Category Archives: Food

Reflecting on Kettle Valley Winery’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations (2011) as Spring and Easter 2012 Signal a New Season of Growth and Renewal in the Vineyards

Posted on April 5, 2012 by rozsmallfry

Easter and its rich symbolism of rebirth, whether viewed from a pagan or Christian perspective, is suddenly here again. While spring seemed to come slowly to the Okanagan this year, its evidence is apparent in the symphony of songbirds and … Continue reading →

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Reminiscing about the Rico Hotel Mountain Lodge and Argentine Grille, Rico Colorado one year later

Posted on March 6, 2012 by rozsmallfry

RBuchanan photo – Rico Hotel’s Argentine Grille on a snowy February day, 2011 Built in 1926 as a boarding house for the International Smelting Company, the Rico Hotel is an historic registered site. The warmth of the front lobby area … Continue reading →

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Here’s a wine fest for your bucket list: The Winter Okanagan Wine Fest at Sun Peaks Resort

Posted on March 3, 2012 by rozsmallfry

Winter magic of Sun Peaks village at night Happily, I was commissioned by Savour Magazine to do two short online pieces on the Winter Okanagan Wine Festival 2012. One was intended to help shine light on the event and promote … Continue reading →

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Smoky Margarita – perhaps our best at home to date!

Posted on July 12, 2011 by rozsmallfry

Do you ever read a recipe, fall in love with the idea that makes that recipe unique and then forget to clip it? The other day we were barbecuing a whole salmon to have with our selection from a Naramata Bench winemaker, … Continue reading →

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Reez’s – Montreal Flashback in Summerland

Posted on July 6, 2011 by rozsmallfry

Montreal has a rhythm to which you can easily fall in step. I was fortunate to attend conferences there while I was working at the University of Calgary and I fell immediately in love with it. While the conference experience … Continue reading →

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