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Union Pacific
When Brandon and I moved to Victoria we left behind our favorite coffee shop, JJ Bean. So when we came across Union Pacific Coffee Co. in Chinatown i [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
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Ding Dong, Your Wine Has Arrived
Speaking of wines, wouldn’t it be great if each month a delivery arrived with various wines for you to enjoy? Well it can! Wine clubs like The [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, December 21st, 2006
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Wines for the Holidays
Here’s a few reasonably priced holiday wine recommendations (either for giving or drinking, or both) from among the many wines I’ve tried [...]
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
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Rum Toddy
My friend Diane, chef and Food & Beverage Manager at Saint John’s Imperial Theatre, heard I was sick this week and sent me her recipe for t [...]
Posted by: lex on Monday, December 18th, 2006
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London Mojitos
When I go out with friends we drink beer, or vodka, or tequila, or a combination of the aforementioned drinks. Would ever dream of going out with 2 f [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Thursday, October 5th, 2006
Categories: Drinks, Restaurants, Reviews, Travel | No Comments »
If The Beer Fits…
There are certain criteria for assessing the quality of anything. For that new pair of running shoes you got last week, the Canada Prime ribeye you h [...]
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Sunday, September 24th, 2006
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Old School Italian Coffee
“I really need to relax in a café with a cup of Italian coffee,” emailed my Italian Canadian friend Jennifer recently, inquiring & [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 5th, 2006
Categories: Drinks, Ethnic, Reviews | 2 Comments »
It’s not champagne, it’s not pop…it’s champagne pop!
Welcome to Norway, land of the most beautiful people on earth. And while looking gorgeous, they can turn out some pretty mean chow: so far I’ve [...]
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Saturday, May 27th, 2006
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Green is the New White
As far as powdered addicting substances go, green is the new white. Lately we’ve become hooked on the buzz we get drinking iced matcha lattes. [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, May 16th, 2006
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Coffee ‘tastes better as s**t’
A Canadian scientist claims to have proven that the world’s most expensive coffee really does taste better because the beans it is produced fro [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, May 12th, 2006
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IBC Great Boo Award
Every now and again at IBC we award The Great Boo Award to our favourite drink. It is in honour of Mark’s Great Uncle Boo, who was a narcolept [...]
Posted by: Paul Wallace on Friday, February 24th, 2006
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