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Food & Drink

Eat, drink and get rewarded

Nov 16, 2023 / 12:01 am

Photo: Contributed Maestro?s Mediterranean Restaurant and Terrace Support local businesses that serve delicious food and drink, and you will benefit from it in the best way possible. It really is that simple. If you get to all 31 stops on Tourism Kelowna’s Local Flavours Pa

Ban unpaid restaurant shifts?

Nov 14, 2023 / 5:26 am

Photo: The Canadian Press  A server works on the patio of a pub in the ByWard Market in Ottawa, on Friday, June 23, 2023. Ontario is planning to explicitly ban unpaid trial shifts for restaurant and hospitality workers, while also strengthening rules against deducting employee wag

Ready to Cook now in mall

Nov 12, 2023 / 12:01 pm

Photo: Contributed Tetiana Kopets with children Sofiia, 14, and Tim, 10. Ready to Cook has already built a cozy home in The District shopping mall in downtown Kelowna. Now it is spreading its deliciousness to another busy part of the city. The shop that has brought an authentic tast

Sandhill Blanc de Blancs

Nov 12, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed Wine: Sandhill Wines 2020 Method Traditionelle Blanc de Blancs Winery: Sandhill Wines Why drink it: This sparkling wine is made in the traditional method, which is to say that it has undergone a secondary fermentation in the bottle, similarly to how Champagne is m

Keep the home fires burning

Nov 11, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Pixabay With Remembrance Day this weekend it seemed appropriate to write something about keeping the home fires burning. It occurred to me this translates into today’s world too, and not just for those with loved ones in a war zone. It is important to remember those who fo

Winery creates new festival

Nov 10, 2023 / 7:00 pm

Photo: Pexels Hoping to bring some Christmas cheer and drum up a little more business for the Naramata Bench, one local winery is starting its own holiday themed event. Joel and Linda Chamaschuk, co-owners of Chain Reaction Winery, reached out to their neighbouring businesses to see if

Smile cookies for Archway

Nov 10, 2023 / 1:43 pm

Photo: Tim Hortons All five of Vernon’s Tim Hortons locations will be donating 50% of their smile cookie profits to the Archway Society. From Nov. 13 to 19, Tims will be kicking off the holiday season with smiles and kindness. The campaign will see 100% of proceeds donated to

Cookie donations needed

Nov 10, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: ALERT 41 volunteer bakers brought more than 300 pounds of cookies, muffins, loaves, tarts, cupcakes and biscotti in 2022 Dust off your rolling pins and grab your favourite holiday cookie recipe to help out the Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team Society. ALERT is prepping

Nothing goes to waste

Nov 9, 2023 / 4:00 am

Tracey Prediger "Every single day, throughout the day, we are going through our produce ... if we feel something is unsellable, something that you or I wouldn’t buy, we set that aside." Mike Pare, store manager at Vernon's local Buy-Low Foods, says rather than throwing

Golden Burger's best bites

Nov 7, 2023 / 1:18 pm

Photo: Tracey Prediger Deena Derksen proudly hoisted a giant burger trophy over her head after her creation was voted No. 1 in the North Okanagan Community Living Society’s 2023 Golden Burger Challenge. Derksen is chef and manager of Diner on 6 and named her burger the Triple Sma

A 'quirky fascinating' wine

Nov 5, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed Wine: Bella Wines 2018 Blanc de Blanc Reserve Winery: Bella Wines Why drink it? Located in Naramata, Bella Wines is BC’s first winery fully dedicated to making sparkling wines — and only sparkling wines. This particular wine is quirky, fascinating

Falling into winter

Nov 4, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Kristin Peturson-Laprise It looks like winter is upon us. There is some melancholy in closing gardens and decks, but cozy moments are coming. The days are shorter and darker and, with Halloween now past, everything shifts. This week I offer not only my commentary, but a cozy rec

Food bank program expands

Nov 2, 2023 / 8:00 pm

Photo: Facebook Central Okanagan Food Bank is extending its annual Christmas campaign to the rest of the year—and renaming it as a result—as the need for its services increases. The Be an Angel campaign has been a staple in the Central Okanagan for the last 27 years, during

More food at Kal Tire Place

Nov 1, 2023 / 5:10 pm

Photo: Kal Tire / Facebook More snack foods coming to Kal Tire Place events More snacks are coming to Kal Tire Place events. Samosa Joe’s, Tasty Tacos and Taters, and Yeti Concessions are three local businesses who have secured contracts with the city and will be dishing up fo

Stepped up in time of crisis

Oct 31, 2023 / 11:46 am

Photo: CSRD When Salmon Arm's Roots & Blues festival was cancelled after Night 1 in August, thousands of fans were disappointed. The Bush Creek East Wildfire had jumped Highway 1 at Squilax the previous day, and evacuation orders spread across the Shuswap. At the same time,

McD's pumps brakes

Oct 30, 2023 / 9:37 am

Photo: The Canadian Press McDonald's said it's pumping the brakes on higher prices and focusing more on value meals after seeing a drop-off in visits by some customers. The burger giant reported better-than-expected sales in the third quarter Monday. Global same-store sales &md

Meyer 2022 Pinot Noir

Oct 29, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed Wine: Meyer Family Vineyards 2022 Okanagan Valley Pinot Noir Winery: Meyer Family Vineyards Why drink it? I drink a lot of Pinot Noir from regions around the world and there’s one thing I know for sure, if you compare the price-quality ration here, the Meyer

Lessons of Charlie Brown

Oct 28, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Kristin Peturson-Laprise Does anyone else remember the classic tale from this time of year, when Charlie Brown and his friends all go trick-or-treating, except for young Linus? He believes in the Great Pumpkin, which brings toys to the children on Halloween. He waits all night i

'Sober curious' trend grows

Oct 26, 2023 / 6:10 am

Photo: The Canadian Press As interest in non-alcoholic drinks grows, major alcohol brands are making moves with sober versions of well-known products like Guinness and Tanqueray gin. Experts say it’s a sign there’s still plenty of room for growth in the industry. “

Restaurants still struggle

Oct 25, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: BCRFA About half of all restaurants in B.C. are struggling just to make ends meet. The 2023 annual report from Restaurants Canada says about 34 per cent of all restaurants in the country are losing money while another 17 per cent are just breaking even. That's significant
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