Kelowna's Juicy Tips

Last Friday evening I felt really proud. That’s because Kelowna was being featured on ET Canada when host Rosey Edeh came to “test” Chef Michael Lyon at the Hotel Eldorado with a food challenge much like the ones he would have on his new Food Network show “Chef*Off!”. ET Canada was in fact also kind [...]

Many of you have followed our weekly video series, The Tour Guru, created in a partnership between Tourism Kelowna and Kelowna.com. Thanks for calling or emailing your ideas to me and for wanting to get involved! We wanted to let you know that we will be taking a break from further episodes until later in [...]

This video below shows the H2O Adventure & Fitness Centre in Kelowna and all of its appeal as a super indoor fitness or family fun destination.

The H2O Centre is the largest municipally-owned water park in Canada and has a series of Canadian “firsts” that make it really cutting-edge. Check out this blog post that I [...]

For those with shopping aversion, this time of year can be overwhelming. But here’s the good news: Kelowna has some truly exceptional independent boutiques that can make shopping a pleasure and a highly successful excursion. In the video below, I visited one of these excellent stores: Country Cottage Gifts and Decor on Bernard Ave. This [...]

There are lots of classic holiday drinks – think eggnog, hot cocoa, champagne… but one of the most popular is surely mulled wine. Especially in Kelowna, where wine is plentiful and lots of us like to spend our vacations with active outdoor pursuits like skiing, cross-country skiing, or on a winter hike – that’s when [...]

When the mercury drops, winery touring in Kelowna shines with its special off-season appeal. Tasting rooms are uncrowded, winemakers often emerge from their cellars to pour wine for visitors, and wineries deck themselves in a festive look, some offering special seasonal events (like this one at Quails’ Gate this Sunday).
In the video posted below, I [...]

A point of pride for us in Kelowna are the outstanding Chefs that wine country attracts. Names like Rod Butters, Bernard Casavant (recently snapped up by Kelowna’s Wild Apple Grill), Ned Bell, Mark Filatow, and others — these are serious stars on Canada’s food scene. This article from Western Living Magazine praises our area as [...]

This is a fun idea for anyone skiing at Big White/Silver Star, joining a spouse on a conference, or otherwise looking for a different experience in Kelowna. The Rotary Centre for the Arts in downtown Kelowna is home to a bunch of talented artists who offer classes in different artistic media – and you can [...]