From the monthly archives:

July 2010

One Taste-filled and Very Sustainable (Seafood) Day in Victoria, BC

July 19, 2010

We were already pretty impressed with the Inn at Laurel Point, having checked in to a room with sweeping views of Victoria’s outer harbour against a stunning backdrop of Juan da Fuca Strait and the Olympic Mountain Range beyond. Heading to the provincial capital (just across the strait from Vancouver) is always a pleasure—and we’ll [...]

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Why Your Hard Earned Wine Deserves the Right (Hard Earned) Stemware

July 17, 2010

Every few years it seems we go to a Riedel glass presentation of some kind. And every time we come away surprised and once again delighted—this time from an event as part of  Taste: Victoria. Riedel’s supremacy as a stemware producer is no surprise: we’ve been a convert for years, and have a not too [...]

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BC Government House announces 2010 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards

July 12, 2010

And the winners are … The moment of truth at Government House comes when the wraps are pulled off the winning wines. That’s the challenge of tasting blind: you just hope that the winners span an appropriate range of style, producer and price. It’s no small coincidence that the actual judging is run by Marjorie [...]

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Vancouver’s iconic William Tell to close by year end

July 10, 2010

A fixture on the city’s dining scene for the last 46 years, The William Tell will serve its last Bündnerfleisch, Swiss fondue or Chateaubriand (update) on December 31, 2010. William Tell owner Philippe Doebeli confides that a number of factors contributed to the decision to close one of Vancouver’s longest running fine dining destinations. “It [...]

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