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Category Archives: fish
Slow Fishing at The Superior
Last Wednesday Slow Food Vancouver Island hosted a celebration of “merroir” as we supped on seafood at The Superior. Events got off to a briny start with a good hour of oyster shucking by Slow Foodies Kyle Hunker and Cory … Continue reading
Flavour of September, with a pinch of October
How busy can one month be? Very very in September’s case. Here it is October and I’m still rushing. A quick review will show why I’ve been too crazed to post, though it’s been delightful and stimulating. … Continue reading
Prawns & other fishy business
I often share tables and menus with people who have not spent the past half dozen years or so obsessing about food to the same degree as I, and who therefore do not have as much trouble finding something edible … Continue reading
Food – sight and sound
B is for Bananas (if you didn’t know why it was important to buy these organic and Fairtrade, here’s your briefing) BANANAS!* trailer. B is also for Bees Queen of the Sun trailer from Youtube. And … Continue reading
Spain 5: olive oil, peaches and lots of fish
With one down (massive cava hangover) and a few more beginning to falter (3 head colds, 1 sore back), we set off for Reus (birthplace of Antoni Gaudi!) where we had a tasting of DOP Siurana olive oil (made from … Continue reading









