May-June 2025

Welcome to the May-June edition of The Tomato. Part one of the coffee shop story, spring recipes and the solution to solo dining

Features

Eating Spring
Recipes to enjoy the first green things of the year

Let’s Meet for Coffee
The coffee story, part one | Mary Bailey with Curtis Comeau

Pubs with a Capital P
The solo dining solution | Pamela Young

Departments

Dish
Gastronomic happenings around town

Beer Guy
Saanich Peninsula beer | Peter Bailey

The Smos at Home
Where are they now? | Leanne Smoliak

Wine Maven
Mary Bailey

Kitchen Sink
What’s new and notable

On the cover: Market Lady, original illustration by Amanda Schutz