PENTICTON / NARAMATA

PENTICTON FARMERS’ MARKET

I like to spend my Saturday mornings with 50 Okanagan and Similkameen organic farmers, food producers and chefs. Must-stops are Honest Food Farm for incredible veg, Joy Road Catering for a rustic loaf and a cherry galette, and Nummers! for a plum- compote-filled Berliner doughnut.

BRODO

Because sometimes you just need a flight of soup and the best grilled cheese sandwich in the land. Chef- owner Paul Cecconi’s menu is all about just doing a few comfort foods right, like his chicken tortilla soup or the smoked salmon-potato salad.

JOIE PICNIQUE

A brand-new tasting room in 2017 means more room to sprawl on the JoieFarm Winery lawn while eating a wood-fired seasonally dressed pizza with a glass of rosé in hand and watching— or playing—bocce.

FRONT STREET BRASSERIE

It’s a pocket-sized Parisian room with the menu on a blackboard and interesting international wine selections. Duck confit, orecchiette with lamb merguez, and crepes are the ways to go.

CRAFT CORNER KITCHEN

Simply put, chef James Holmes has created a perfect foodie hangout for the local food and wine (and beer and spirit) crowd with his daily tacos, very addictive Okanagan hot pickled chicken and “apple fries” poutine.