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Food
Jennifer Schell shortlisted for Taste Canada award
An award winning Kelowna cookbook author has been shortlisted for a Taste Canada award. Each…
Canada’s first wine village opening this summer in the South Okanagan
Cheers, wine lovers: Canada’s first wine village is officially opening in Oliver on Canada Day.…
Penticton Ribfest is back and in new location
It's looking like the only Ribfest in the Thompson-Okanagan this year looks will be in…
Kelowna restaurant survives by becoming cafe, farmer’s market
A Kelowna restaurant struggling with COVID-19 restrictions is pivoting its business model to become more…
Construction work for Vernon winery on hold due to flooding concerns
Plans to make Vernon a world-class wine destination are currently paused as city workers address…
Kelowna’s farmer’s market experiences parking challenges due to construction
Customers of the Kelowna Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market are having to walk a little further…
Buckwheat gelato created by former Penticton chef could be first in world
A Penticton man has created a recipe for a gelato that may be the first…
Summerland wants to be food innovation, processing hub for Okanagan
Summerland has aspirations of becoming the food innovation and processing hub for the Okanagan. A…
Nicola Valley woman vying for title of ‘greatest baker’
A Lower Nicola resident is hoping to make her dreams come true by competing for…
COVID demand for produce boxes in B.C. still booming, farmers say
Last spring, Shirlene Coté was hit with surging demand for an unusual product: Boxes filled…
Kelowna chef to compete on Food Network’s ‘Fire Masters’
A chef at Kelowna’s Salt & Brick restaurant and Jack's Pizza & Liquor will be…
Okanagan asparagus season is underway
The first of this year’s cultivated asparagus crop is appearing in the Similkameen valley. Annamarie…
Why better bioplastics can’t end the plastic crisis
Plastic products made from corn, wheat stubble, and other plants could soon become more common…
A sushi chef’s journey to source only B.C. seafood
For Dai Fukasaku sushi is beautiful in its simplicity – a simplicity that demands local…
This Kootenay man is turning food waste into apple flour
A dehydrator and a spice grinder are all Joe Roth needs to turn 400,000 pounds…
Zero-waste meal prep service on offer in Okanagan
A B.C. food prep company that currently serves the Okanagan has entered the zero waste…
Why community-run food hubs like this one in Kamloops could be key to better food security
Kent Fawcett didn’t plan to spend hours each day in the kitchen when he started…
B.C.-based meal kit company headed for zero-waste
Meal prep kits have exploded during the pandemic, all individually wrapped in plastic. But it…
Can companies make chocolate more sustainable? One B.C. researcher is trying to find out
Sophia Carodenuto is looking for ways to make food more sustainable in an unusual place:…
The Okanagan influencers making their mark on social media
The Okanagan is full of social media influencers, and one is giving her list of…
Kelowna’s newest bakery combines the best of two favourite bakeries
Mill Creek Bakery is different than most other bakeries in Kelowna because, well, it’s only…
Why this UBC professor sees home economics as a climate solution
From farm to fork and beyond, food is responsible for between 21 and 37 per…
Why Canadians put their trust in the web for nutrition advice
More than half of Canadians trust social media and blogs over doctors and nutritionists, according…
New restaurant opening at West Kelowna waterfront resort
The Cove Lakeside Resort’s former Bonfire Restaurant will soon be transformed into a completely new…