Food & Drink

Kitchen Party - Chef Andrea

Photo: Contributed Canada's Great Kitchen Party comes to Kelowna Nov. 15. The event is a regional qualifier for the Canadian Culinary Championships and will be hosted by Olympic gold medalist Kelsey Serwa at the Delta Grand Hotel. It will feature seven chefs from aroun

Kitchen Party - Chef Chris

Photo: Contributed Canada's Great Kitchen Party comes to Kelowna Nov. 15. The event is a regional qualifier for the Canadian Culinary Championships and will be hosted by Olympic gold medalist Kelsey Serwa at the Delta Grand Hotel. It will feature seven chefs from aroun

Kitchen Party - Chef Brock

Photo:  Justin Veenema Canada's Great Kitchen Party comes to Kelowna Nov. 15. The event is a regional qualifier for the Canadian Culinary Championships and will be hosted by Olympic gold medalist Kelsey Serwa at the Delta Grand Hotel. It will feature seven chefs f

Kitchen Party - Chef Kai

Photo: Contributed Canada's Great Kitchen Party comes to Kelowna Nov. 15. The event is a regional qualifier for the Canadian Culinary Championships and will be hosted by Olympic gold medalist Kelsey Serwa at the Delta Grand Hotel. It will feature seven chefs from aroun

Kitchen Party - Chef Rob

Photo: Contributed Canada's Great Kitchen Party comes to Kelowna Nov. 15. The event is a regional qualifier for the Canadian Culinary Championships and will be hosted by Olympic gold medalist Kelsey Serwa at the Delta Grand Hotel. It will feature seven chefs from aroun

Paradise Pear Cider

Photo: Contributed Wine: Paradise Pear Cider Winery: Twisted Hills, Cawston Why drink it? Instead of wine, why not cider for a change? There are many local options, including some that come in a wine-sized bottle. Like an intriguing wine, this cider is a blend: organic cider apples

Yes, we have no canaries

Photo: Contributed Having had a good dose of North Africa, we had a change of pace this past week. We left Morocco and headed to the next leg of our journey: the Canary Islands. Here was a chance for us to do some scuba diving, and have a bit of European beach holiday before we expe

Kitchen Party - Chef Jeff

Photo: Contributed Canada's Great Kitchen Party comes to Kelowna Nov. 15. The event is a regional qualifier for the Canadian Culinary Championships and will be hosted by Olympic gold medalist Kelsey Serwa at the Delta Grand Hotel. It will feature seven chefs from aroun

Kitchen Party - Chef James

Photo: Contributed Canada's Great Kitchen Party comes to Kelowna Nov. 15. The event is a regional qualifier for the Canadian Culinary Championships and will be hosted by Olympic gold medalist Kelsey Serwa at the Delta Grand Hotel. It will feature seven chefs from around the

Zinfandel from Rust, Oliver

Photo: Contributed Wine: Zinfandel, 2017 Winery: Rust, Oliver Why drink it? “Zin” is typically big and bold, though in the glass it can look deceptively lighter than what you’ll experience on a sniff and a sip. To the former, this one has notes of dried cranberries

The taste of desert food

Photo: Contributed We are now finished our visit to Morocco and I already know I’d like to come back and see more. This country is like Canada in that there are many climates and landscapes to experience, each with their own charm and appeal. Similar to us as well are the ex

Shuswap Lollipop

Photo: Contributed Wine: Shuswap Lollipop, 2018 Winery: Celista Estate Winery, Celista (near Sorrento) Why drink it? Lollipop is, indeed, the name of this sweet dessert wine from a winery on the north shore of Shuswap Lake. A blend of Ortega, Siegerrebe, and a bit of Marchel Foch, i

The joy of extremes

Photo: Contributed I’ve told you about the overwhelming hustle and bustle of Marrakech, an urban destination full of exotic history. This week, we stepped away from the city and saw first a bit of the Atlantic coast, with its laid back atmosphere and seafood specialties. Essao

Win tickets to Kitchen Party

Photo: Kirk Penton Love food and like to party? We're giving away a pair of tickets to Canada's Great Kitchen Party event in Kelowna, a regional qualifier for the Canadian Culinary Championships. The prize is worth $600, and all you have to do to enter is visit Castanet

Grape harvest a keeper

Photo: Contributed It turns out pinot noir grapes are going to be just fine in the Okanagan this year. There were concerns earlier this month that rot would be a problem for some grapes due to the wet September and frost the Okanagan valley endured, but the BC Wine Institute reports go

Lake Breeze Roussanne

Photo: Contributed Wine: Roussanne, 2017 Winery: Lake Breeze, Naramata Why drink it? The winery lists that this stellar white wine is sold out, but if you see a bottle somewhere or it’s on a wine list, get a bottle or try a glass. There are a handful of wineries producing Rous

Savouring exotic Morocco

Photo: Contributed I am posting this week’s column while on vacation in Morocco, so I thought I’d take you along with me for a taste of the place. Even if you’re not a foodie like me, it’s hard not to be drawn in to Morocco’s cacophony of colours and flavo

Edible education on the rise

Photo: Chefs in the Classroom Mission Hill Estate Winery gives $10,000 to Chefs in the Classroom. Chefs in the Classroom is growing, thanks to a $10,000 donation from Mission Hill Estate Winery. The non-profit program launched in 2016 by the Okanagan Chefs Association provides edibl

Poll: legal weed or not?

Photo: Contributed Police, lawyers and advocates say that one year into cannabis legalization, Canada has a long way to go toward stamping out the black market and pot-impaired driving. "We can't call it a success at this point," Chief Const. Mike Serr of the Abbotsford,

Pentage Pinot Gris

Photo: Contributed Wine: Pinot Gris, 2017 Winery: Pentage, Penticton Why drink it? It’s always smart to have a bottle of Pinot Gris chilling in the fridge, like this one. With bright aromas of citrus, a bit of lime zest, fresh pears, and a mélange of melons, the nose is