{"id":8594,"date":"2026-08-01T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/news\/8594\/the-exclusive-vienna-garden-party-experience-in-west-kelowna\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T18:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T01:00:10","slug":"the-exclusive-vienna-garden-party-experience-in-west-kelowna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/news\/8594\/the-exclusive-vienna-garden-party-experience-in-west-kelowna\/","title":{"rendered":"The exclusive Vienna garden party experience in West Kelowna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

West Kelowna\u2019s wineries get most of the attention when it comes to dining, but a woman has turned her home into an exclusive and unique spot for Austrian cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claudia Kargl and her husband James Gray open up their home on the weekends for people to get a classic Vienna garden party experience. She gathers ingredients from around Europe, whips up some renowned pastries and plays some piano for guests in her award-winning garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we offer is a garden oasis, also an art gallery salon quaint experience with a grand piano live performance. I’m at the piano as well as busy in the kitchen creating organic homemade Austrian pastries,\u201d Kargl said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s called a Touch of Austria and it\u2019s open Fridays to Sundays all year long. Diners need to make a reservation at least 48 hours in advance since she can only fit around 25 people comfortably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It started out as a baking class for the Society for Learning in Retirement, but her lessons and pastries were so popular that in 2017 she started bringing people to her home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kargl has been running a performing arts studio for 46 years and her garden has won awards so she said everything fell into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne thing led to another,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said there isn\u2019t a plan to expand the operation beyond her home since bigger isn\u2019t always better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A selection of Kargl’s desserts. FACEBOOK\/A Touch of Austria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt would lose the ambience of what we’re trying to offer. It’s the quaintness of sitting in a natural setting with beautiful trees, the trickling fountain, the birds coming to our water area, which is so close by,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the recipes are a lot of work and the cleanup takes a long time, Kargl said it\u2019s worth it to share her space, music and culture with people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAustrian tradition and culture. And all the wonderful things that go along with the life of living in Austria and experiencing what people do to have a social connection, getting together, hospitality, warm hospitality, experiencing also great coffee, great pastry and making new friends,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here for more information or to make a reservation.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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