Restaurant review: Pagliacci’s

During a weekend excursion to Victoria to visit the Royal BC Museum and the ancient Mayan exhibit, we stopped for dinner at a downtown italian-american restaurant called Pagliacci’s. While the menu is covers steak, seafood, pasta and salads, Pagliacci’s is best known for their pasta dishes. We started with an appetizer of Minnesota Fats (arancini)…

Restaurant review: Le Petite Belge

With a cool October weekend, we decided to check out the new location of Le Petite Belge on Main street (the original location is on Robson Street).  It’s easier to find parking at this location, but it’s certainly a more, shall I say, adventurous, neighborhood. Le Petite Belge is best known for their Brussels style waffles. We…

Restaurant review: Blossom Dimsum & Grill

On a cool September Sunday, we decided to check out Blossom. It’s a new chinese / asian fusion restaurant in downtown on the corner of Bute and Robson, on the second floor. We made reservations on OpenTable, they weren’t required, the restaurant was not that busy. The lunch menu (didn’t see the dinner menu) consists…

Tech comment: EV driving

Background When I started this blog, many years ago, I fully expected that it would be mostly about food (dining out & cooking), and by and large, it is.  But I always expected to occasionally venture off and comment on other subjects that interest me. This will be my first “Technology” blog post. In May…

Restaurant Review: Ouisi Bistro

For a Sunday brunch we went to Ouisi Bristro on Granville Street.  It’s a long time New Orleans Cajun/Creole restaurant, that opened in the mid-1990s, and unfortunately is slated to close at the end of October 2019.  This was actually my first visit to the restaurant. We arrived just after noon, and were seated immediately. The…