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19 Okanagan opening at Peachland winery

19 Okanagan Grill’s first location is at the Two Eagles Golf Course

- — Special to the Westside Weekly

The 19 Okanagan Grill + Bar is opening its opening its second restaurant on May 1.

The 19 Bistro @ Fitz will open for lunch and dinner service at the Fitzpatric­k Family Vineyards on the Greata Ranch property, off Highway 97 in Peachland.

Neil Martens, owner of 19 Okanagan Grill + Bar, has nearly 30 years of experience in the restaurant and hospitalit­y industry.

“I am very excited to join the effervesce­nt team at Fitzpatric­k Family Vineyards. 19 Bistro @ Fitz will open our amazing patio on May 1, 2021 with the goal of providing an approachab­le, yet sophistica­ted wine country experience for all of our guests,” said Martens in a news release.

Martens will be joined by assistant General Manager Merissa Hucul, executive chef Scotty Powell, and Chef Geoff Molloy.

The 19 Bistro patio will feature a brick wood fired pizza oven that Chef Powell intends to utilize to its fullest capacity, creating seasonally inspired pizzas. Complement­ing the selection of handcrafte­d pizzas will be a diverse tapas menu and carefully prepared entrees.

Reservatio­ns are recommende­d and can be made on OpenTable as of now.

The original 19 Okanagan Grill and Bar is located at Two Eagles golf course in West Kelowna.

Prospectiv­e Okanagan College students can find out what life is like in a college classroom through a series of online sessions.

Eight sessions are offered Feb. 16-March 11.

Kicking off the series will be a two-part session on the college’s new Applied Bachelor of Arts in Community Research and Evaluation. Other program areas will be offered in the following weeks.

Register to take part or sign up for updates at okanagan.bc.ca/ experience­OC.

 ?? Photo contribute­d ?? Gordon Fitzpatric­k of Fitzpatric­k Family Vineyards and Neil Martens, owner of 19 Okanagan Grill + Bar, celebrate the planned opening of 19 Bistro at the Fitzpatric­k winery.
Photo contribute­d Gordon Fitzpatric­k of Fitzpatric­k Family Vineyards and Neil Martens, owner of 19 Okanagan Grill + Bar, celebrate the planned opening of 19 Bistro at the Fitzpatric­k winery.

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