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Ghouls, Ghosts, and Games Galore!


Happy Halloween everyone! In polling my office colleagues, I have discovered that parents approach Halloween with a mixture of dread and pleasure. Sure, it’s fun to see your child’s excitement in selecting their costume and getting ready to trick-or-treat. But then there’s the ensuing sugar-bomb and the general concerns of door-to-door style trick-or-treating. So today [...]

BreakOut West in Kelowna


You might be wondering about those wristbands that people are wearing around town this weekend… it’s not a new fad – it’s an entry pass to ALL the concerts around town that are part of BreakOut West. Bands like the Grapes of Wrath, We Are The City, Doc Walker, and Bif Naked, among many, many others, [...]

Fall Fare at Kelowna’s Restaurants


I received an email from Cabana Grille’s chef James DeLong the other day, and I simply have to quote from it to show you why my mouth was watering.

Manteo Fostering Talented Chefs


Two competitions, two top prizes, both going to chefs in Manteo’s Wild Apple Restaurant kitchen. If we needed any more evidence that Manteo is a hot spot for foodies, we just got it. That, and oh yes, one more thing: Chef Bernard Casavant at the helm. Aside from being one of BC’s most accomplished chefs, [...]

Wine Festival Still Serving It Up


Wine Festival is still underway, and we talked about some of the early wine festival events last week on the show with Mark Morris. On today’s show, Mark and I talked about how to squeeze that last drop out of wine festival and enjoy it to the very end!

Food and Wine Celebrated at Wine Festival


At Tourism Kelowna, we all love this time of year. One of the great pleasures of early October is the Fall Wine Festival (October 1 through 10 this year). The wine festival is in its 30th year now, and is credited with being one of the top 100 events in North America by the American [...]