March 19, 2018
Spring is upon us, and in March there is a range of produce available in BC. Warmer weather is slowly on the way, and fresh seafood such as flounder, Pacific Cod and delicious Dungeness Crab are all in season. Herring roe from the Lower Mainland, Nechako, North Coast and Vancouver Island also...
March 16, 2018
It might surprise some people to know that hot chili peppers are locally grown in chilly BC (no pun intended). Yes, that’s right – hot peppers are produced right here. Grown in greenhouses in the Lower Mainland, hot peppers are one of several pepper varieties coming into season. As well as t...
March 15, 2018
Buy BC: EAT DRINK LOCAL participant House of Boateng is opening a second location. Vancouver Island-based catering services House of Boateng announced on March 8th that they are opening a new venue in June 2018. The café and event space will be located in downtown Langford. This newest projec...
March 08, 2018
Kelowna is an ever-changing, expanding city in the Okanagan, and there is always something new and exciting to check out. Indigenous World Winery is at the top of this list, having recently opened in 2016. Indigenous World merges the modern culture with Indigenous history, paying respect to t...
March 07, 2018
British Columbia has some of the best food and beverages, and the industry continues to grow. Be sure to check out these five locations and let us know what your other favourite local gems are! 1. Salted Brick (Kelowna) Located in Downtown Kelowna, Salted Brick specializes in fresh, seaso...
February 28, 2018
What a great time to try BC Wine. Restaurants around BC offer a selection of BC wineson their wine lists and operators and sommeliers are ready to offer pairing ideas aboutwhat wine matches your dish choice – or what dish matches your wine choice. The first grapes were planted in BC in 1859. ...
February 15, 2018
Here in BC, we are lucky to have so much delicious locally-grown produce. While summer is an obvious time for fresh food, did you know there are still lots ofingredients in season in February/March? Winter is a wonderful time of the year fordishes full of vegetables. Potatoes, leeks, parsnips, t...
January 15, 2018
BC Chicken. It’s delicious, it’s versatile, and it’s produced right here in beautiful BC. Despite BC chicken being hormone and steroid free, some people still have a fewmisconceptions about the chicken industry – What’s in the meat? How are they raised? Here are three facts about our locally-p...
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