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You know the splendid wineries
and restaurants. Let's wander further afield,
in search of those out-of-the-way treasures that
locals like to
keep to themselves.
Image: Glen Durrell, courtesy
Okanagan Lavender Herb Farm
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The Unknown Okanagan
By Rosemary Poole
Sure, there are the wineries—84
at last count—and the restaurants that thrive
on local produce and meats and artisanal cheeses. We
went looking instead for the places the locals are
wise to, hidden gems that get left off the tourist
maps—like where to source the best raspberries,
the rarest books, and the freshest baguettes. As a
recent Vancouver transplant to the area put it: “There’s
always one place in a small town that really captures
the sense of the place.” With
the help of a celebrity chef, a tour guide, a broadcaster,
and a Hollywood actor turned oenophile, we uncovered
a couple dozen of them.
In this series:
> Meet Your Guides
> Kelowna
> Middle of the
Valley
> Osoyoos Bound
Meet Your Guides...
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JASON PRIESTLEY
Best known as Brandon Walsh
in the long-running TV series Beverly Hills 90210,
the Vancouver-born actor and director has long been a wine enthusiast. Earlier
this year Priestley bought a stake in Black Watch, a Naramata winery.
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PATTI OGDEN
An Okanagan tour operator for 10 years, Ogden says the bulk of her business involves
organizing sophisticated itineraries for corporate retreats and, just recently,
Costco members.
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NED BELL
The 34-year-old chef/TV host
has deep roots in the Okanagan Valley; of his new
Kelowna room, the Cabana Bar and Grille, he says: “The Okanagan is going
to be the most exciting place to cook in the next five to 10 years.”
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TERRY DAVID MULLIGAN
Broadcasting vet Terry David Mulligan and his wife, Meg, moved to the Naramata
Bench last July. Mulligan now hosts a weekly radio show from a studio he fashioned
from an old horse stall in his barn. |
Now buckle
up. Okanagan, here we come...
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