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Lavender Gin Collins

Empress Lavender Collins

Social-hour priced cocktails and mocktails are a great reason to head to Manor Dining at 4:00pm! Our Empress Lavender Collins is a showy drink ideal during your stay on Salt Spring, as we have two lavender farms on the island.…

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Produce At Hastings House

Harvest Season is Here

Freshly picked fruits and vegetables make this the most exciting (and delicious) time of year on the island.  With the abundance of organic farmers as well as artisan food and beverage producers here on Salt Spring Island, harvest season makes…

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Farm-to-table

The Meaning of Farm-to-Table

More and more of us are appreciating locally-sourced food but do we know all that it means? Farm-to-table as a concept isn’t new, yet with all the recent focus on things like sourcing food locally and buying direct from a…

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Slow Food

The Slow Food Movement

Experience a taste of local slow food in the Manor Dining where we are proud to feature local produce and vegetables, herbs and edible flowers grown in our own organic gardens.  The Slow Food movement believes that food should be…

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Seaside Social At Hastings House

The Art of the Craft Cocktail

Join us for our Seaside/Fireside Social Hour and indulge your senses in the fine yet simple pleasure of the modern craft cocktail.  Traditionally, the cocktail was defined as “a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and…

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The Story of Our Jams and Jellies

Executive Chef, Marcel Kauer, began making Hastings House jam and jellies when he joined our culinary team more than 27 years ago. Garnering their own small fame, they have been a staple of our country estate ever since. Being a…

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