Tag Archives: All Points West

Food Matters – Rumble Nourishing Drink

***UPDATE: Since Paul Underhill and his team appeared on Dragon’s Den, this post has been getting literally thousands of hits. For those of you looking for places to purchase Rumble, go to this page on the Rumble website and activate … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Art of the Cocktail

Art of the Cocktail Victoria will be awash with spirits and the people who mix them and the people who drink them this weekend. The Art of the Cocktail festival returns for three fun-filled and educational days aimed at exposing … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Denis Connor, Irish Vegetarian Chef

It’s a few days past Thanksgiving and you might just be tired of turkey leftovers. What about some meals that don’t involve any sort of meat, fish or poultry? I had the chance to learn about some top-notch vegetarian cooking … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Apples

Cider Apples A is for apple. But B is for Bramley’s Seedling and C is for Cox’s Orange Pippin. Those are both heritage varieties of apple, and this part of British Columbia is a prime growing area for heritage apples. … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Concrete Garden

Some people say print is dead, but the second edition of a magazine featuring trends in urban agriculture is now making the rounds in Victoria and beyond. Concrete Garden started off as a student project of a University of Victoria … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Raw Milk Cheese

Provincial and government health agencies continue to investigate an outbreak of illnesses caused by e coli that has been linked to cheese made by Gort’s Gouda in Salmon Arm. Today (September 19th, 2013), the Interior Health Authority has positively confirmed … Continue reading

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