Cuisine

Food can certainly please your palate but it can also evoke a sense of place. Think, freshly caught seafood on the West and East coasts, or eating a just-picked strawberry from a local farmer’s market in the Okanagan or in Alberta’s heartland. Cities like Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary are home to some of the top restaurants and chefs in North America where you can watch, or learn the secrets in private cooking classes.

A couple in the sun on a boat in Cold Lake

Discovering Zen on Cold Lake - Get out on the water to escape deadlines, headlines and lineups

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Fri. Aug. 7/20

Vast as Cold Lake is, you don’t have to go far to find fish. In just over an hour, Greg and Lisa...

A panoramic shot of Vermilion from a lookout point

Indulge in food, drink and friendship in Vermilion

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Wed. Aug. 5/20

The cafe, the cheesemaker, the craft cocktail maker - it’s not a nursery rhyme, it’s an afternoon in...

5 Ways to Relax in Tofino

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Wed. Jul. 8/20

There’s nothing quite like the moment – driving between Ucluelet and Tofino – when you first turn...

History in Heisler—a floating hotel door, Canada’s biggest baseball glove and the best, housemade burgers

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Wed. Jun. 17/20

In Alberta, there’s no shortage of stops to make if you’re planning on taking some day trips this...

Wide open spaces to get lost in Alberta this summer

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Tue. Jun. 9/20

For a lot of us, the past year has been a whirlwind of social distance anxiety and confusion. Let's...

Getting to know Kelowna’s Indigenous culture through nature, food and wine

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Wed. Sep. 18/19

The Bear, the Fish, The Root, and the Berry. What a curious name for a restaurant I thought. I was...

Artistic alchemy brewing in Vermilion

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Wed. Sep. 11/19

Kim Chomyk breaks into a grin as the shape of a bowl begins to emerge from the potter’s wheel, under...

Handcrafted in Cranbrook

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Tue. Jun. 18/19

When you're talking handmade, you can't get more hands-on than the artisans I met in Cranbrook who...

Kelowna freestyle: Cycle, forage, eat, drink

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Fri. Jun. 7/19

Without hesitation, Chef Michael Buffett of Start Fresh Kitchen declares his pasta-making classes...

Serve Yourself on Vernon’s Foodie Trail

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Wed. Jun. 5/19

The aha moments come thick and fast while cycling the section of the Okanagan Rail Trail that hugs...

Oliver’s Winery Diversity #OkanaganExploring

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Tue. May. 28/19

From McIntyre Bluff to the Canada-U.S. border, from the Black Sage Bench to the Golden Mile Bench...

Biking and Brews in Medicine Hat

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Tue. Apr. 2/19

At approximately 7:25 AM, the sun crested the eastern horizon and brilliant beams of white light...

Medicine Hat taps into Alberta’s craft beer craze

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Thu. Jun. 1/17

In front of me, on a polished long table in a refurbished industrial building on the outskirts of...

Food and wine zen in the Okanagan Valley

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Wed. Feb. 22/17

Our zen hits its zenith when we sip the 2013 Perpetua Chardonnay following a hearty spoonful of the...

Roughing It Never Tasted This Good

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Mon. Feb. 20/17

"This," said Jessie the guide "is your holy crap strap. If you go over, pull it!" That all-important...