Tofino Archives

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Heads Up

Let Your Appetite for Fresh Knowledge and Ocean Ingredients Go Wild at ‘Discover and Dine’
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The Legendary Tofino Restaurant at the End of the Canadian Road

"The first thing I do whenever I get to Tofino is hit SoBo for some Tofu Pockets and a big slice of Key Lime Pie..."

Heads Up Tofino

New Zero Waste Concept Shop ‘Frankly Tofino’ Opening Soon

Do The Dishes

Nick Nutting Does ‘The Dishes’
Field Trip

Best of Tofino, Mapped
Further Afield Trips

Tripping Further Afield in Tofino with The Pointe’s Chef, Carmen Ingham
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The Largest First Nation of the Nuu-chah-nulth

"The Ahousaht have oral traditions and histories that reach back over 18 generations, long before first contact with Europeans..."

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This Was the Largest Act of Civil Disobedience in Canadian History

"Some of the environmentalists protesting the pipeline were also in the thick of it during the War in the Woods..."

Further Afield Trips

Tripping Further Afield in Tofino with Top Chef Canada Winner Paul Moran
Further Afield Trips

Tripping Further Afield With Jason Sussman
You Need To Try This Tofino

You Need To Try This Locally-Caught Halibut Masterpiece at Wolf in the Fog

Fork this cake-like piece of fish surrounded by a tangle of bright green brassica, nettles, peas, clams, radish coins and little perogies.

You Need To Try This Tofino

You Need To Try Chef Paul Moran’s Perfect Beef Dip Sandwich at The Hatch

Invented in Los Angeles in the early 20th century, the Beef Dip is an undersung beauty. This new restaurant does it exceedingly well.

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The Section of the West Coast Exempt From Provincial Fire Bans

"We booked a campground reservation in the interior before they announced the fire ban, so we're heading to the Fog Zone instead..."