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desserts, Eclectic, Events, Food Event, Fusion, Indian, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Rim, Recipe, Seafood, Tofino, West coastJune 18, 2013

Tofino, BC – An Indian Cooking Class with Khalil Akhtar: Spot Prawns with Potato and Fruit Chaat Recipe

By Mijune

I attended an Introduction to Indian Cuisine, A Cooking Class with Khalil Akhtar during Feast Tofino, BC. Khalil is a CBC journalist, food writer and culinary instructor in Victoria, BC. During this event he demonstrated a five course Indian inspired seafood lunch, and here is his recipe for Spot Prawns with Potato and Fruit Chaat.

Tofino, BC – West Coast Paella on the Beach (Biggest Paella ever)

By Mijune

It was the 2nd Annual Feast Tofino and I attended the West Coast Paella on the Beach featuring Vancouver Island Chef Kunal Ghose from Food Network’s Top Chef Canada Season 2. It was the biggest paella party featuring the biggest paella I’ve ever seen in my life. Forget long walks on the beach, I want paella on a beach!

Follow Me Foodie to Tofino & Feast Tofino! How much seafood can I eat in 48 hours?

By Mijune

I’m born and raised in Vancouver, BC and I haven’t been to Tofino until now. Taking into account all the travelling time, I ended up having about 48 hours to explore Tofino’s food scene. I felt like I had at least 5lbs of seafood a day and I was surprised I didn’t turn into a mermaid… or a salmon belly. So, how much seafood can I eat in 48 hours?