Food & Drink
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Kelowna named one of the top 15 places to eat in the world in 2026
Kelowna is rocking its new 'UNESCO City of Gastronomy' designation by being named one of the 'top 15 places to eat in the world in…
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Wine column: Around the world in red
Let's go to France for some joie de vivre. Italy for la dolce vita. Say 'g'day, mate' in Australia. Salud! in Chile. And, chin chin…
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Wine column: A wine bar at Kelowna airport — what a vinously brilliant idea
This is worth arriving at the airport early for. The stylish new wine bar, Okanagan Vintners Exchange Gastrobar, is now open in the recently completed…
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Wine column: Raise a glass to the ‘Year of the Fire Horse’
It is free-spirited, energetic, independent, decisive, dynamic, fast-moving, confident, agreeable, fit, intelligent and responsible. Yet, it can also be easily swayed, impatient, willful and dislikes being…
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Wine column: Love, love, love these wines for Valentine’s
Bring on the bubbly. Or, the rose. Or, the red. Of course, we're bandying about the idea of what wines pair best with Valentine's Day,…
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Wine column: A tribute to Pinot Gris
This week's wine column is a little complicated. We're talking about Pinot Gris — the Okanagan's most planted white wine grape and most popular white…
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Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Kelowna, Victoria and Vernon have 7 of the top 100 romantic restaurants in Canada
Cozy tables and booths, atmospheric lighting, sweeping water views, scrumptious eats and attentive, yet discreet, service. These are the hallmarks of the 7 restaurants in Kelowna,…
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Beer column: Let’s drink to Groundhog Day with a beer named after the classic film
Groundhog Day isn’t exactly a drinking holiday. However, it’s coming up on Monday and Squamish’s Backcountry Brewing recently released a beer that ties in perfectly…
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Wine column: Introducing the Okanagan’s first and only Beaujolais house
Domaine Artema is deliberately different. First of all, it's the Okanagan's first Beaujolais house focusing on the wines famous in that region of France — Gamay…
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Beer column: BC brewery closing after 27 years, but the brand will live on nearby
It’s been a sad week for the craft brewing scene in Victoria. On Monday, Lighthouse Brewing Company owner Ben Thomas announced the “heavy-hearted decision” to…