November 05, 2017
Summer has ended, and while you may be mourning its passing, I am quietly celebrating the arrival of the fall and its bounty of local comfort foods. For me, this time of year means that I get to dust off the crock pot and break out some of my family’s favourite recipes. It also means that I hav...
November 01, 2017
Farmers, food producers and processors, chefs, and restaurateurs in communities across the province want to thank you, your friends and family for choosing to eat and drink local. Thank you from the restaurant where you chose to eat dinner last night. You validated their decision to serve fresh ...
October 11, 2017
NEWS RELEASE KELOWNA – British Columbia's key players in the agriculture, seafood, and food and beverage industries gathered at the Sandhill Winery to attend the first kickoff event to celebrate Buy BC: EAT DRINK LOCAL. The Buy BC: EAT DRINK LOCAL campaign is a new promotion aimed at educating ...
October 11, 2017
The Ministry of Agriculture’s Buy BC: EAT DRINK LOCAL campaign, delivered in partnership with the British Columbia Restaurant and Food Services Association (BCRFA), promotes and fosters relationships between BC restaurants, chefs, farmers and producers. The campaign is designed to provide diners...
October 09, 2017
If you are looking for local eggs, or their sidekick BC bacon, you can be confident that you’ll find local options on menus across the province. The exciting thing is that you can have a great local egg for breakfast at a quick service restaurant – or you can find a small independent operator who...
October 07, 2017
Eat, Drink and Buy Local: Catapulting BC onto the World Culinary Stage A growing contingent of celebrated chefs, mixologists, and craft connoisseurs are creating new restaurant concepts that thrive by using food and beverages that are grown, harvested, fished, picked and produced right here in B...
October 05, 2017
There are lots of great tastes that are available when the seasons turn. Picked ripe and fresh and delivered direct to restaurant kitchens, these ingredients are a great inspiration to chefs who will serve them on their menus starting now. Because they don’t have far to travel, our local fruit, v...