Flashback … The year is 1978. A group of students at my high school take a trip to Italy and Greece. I want to go with them, more than I ever remember wanting anything, but I can’t. I promise myself that…
Bella Italia
Truffles, Tweets, and Winter in Venice
I arrived at OTTO hungry, and quickly gravitated towards the towering cheese and meat-curing citadel, like a mouse to a chunk of Swiss. I grabbed a stool there, at the antipasti counter, where I could admire it at my leisure.…
Smack DAB and a recipe for Pineapple Ginger Sherbet
Last weekend I had dinner with a friend at Kelowna’s newest restaurant and bar, Smack DAB (formerly the Wild Apple Grill). The food was quite good, though not outstanding. We ordered a deli board that, with only two charcuterie choices, was a little…
Choices Markets ~ The New Carnivore
“When you’ve got a proper hunger you can’t top a Triple Whopper®.” At least that’s what the folks at Burger King would like you to think. Who’s so famished that they need to stuff ¾ of a pound of beef…
2013 Canadian Culinary Championships ~ The Grand Finale
Last weekend, ten of Canada’s finest chefs competed in the 2013 Canadian Culinary Championships in Kelowna, B.C; a gruelling three-event competition that took place over two days. The judges selected gold, silver and bronze medal winners based on performances in all…
Canadian Culinary Championships Kick Off in Kelowna
The road to the Canadian Culinary Championships culminates this weekend in Kelowna, B.C. Having already won gold in their respective regional competitions last fall, ten of Canada’s finest chefs will come together to take part in the final showdown; an…
A Tour of Paris’s Legendary Cafés
This week’s post comes to you from freelance writer Laura Pellerine. I hope you enjoy her tour of some of Paris’ most iconic cafés. It certainly brought back some wonderful memories for me. In fact, I can almost taste that…
Sunday Supper with Laura Calder
The first time I saw Laura Calder was on her James Beard Award winning TV series French Food at Home. She was cooking peasant food while wearing a dress the color of flesh, and although it was her outfit that caught…
Gellatly Nut Farm’s Harvest Fair
Travel is one of the few things you can buy that makes you richer, but you don’t have to spend a fortune on a plane ticket to the other side of the world to reap its rewards. Last Saturday afternoon…
Urban Fare opens in Mission Park
Kelowna Foodies, Rejoice! Urban Fare, a regional gourmet food chain with several stores in fashionable locations in Vancouver, has opened a beautiful new market at 3155 Lakeshore Road, Kelowna (in the space formerly occupied by Coopers). Last Friday evening I enjoyed a…
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