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Food & Drink

Time 2020 Chronos Merlot

Oct 1, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed Wine: Time Family of Wines, 2020 Chronos Merlot Winery: Time Family of Wines Why drink it? Some wines just taste like Okanagan at harvest. Medium-full-bodied and capable of aging, this Merlot has all those brambly, warm flavours and aromas you’d expect: blac

Finding new foods

Sep 30, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed The White Turkey Drive-In, outside Erie. Pennsylvania, is just one of the many places columnist Kristin Peturson-Laprise has dined at during her cross-USA vacation. What is the balance between wanting to experience new things and having the comfort of familiar ones?

Local chefs delight palates

Sep 29, 2023 / 11:02 am

Photo: Casey Richardson Chef Neil Taylor Home Block at CedarCreek Estate Winery celebrates his win on Thursday night Click here to view gallery Photo: Casey Richardson Photo: Casey Richardson Photo: Casey Richardson Photo: Casey Richardson Photo: Casey Richardson Photo: Casey Richards

Low yield, sweeter apples

Sep 29, 2023 / 4:00 am

Casey Richardson “As a farmer, there's a saying, 'Well, there's always next year.'” Drastic temperature changes affected agriculture yields across the Okanagan this year, including an impact on apple crops. First, an early frost in November damaged some of th

Oktoblerfest is back

Sep 25, 2023 / 6:00 pm

Photo: Oktoblerfest Das ist gut, ya? Oktoblerfest returns this weekend at Vernon's 1516 Pub and Grill. The name is a mashup of the familiar Octoberfest and Tobler, the last name of Okanagan Spring brewmaster Stefan Tobler. The 1516, coincidentally the name of Okanagan Spring&

$76K to food policy council

Sep 25, 2023 / 6:00 pm

Photo: Castanet The Kamloops Food Policy Council has received more than $75,000 in federal funding to support its growing team. “Access to local food is integral for the city, as Kamloops often acts as host community when there are climate emergencies and evacuations,” Kent

Blue Mountain Pinot Blanc

Sep 24, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed Wine: Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars 2022 Pinot Blanc Winery: Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Why drink it? This medium-full-bodied white wine has pretty floral and wet rock aromas combined with stone fruit flavours: think peaches and nectarines. The grapes

Breakfast is served

Sep 23, 2023 / 12:00 pm

Photo: Castanet file photo To celebrate the RCMP’s 150th anniversary, the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP will be giving away 150 free breakfasts. On Wednesday, officers and staff will be cooking and serving up ‘grab-and-go’ pancake and sausage breakfasts from 7 to 9 a.m.

As the cookie crumbles

Sep 23, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed My mom used to say, “There’s not much a cookie can’t cure.” I know that’s perhaps a tad optimistic, but I always loved the philosophy. I know cookies don’t cure anything, but my ongoing road trip has confirmed my belief they do hel

Pop-up bars ready to roll

Sep 22, 2023 / 4:00 am

Chelsey Mutter A Vernon couple is ready to party with their fleet of mobile pop-up bars. Jarrett Chung-Smith and Jordin Trueman purchased the Tapped Events fleet in June and have spent their time getting to know the ins and outs of the business. “Everyone thinks you just pull a ha

Laird lottery, love the sip

Sep 21, 2023 / 11:48 am

Photo: Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery If you savour the sip, keep your fingers crossed in the Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery Laird of Fintry lottery. The single-malt whisky is so popular, you must win a lottery to be able to purchase a bottle of the amber elixir. Canada's

'Sharing the power' of food

Sep 21, 2023 / 4:00 am

Casey Richardson “I am spicy passionate about sharing the power that food and what we're eating every day has on how we feel.” A brand new series from a West Kootenay creator invites people to learn how to make simple food changes that will help prioritize gut health. Gw

Dine Around gets happy

Sep 18, 2023 / 6:23 pm

Photo: Contributed Dine Around Kelowna is back this week with the happy hour version of the popular restaurant program. The British Columbia Restaurant and Foodservice Association has kicked off the Dine Around Happy Hour program, running until Sept. 30. The program showcases differ

Tightrope's 2020 Cab Franc

Sep 17, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed Wine: Tightrope Winery 2020 Cabernet Franc Winery: Tightrope Winery Why drink it? Eye-catching branding aside, this Cab Franc is a medium-bodied, classy red with notes of raspberry, white pepper, leather and strawberry. A crowd-pleaser, it is very versatile and wi

Tomatoes star at charity gala

Sep 16, 2023 / 7:00 pm

Photo: Contributed Karla Cox, owner of Plot Twist Farms, and HIllside chef Evan Robertson. Roughly $1,500 has been raised for the Central Okanagan Food Bank after an evening of good food, good wine and no shortage of tomatoes. The Ul-tomat-o Fundraiser, a collaborative event between

Valley in 'rush' with harvest

Sep 16, 2023 / 4:00 am

Casey Richardson “We're seeing the valleys in a bit of a rush right now trying to get fruit off.” Harvest season is in full swing across the Okanagan, as grapes are at peak ripeness much earlier than normal this year. Winemakers from Bella Wines, Tightrope Winery and T

'The city of five smells'

Sep 16, 2023 / 4:00 am

Photo: Contributed Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the hometown of Grant Wood, the artist best known for his painting American Gothic. We are staying near Cedar Rapids, Iowa with friends this week and so we’ve had a nice chance to get to know the place. It is a very interesting and eng

Wine Capital Weekend

Sep 15, 2023 / 7:00 pm

Photo: File photo. The highly anticipated Wine Capital Weekend, celebrating the wine, community and vibrant spirit of Oliver is fast approaching. The three-day event is Oliver's biggest weekend of the year, offering an immersive experience celebrating amazing wines, craft beverages

Brew for a great cause

Sep 15, 2023 / 4:18 pm

Photo: Sydney Nikulka, Yellow Dog Brewing Penticton's craft brewers unite for a collaborative, charitable beer Local breweries in Penticton are teaming up to "Do Good," the name of their annual collaborative beer in support of charity. Last week, all eight of the brewe

Lobsters delight once again

Sep 15, 2023 / 4:13 pm

Photo: Don Urquhart The Rotary Club of Osoyoos pulled off yet another hugely successful Lobsters on the Beach event on Saturday, Sept. 9 making it 14 straight years of selling out the event. The event was again hosted under a large tentage at Gyro Beach Park in Osoyoos. This year&rsquo
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