I’ve heard a lot of local news over the last few days while up here in Tofino. Many of the restaurants were understandably abuzz about Mia Stainsby’s “Tough City” foodie feature in the Vancouver Sun, in particular what she’d written about the Pointe Restaurant here at the Wick:

After chef Andrew Springett left, I’d heard the food lost its lustre. It’s true. Although it stands the test of high quality ingredients, our lunch was disappointing. A grilled salmon atop a spinach salad, turned into a yucky mess; the salad with chunks of boiled egg, bacon, onions, and goat feta was a weighty mush.

Ouch. It turns out that executive chef Tim Cuff (Springett’s replacement) was either fired or he resigned the very next day (for what it’s worth, my food was excellent tonight).

But what’s really struck me has been the amount of local animosity that’s been brewing concerning the Cactus Club’s long rumoured involvement with Shelter…(read on MacDuff)

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