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Okanagan Taste
Trends in culinary tourism
As soon as March hits and we get past that “one last dump” of snow that always seems to remind the Okanagan Valley that it is still technically...
Cooking will keep us together
To paraphrase a classic hit from Captain and Tennille, “food” will keep us together. And love does enter through the nose, to paraphrase...
A night out at Dine Around
If you’re feeling the winter blues or need an economical night out thanks to the arrival of holiday bills, you’re in luck. Dine Around Thompson...
Something to warm you up
There are many ways to warm up in this unseasonably cold weather, which looks to settle upon the Okanagan for a while yet. Tea, coffee, soup in a mug… or...
Wine from Down Under
Connecting to wine down under I had several ideas for this column on the first day of 2020. IDEA ONE Make resolutions such as taking a cooking class or...
Books and beverages
Once a year during the holiday season I compile a list of books that would make great gifts for the culinarian in your life. This year, I decided to do things a...
Winter whites
In cold weather, wine drinkers tend to gravitate to red wines to enjoy with heartier dishes on the winter menu. Big, bold reds are maybe not top of mind in the...
Light up the vines
It’s become a signature holiday-season event in the South Okanagan —The ninth annual Light Up the Vines along the Bottleneck Drive is coming up,...
Fortify yourself!
Whether you’re a fermenter, brewer, or distiller, Fortify is for you For the second year, Penticton will host a conference aimed at those in the business...
Filling a winemaker's glass
The grape harvest and crush 2019 should be coming to a close soon, save for icewine and fruit destined for late harvest. It’s been weird weather this...
Wines for Thanksgiving
The first fall-family-feast weekend is here. While your winemaker, grape picker, and cellar hand friends might be absent for Thanksgiving dinner as the grape...
Wine festival extravaganza
A sure sign of fall for wine lovers – planning an agenda of tastings, dinners, seminars and events during the annual Okanagan Fall Wine Festival. There...
Craft beer celebration
It’s official. City of Penticton official. Penticton Mayor and Council have officially proclaimed Oct. 19-26 as Penticton Beer Week. It’s not...
Finding a place to live
Housing, hiring, and hospitality It’s becoming a repeated refrain in the hospitality industry in the Okanagan and many other places: “where can we...
A toast to B.C. producers
With the bounty of late summer hitting store shelves, I hope you’ve noticed a logo hanging next to local products, and maybe that’s a factor in...
What's in an award?
Two big things are happening at many wineries right now, or soon. Harvest is one. If you have friends who make wine, they will emerge around Halloween. And if...
Fair food and top chefs
It’s not fall-fair season just yet, but there are a number of agricultural fairs and exhibitions coming up soon. That means it’s time for fair food,...
The great food truck face-off
Have you ever wondered, while enjoying a bite from your favourite food truck, “What wine would pair with this pulled pork perogy poutine?” The...
There's an app for that
There are a lot of apps out there for tracking your wine purchases, your cellar, your tasting notes, and more. And now, there’s one that has been...
Summer sipping
We keep getting teased with reports that the hot hot weather is coming, and then wake up to grey skies and clouds threatening a downpour. Perhaps some positive...
