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Food & Drink

Differing impacts of dry Jan

Jan 31, 2024 / 4:00 am

Photo: Pixabay As January comes to a close, many Vernon businesses say they haven't seen alcohol sales reduced as a result of go-dry challenges, even as establishments province-wide have reported an impact. Nicknamed dry January, the idea is to abstain from alcohol for one month.

Makers' Dinners will delight

Jan 29, 2024 / 12:01 am

Photo: Contributed The hospitality industry can use all the support it can get these days. That is one of the reasons why Penticton’s Pizzeria Tratto has its series of evenings that blend family style dining with local winemaking. The restaurant is once again conducting its Maker

Family of Chardonnay

Jan 28, 2024 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed Wine: Meyer Family Vineyards Chardonnay Winery: Meyer Family Vineyards Why drink it: Choosing a favourite Meyer Chardonnay is a bit like choosing a favourite kid. I love them equally because, well, they are similar — yet different. That’s what makes th

Free coffee for city workers

Jan 27, 2024 / 2:00 pm

Photo: Blenz Coffee If you play a role in keeping our streets clean, our traffic flowing, our children educated or our communities safe, Blenz Coffee will be buying you a coffee next month. The Vancouver-based company on Wednesday announced plans for its inaugural Heroes for Heroes Day

Bugaboo Cafe for sale

Jan 27, 2024 / 1:00 pm

Photo: Facebook It's official: Bugaboos Bakery Cafe is going up for sale. “After 28 great years on Silver Star Mountain it's time for someone younger to take over the torch and have many more years on the mountain continuing this great and fun business,” said owner

New dessert cafe downtown

Jan 27, 2024 / 4:00 am

Photo: D Spot Dessert Cafe There's a new place in Kelowna for every sweet tooth. A D Spot Dessert Cafe franchise has opened its doors to the public in downtown Kelowna and they're serving up some tasty and delicious sweet treats. “There’s nothing like this in Kel

Beating the winter blues

Jan 27, 2024 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed There are lots of memes out there about January feeling like it has so many more days than 31. It seems everyone feels the year starts slowly, and with the usual dose of winter weather that puts them in a funk. If you aren’t escaping to a beach somewhere, most

Save money on groceries

Jan 25, 2024 / 7:03 am

Photo: The Canadian Press A customer pushes a shopping cart full of groceries from a NoFrills grocery store, in Toronto, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. As the cost of living rises, you may be cutting back on dining out or ordering in. But it’s not as simple as just cooking mo

Dine Around with fine wine

Jan 24, 2024 / 12:01 pm

Photo: Contributed If you are looking for a way to indulge your senses and treat yourself to a memorable culinary experience, seize the opportunity to participate in Dine Around Kelowna. This annual event, running from Jan. 17 to Feb. 11, 2024, features two standouts from the Iconic Wi

Restaurants: 'We need you'

Jan 24, 2024 / 4:00 am

Casey Richardson “We need you.” During the slowest months of the year for many restaurants, Penticton eateries are hopeful the annual Dine Around province-wide food celebration will encourage locals to visit. From a tough tourism season due to wildfires, to this month’

Rising cost of chicken

Jan 24, 2024 / 4:00 am

Photo: Pixabay We deeply value our farmers and rely on their hard work to provide us with essential food. Most farmers are eager to share their stories and take pride in their work. However, when it comes to supply-managed sectors, such as dairy, eggs, and poultry, the dynamics are a b

Fight over price of chicken

Jan 22, 2024 / 8:54 am

Photo: The Canadian Press Workers process chickens in Fremont, Neb. Restaurants Canada is urging the British Columbia government to intervene in a proposed increase to the farm-level price of chicken in the province.   The industry group says in a press release that the price h

Wine marks Lunar New Year

Jan 21, 2024 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed Wine: Haywire 2021 Lunar Red Winery: Haywire Winery Why drink it: A limited-release wine from Summerland’s Haywire Winery, this red blend — Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc — was made to mark the Lunar New Year on Feb. 10. It’

To drink or not to drink

Jan 20, 2024 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed How many of you reading this have sworn to take part in “Dry January?” It is one of the popular measures many people use to start the new year in a healthy fashion. Choosing not to drink is one thing, but what about being told that no drinking is allow

Grapes decimated by cold

Jan 19, 2024 / 4:00 am

Casey Richardson "I will say this [is] actually the first time ever the industry is facing kind of mega severe weather events." The cold snap which broke multiple daily temperature records in the Okanagan over the weekend may have caused greater destruction to the wine industry t

Dining experience coming

Jan 17, 2024 / 6:00 pm

Photo: Castanet Diners will have their pick of 10 three-course meals from Kamloops restaurants thanks to a new program beginning Wednesday. Tourism Kamloops has partnered with the BC Restaurant and Food Association to offer Dine Around BC, starting Wednesday and running through Feb. 11

An intoxicating blend

Jan 14, 2024 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed Wine: Vanessa Vineyard 2022 V Series Winery: Vanessa Vineyard Why drink it: A lovely white blend from winemaker Howard Soon and his team at Vanessa Vineyard, the V series is an intoxicating blend, mostly Sémillon, with barrel-fermented Marsanne, Viognier an

Comfort food or health food

Jan 13, 2024 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed The "Ultimate" Bread Pudding It’s a new year and some of us get excited for a reason to have a fresh start, while others feel the pressure of making resolutions to make a show of improving ourselves. It can be a tough combination, to be in hibernat

Cereal, bars recalled

Jan 12, 2024 / 9:26 am

Photo: Quaker Quaker Canada is announcing a voluntary recall of more than three dozen types of cereals and granola bars due to possible exposure to salmonella. The recall includes Harvest Crunch cereals, Chewy granola bars, Dipps granola bars, yogurt granola bars, as well as Cap'n

Fresh vision at Red Barn

Jan 12, 2024 / 12:01 am

Contributed A story of passion and innovation is unfolding at Red Barn Winery, and at the heart of is Kaylee Barss. Barss is Red Barn’s winemaker who, after a brief sojourn to Ontario to extend her winemaking knowledge at Brock University, returned to her roots, bringing a fresh visi
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