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Originally from Edmonton, Dolphin arrived in the Okanagan in the midst of a divorce she was struggling emotionally to get through. Raised by a chef, she said she has always been a foodie so she set out to experience the culinary culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen I came out here, I wasn\u2019t quite finished with my divorce. Some days it was very gruelling and tiring, and I was emotionally getting over what I\u2019d left behind,\u201d Dolphin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She penned one of her first creative writing reviews<\/a> while eating stone soup at The Bear, the Fish, the Root and the Berry restaurant at Spirit Ridge Resort in Osoyoos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve always loved the story of stone soup,” she said. “As I\u2019m eating this soup I\u2019m melting and the knot in me is softening and could feel every little bit of me opening up and I sat there and wrote that probably within ten minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n When she writes, she uses different styles, sometimes more romantic and sometimes weaving in historical elements of the venue or the menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI like writing in short breaths, it lets you pause,\u201d she said. \u201cMy style is a rhythmic blend of industrial romance, capturing the grit and mechanics of a place while elevating the experience through a lens of high-contrast luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m literally just sitting there jotting down the DNA makeup of a place, the pulse of it and how it makes me feel. Essentially, I don\u2019t just review a business; I archive the soul of an experience to find the harmony in the chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dolphin also posts photos of interesting culinary creations on social media under the question, “Where am I now?” and let\u2019s followers guess what venue she took them in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She isn\u2019t getting paid to promote Okanagan venues, she said she does it because she loves the culture and the people. Often the restaurants and vineyards reach out to thank her for the reviews or ask her to share her photos with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat just makes my day,\u201d she said. \u201cOr when I\u2019m sitting at some place and get a free glass of wine or something and I\u2019m happy knowing someone appreciates what I\u2019m doing. I\u2019m mostly doing it for myself and it took me awhile to accept the recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dolphin was the winery manager at One Faith Vineyards in the District Wine Village in Oliver<\/a> for more than three years where she made several connections in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She’s the donation coordinator for a charity car show event in the South Okanagan called Big Daddy\u2019s Hotrod Roundup<\/a> that happens every other year where local businesses donate items for a raffle and proceeds go to local charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She plans to continue posting her reviews as an outlet for her creative writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve fallen in love with the Okanagan and I\u2019m here to stay,\u201d she said. \u201cWhere ever I go, food and wine is at the heart of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"|\"](\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot_4-5-2026_14589_www.facebook.com_.jpeg\" "\\"|\\"")