Strawberry Fields Aren’t Forever

Unlike the melancholy tune made famous by the Beatles, the strawberry season in this growing region is quite short. Which is why I was so delighted to get the last quart of the beautiful berries grown at Vitale Farm in Salmon Arm at last Saturday’s Downtown Farmers Market. Unlike their year round California cousins, these

The Exceptional EcoTreats

EcoTreats has two locations. One is in Scotch Creek and the other is in Salmon Arm. They know coffee and make a great espresso. Plus, if you manage to score a pineapple coconut muffin, you’re exceptionally lucky indeed. 190 Trans Canada Hwy NESalmon Arm BC 3667 Squilax-Anglemont RoadScotch Creek, BC Phone (778) 489-5545 Open Monday

All Aboard at the Barley Station

Kathy, Stu and the crew at the Barley Station Brew Pub in Salmon Arm BC exemplify the passion, risk, enthusiasm and determination it takes to run a brewery and a restaurant. When the circuit breaker in British Columbia was announced, my first thought was for them. They’ve been so determined. So careful. So thoughtful. And

An Diamo – Here we Go!

In Italian, An Diamo means here we go. And indeed, go we must as yesterday was a tough day for our local restaurants and we are called to support them as much as we can by ordering take-out or dining on their patios. We can do this and help them get through this if we

The Story of Illustrated Eats

Perhaps a better title would be the story “before” Illustrated Eats. In 1990, a year after graduating from the University of Ottawa and some formative work on Parliament Hill, I packed up all that I owned with my trusted friend and headed to the West Coast leaving behind all that I knew and loved; my