sushi & sake tasting
March 20, 2011 by Jill Thomas
April 4th, 7 – 9 pm Love sushi? Curious about the world of sake beyond the simple hot sake you get at restaurants? This event’s for you! Abigail’s Hotel is hosting an educational tasting event on Monday, April 4th from 7 – 9 pm. The fee is $45 per person. The event consists of a [...]
culinary boot camp on SSI
March 12, 2011 by Jill Thomas
Created in 2007 and listed as one of the world’s 45 Top Culinary Getaways in Gourmet magazine, Chef Mara Jernigan’s Culinary Boot Camp is a five-day intensive, hands-on, field to table cooking program. 12:00pm Tuesday, May 17th – 12:00pm Sunday, May 22nd, 2011 This program runs again in September Instructor: Chef Mara Jernigan Cost: $1995 + [...]
bee keeping workshop
March 10, 2011 by Jill Thomas
Beekeeping 365 @ Foxglove Farm Sunday, June 19th, 2011 8:30am – 4:00pm Instructor: Brian Scullion cost: $95 + HST (lunch included) Keeping bees provides us with honey and pollen, pollination, and an intimate relationship with the fascinating world of bees. This one-day workshop will present a year’s cycle, including all of the steps from building boxes [...]
cheese biscuits
March 8, 2011 by Jill Thomas
We serve these biscuits with our eggs benedict at Rock Salt Restaurant as a delicious soft substitute for English muffins. Feel free to experiment and switch up the cheese, the herbs or add additional savoury ingredients like baked yams or cooked asparagus. 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder pinch salt 1 Tablespoon fresh dill [...]
cowichan chef’s table
March 6, 2011 by Jill Thomas
Spring is in the air and we are in the mood to celebrate with another gourmet meal. The 2011 Cowichan Chefsʼ Dinner for MS with be held on Sunday, April 3 at Providence Farm, starting at 1:00. Another great lineup of chefs, many returning and a few newcomers: Bill Jones, Deerholme Farm, Glenora Bruce Wood, [...]
salt spring blossom festival
March 6, 2011 by Jill Thomas
Plan your first spring getaway at the Salt Spring Blossom Festival. Many island vineyards, gardens and restaurants will open their doors and gates for visitors participating in the Blossom Festival Tour. Watch for the Blossom Festival Program in the Driftwood newspaper which will double as a ‘passport’ in which you can collect stamps and be [...]
shellfish festival-mark the date
March 2, 2011 by Jill Thomas
The BC Shellfish Festival, taking place in Comox BC, announced the lineup for their annual Chefs’ Dinner on Friday, June 17, 2011 at the historic Filberg Lodge & Park. This year’s dinner will bring in chefs from far and wide with a passion for preparing sustainably raised shellfish to treat 200 guests to a truly [...]
