Food | Drink

Eco tip: Fixes for your summer drinks

Eco tips are not about just economy or ecology. They can help with everyday life and allow people to simply live better, smarter, safer and more responsibly.

Merridale celebrates new craft-distillery license in style

The easy part of the speakeasy event was showing up for the brandy, but the hard part was choosing the perfect 1920s period costume.

Eats, Chews and Leaves: Shine Cafe: a glowing brunch review

The next time your nighttime activities keep you up late, consider Shine for the morning after — or even for the afternoon after, if you really sleep in. Shine Cafe…

The duck-infused flavour of victory

Local bartender conquers prestigious cocktail competition using meat ingredient

Not your elementary school sandwich

Nowadays, your motivations for one-handed eating might involve checking Facebook, or maybe even studying for a midterm. But whatever the reason, sandwiches are still a great lunch option; that’s why…

Eats, Chews and Leaves: Baja Surf Grill benefits from lowered expectations

Do you have a personal mantra? Some words to live by? Perhaps there’s a Katy Perry song that spoke to you in a moment of weakness? Don’t be embarrassed —…

Eats, chews and leaves: Bin 4 offers a bevy of burgers

I need to pose a few questions. Does food taste the same to everyone? If I polled a group of 100 hungry individuals, would they all describe a green apple…

Seasonal drinking, Vancouver Island style

Vancouver Island Brewery launches Iron Plow Harvest Märzen

Eats, chews and leaves: Make a vow to visit Pizzeria Prima Strada

Go eat at Pizzeria Prima Strada. The subsequent paragraphs will describe in detail why you should visit one of their two locations, but if you only have time to read…