What's New at be love
Heather’s Recipe: Fermented Buckwheat Blueberry Pancakes
Posted onThanks to my lovely newborn baby, my culinary experiments have relocated from the Be Love kitchen into my home, where weekend breakfast is becoming a family tradition. I’ve made a fermented savory crepe in the past using rice and lentils, and have always wanted to try a breakfast version using the same method; sprout, blend, … Continue reading Heather’s Recipe: Fermented Buckwheat Blueberry Pancakes
Mother’s Day Brunch
Posted onThis Mother’s Day we’re offering a special fixed price 3 course brunch menu on Sunday May 10th, for $45 – call us at 778.433.7181 for a reservation! Mother’s Day Menu The menu looks so good that Heather (my sister, co-owner, and be love’s chef) and I are taking our mom, Rineke, to be love for … Continue reading Mother’s Day Brunch
Cocktail of the Month – Ol’ Dirty Fashioned
Posted onThe Ol’ Dirty Fashioned is a shilajit infused play on the grandfather of all cocktails, the old fashioned. Shilajit is one of my favourite drink ingredients. It has an incredibly bitter, smoky taste that can dominate other flavours but if it is balanced properly it adds a complex and unique undertone. It is incredibly mineral … Continue reading Cocktail of the Month – Ol’ Dirty Fashioned
About be love restaurant
be love opened in October, 2013 and is the collaborative vision of siblings Heather and Joe Cunliffe and their dad, Ayrie. A full service, modern restaurant serving organic, local, plant based cuisine that is as delicious as it is nourishing and energizing. Our high vibrational food is complimented by an all organic and natural wine list, super-food cocktails, fresh juices, smoothies, and elixirs. Our food is wheat, dairy, gluten, and processed sugar free, and we source almost completely organic ingredients.
be love is an offering of sustainable organic cuisine to nourish and heal the body, mind & soul. Here to honour our earth community and one another, we mindfully source our ingredients, fostering change to provide a future of health, love & respect for all.
Press
The Victorian Food Blog
“I think many people who consider themselves foodies are also meat eaters. I count myself among this group. There is definitely a confusion deep in my soul about how anyone could possibly live without bacon. That answer, as we discovered during our visit… zucchini bacon…”
Jen Reiher – March 2, 2014
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Grace Cheung – March 9, 2014
Young and Raw
“We are so lucky that Be Love Restaurant, located in Victoria BC, has shared their most favourite 3 recipes with us!”
April 2, 2014
Examiner.com
“Ahoy cruise passengers, or anyone traveling to enchanting Victoria BC, if you find yourself hungry and looking for places to quench your appetite, have we got a couple of good choices for you. The first has such a lovely, magical, almost transcendental name of Be Love…”
Patti Pietschmann – 21 August 2014
This Rawsome Vegan Life
” visiting Be Love in Victoria (on Vancouver Island) was one of the most delicious dining experiences I’ve ever had, so I must tell you about it. The restaurant uses all vegan, organic and locally sourced ingredients, so you know you are tasting the highest quality food around…”
EMILY VoN EUW – 15 OCT 2014
YAM Magazine
“Raw food expert Heather Cunliffe of Bliss, and her brother Joe, are serving organic and seasonal cooked foods at their newe eatery, Be Love…”
SHELORA SHELDAN – NOV 2013
Shaw TV go! Island
“On this episode of “go! Island”, Shaw TV’s Karen Elgersma looks over the food and drinks at Be Love in Victoria. (All right, Karen doesn’t just look – she definitely tastes!)”
Karen Elgersma – 9 Dec 2013
EAT Magazine
“It is hard to convey my sense of wonder at how much effort goes into each dish at Be Love, the vegetarian restaurant brought to you by the owners of Bliss. Everything they serve is free of wheat, gluten, dairy, meat, additives and processed sugar…”