21.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A special wine tasting for local industry professionals will be held the afternoon preceding Taste the Difference on Thursday July 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.victoriataste.com\/trade\">www.VictoriaTaste.com\/trade<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0All proceeds from this event go to the B.C. 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