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Articles written by Alex Miller:

2009 Golden Belly Awards

With 2009 in the books, it’s time for me to share with my readers my thoughts on the best places to eat over the last year. Without further ado here are my first annual Golden ...Read More

Gray Monk and More

I was driving back to Kelowna from Vernon one hot, sunny Okanagan afternoon and as I was passing through Lake Country I realized that I had some time to spare before I needed to be ...Read More

Table 24 (Salmon Arm)

I ended up in Salmon Arm a few weeks ago and had the pleasure to dine at what I now consider to be on of the finest establishments in the interior, Table 24. I was ...Read More

South OK Wine Tour - Day 2

It was late June and another day of wine touring was definitely in the cards. We decided to head down South of Oliver and visit some wineries that none of us had ever been to ...Read More

South Okanagan Wine Tour

I had the opportunity to do a little wine touring with friends way back in late May and am finally able to get the article posted!We decided to head down to some wineries in the ...Read More

Minstrel Cafe Dinner and More

The Minstrel Cafe is one of those places that I had been hearing good things about for years, but for whatever reason I had never actually made it down there to eat. When I found ...Read More

Summer is well underway and I wanted to share a few hidden gems you should check out around the valley: Kelowna: Raven Ridge Cidery - Raven Ridge makes apple and pear wines that are to die for. ...Read More

Everyday Indian

The best cooking class I have ever attended was an Indian cooking class Mission Hill, taught by Celebrity Guest Chef Vikram Vij, so I was very excited to have the opportunity to attend another Indian ...Read More

Review of Rusty’s

I went to Rusty’s (corner of Dilworth and Leckie ) for lunch with a friend today. Rusty’s was formerly Breaker’s Lounge, a fairly dingy pool hall. The owners (not sure if they’re new owners or ...Read More

Sunset Bistro at Summerhill

My mother-in-law was out here visiting from Toronto and my wife and I wanted to take her somewhere special for her birthday. We wanted to choose a restaurant that would not only provide good food, ...Read More

Sal’s Prime Opening

Leading up to the opening of Sal’s Prime there was a lot of positive buzz from the community. Many people were really looking forward to have a new steakhouse in town. Unfortunately, once the doors ...Read More

OK Wine Festival Winners

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend the kickoff event for the Spring Wine Festival last night due to a previous engagement, so I missed the announcements of this spring’s Wine Festival winners. I did however ...Read More

Ora Review in Vernon

Just two nights after a spectacular meal at Cabana I took my wife out to celebrate six months of marriage at Vernon’s newest restaurant, Ora. Located in the Prestige Hotel, Ora opened on Monday March ...Read More

Taste of Kelowna

Taste of Kelowna is always a great event and this year was no different. For those who haven’t been before, the idea is that various restaurants from around Kelowna all get together at the Kelowna ...Read More

Duel @ the Cabana Grille

I will start by saying that the “Duelling Chefs” event at Cabana was easily one of, if not the best food event that I have ever attended. What could be better than enjoying gourmet food, ...Read More

Ozeki Restaurant

This past Monday, I met three friends for lunch at Ozeki (Spall and Enterprise) for some Japanese food. Normally none of us would have chosen Ozeki and we had originally intended to try Yamato (97 ...Read More

Spring Food Events

Many people tell me that I’m lucky to live in Kelowna, because it has such a great food scene for a city its size, but I disagree with them, Kelowna has a great food scene ...Read More

Da Tandoor

This is my first column, so I wanted to start with a restaurant that I was intimately familiar with. No eatery in Kelowna fits that description better than Da Tandoor, as I can usually be ...Read More