Ooh la la, and so easy!

Want to cook gourmet at home? Just $40 gets you Provence’s French Cooking Made Easy Kit that consists of a recipe for a selected dish of the week plus enough ingredients to make two servings. The kit also includes half a French baguette.

Chef and owner Jean-Francis Quaglia will post a demo video featuring the selected dish to the provencerestaurants.ca website each week. Wine director Joshua Carlson will also suggest a wine to complement the meal, which can be ordered to accompany the kit for an additional fee.

The kits are being offered in addition to a special takeout menu of prepared dishes.

Orders must be placed at least two hours before pick up by calling the restaurant at 604-6814144.

As with takeout menu items, French Cooking Made Easy Kits will be available for takeout only between 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Coal Harbour’s Nightingale Restaurant is preparing farm fresh, delicious and nutritious dishes for pickup and home delivery.

Partial proceeds will support St. Paul’s Hospital front-line medical staff, who have enjoyed more than 100 meals from Nightingale since the restaurant first closed its doors to regular diners.

Dishes on Nightingale’s new takeout menu include the crunchy Okanagan apple salad ($18); braised meatballs ($16); hand-tossed and woodfired pizzas ($15-17); potato gnocchi with white asparagus ($18/$25); rigatoni ‘all’ arrabbiata ($14/$22); cavatelli with duck ragu ($18/$25); and a peanut butter ice cream sandwich ($12) or vanilla cheesecake with whip cream ($16). For the full menu, visit hawknightingale.com.

Takeout orders are accepted via phone or email. Nightingale is taking important measures to ensure the highest levels of safety, including contactless delivery.

B.C. WINE OF THE WEEK Covert Farms Amicitia 2016, Okanagan Valley $29.80 | 89/100 UPC: 628374140056 Amicitia is Latin for friends, and in 2016 it suits this friendly, organic red blend — perhaps the best yet from this producer. Winemaker Gene Covert blends 37/23/16/14/9/1 of organic Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Syrah, creating a vibrant, harmonious red. Look for soft black cherries, raisins, a touch of cloves, and coffee with amazingly silky tannins. Serve now with a creamy mushroom risotto or grilled beef sliced thin. If you haven’t visited Covert Farms, do so the next time you’re in Oliver. This small winery follows organic and biodynamic practices and is located on a stunning 600-acre property, where they also raise a variety of organic fruits and vegetables sold in season.

WINE FOR THE CELLAR Tiberio Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Trebbiano-Malvasia 2018, Abruzzo, Italy $23.99 | 89/100 UPC: 8032919420008 The story of Azienda Agricola Tiberio is old, but the latest results under owner winemaker Riccardo Tiberio are all new and exciting. The vineyard lies 37 kilometres inland under the Majella and Gran Sasso mountains in Abruzzo, near Cugnoli. The Trebbiano vines are roughly 50 years old and they deliver impressive fruit. After several encounters in late 2019, it’s safe to say this is a delicious white wine offering northern-like freshness with a touch of southern power. The attack is skinny with bright grapefruit, lemon, lime, nettle and ginger notes. Real wine at a fair price. Drink it all summer.