Valerie van der Gracht 
I love Japanese food and when SYU reached out to me to do a review I was definitely excited to try out this new spot located in Kitsilano at 1508 Yew Street. Just up the street from the iconic Kits Beach. My first impression was a feeling of tranquility in a calm and pleasant atmosphere, … Read more
This past week I had the pleasure and opportunity to taste the wines from both Blue Grouse Estate Winery and Unsworth Vineyards. The event was billed as Pinot & Pizza and held at Pinhalla (a pinball pizzeria) located in downtown Victoria’s Chinatown. It was indeed a rather intriguing approach and an interesting invitation for sure. I think … Read more
In Conversation with Chef Jay Park winner of Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Chef Jay Park of Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar now qualifies to compete for the Canadian Culinary Championship Did you pursue any other fields before going into culinary? Actually when I was in high school I started into music, playing trumpet, just in … Read more
There are limited number of tickets still available.
In conversation with Russell Stefan – Spirits Business Development & Community Lead and Kevin Titcomb, Master Distiller at Phillips Fermentorium Distilling Co. I posed a few questions to Russell Stefan and Kevin Titcomb just ahead of the Victoria Whisky Festival which runs through Thursday the 15th, Friday the 16th, Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th … Read more
Victoria Whisky Festival Thursday 15th, Friday 6th, Saturday 17th Sunday 18th of January 2026.
Kobe chefs are not just skilled and accomplished chefs in their own right, they are comedians and entertainers.
This was my first visit to the Ugly Duckling but I can assure you it won’t be my last.
