Top chefs celebrate nature’s bounty, raise funds for conservation
Top chefs from Vancouver and Kelowna are joining forces with The Nature Trust of BC to celebrate...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Jun 18, 2015 | Wine & Food
Top chefs from Vancouver and Kelowna are joining forces with The Nature Trust of BC to celebrate...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | May 12, 2015
TomTar Roofing & Sheet Metal You’ll find the stunning workmanship of TomTar Roofing &...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Dec 3, 2014 | Best of the Okanagan, Features
Some unique celebrations were under way in North Okanagan back yards this past summer as local...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Nov 6, 2014 | In Person, Okanagan Women
Brain injury is no black-and-white matter for Christine Lefaivre Her therapy brings colour back...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Aug 21, 2014 | Wine & Food
‘Encounters with Iceland’ features life-sized works of acclaimed Icelandic artist Steinunn...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Jul 27, 2014 | Community
“Yeah! We’re on the water,” is the cheerful cry of the boating enthusiast and a sentiment echoed...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Apr 22, 2014 | Wine & Food
In the first ever MasterChef Canada, home cook and West Kelowna realtor Kaila Klassen captured...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Feb 27, 2014 | 30th Anniversary, Features Progress, People Archives, Progress
[downloads category="current-issue" columns="1" excerpt="no"] Pulling off a stunning upset,...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Feb 7, 2014 | Wine & Food
Will vegetarian cuisine reign supreme in Canada? If British Columbia’s top chef Brian...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Apr 22, 2013 | Music
When Okanagan Life publisher John Paul Byrne expanded his passion from the printed word to music...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Mar 26, 2013 | Chef Archives, Wine & Food
As seen in [downloads category="current-issue" columns="1" excerpt="no"] It’s early Friday morning...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Mar 6, 2012 | Features, Wine & Food
“Are you looking for a fishmonger?” calls out Jon Crofts, co-owner of Kelowna’s Codfather’s fish and seafood market.
It’s the eve of the Canadian Culinary Championships and Jon has been hoping all night that the mystery wine, the feature element of the first leg of the competition, will be white—and he’s in luck. While the competitors won’t know it until 24 hours later, the bottle is an Old Vines Riesling from Chateau des Charmes in Niagara (although many mistake it for the Okanagan’s own Tantalus Riesling).
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Turgeon | Mar 14, 2011 | Wine & Food
Okanagan Olympic athlete Kelly Serwa samples a confection by Edmonton chef Andrew Fung—In the Valley we will pair most anything with a glass of wine. So, matching the Okanagan wine region with the country’s top culinary talent makes a perfect partnership. Gold Medal Plates, a coast-to-coast
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