Thoughts From My Belly

It was late June and another day of wine touring was definitely in the cards. We decided to head down South of Oliver and visit some wineries that none of us had ever been to before. We started out with a list of about five wineries and where we planned to go for lunch, but [...]

I was driving back to Kelowna from Vernon one hot, sunny Okanagan afternoon and as I was passing through Lake Country I realized that I had some time to spare before I needed to be anywhere. I quickly decided that the best use of that time would be to pop in to Gray Monk for [...]

I had the opportunity to do a little wine touring with friends way back in late May and am finally able to get the article posted! We decided to head down to some wineries in the Okanagan Falls area, as well as in Naramata. I’m happy to report that we did find a lot of [...]

The Minstrel Cafe is one of those places that I had been hearing good things about for years, but for whatever reason I had never actually made it down there to eat. When I found out that a friend’s girlfriend would be singing there I immediately made a reservation. When my wife and I arrived, [...]

Summer is officially upon us and I wanted to share a few hidden gems you should check out around the valley: Kelowna: Raven Ridge Cidery – Raven Ridge makes apple and pear wines that are to die for. They have everything from a sipping white, to a sparkling apple wine, to an entire line of [...]

I ended up in Salmon Arm a few weeks ago and had the pleasure to dine at what I now consider to be on of the finest establishments in the interior, Table 24. I was only in town for one night, and the friend who I was staying with insisted we go to Table 24. [...]