A collection of more than 70 signature recipes from the Okanagan Valley’s best chefs, restaurants, cafés, bakeries and wineries.
Shortlisted for a 2024 Taste Canada Award
Buy Book“Chefs the world over talk about dining with the seasons. But in the Okanagan, Thompson and Similkameen Valleys, they talk about the micro-seasons—those few short days when cherries or tomatoes or wild asparagus are at absolute peak ripeness, when their fragrance is intoxicating and when their flavour simply explodes on your tongue.”
—Introduction
The Okanagan Valley’s thriving food scene is attracting some of the best chefs around the country. Celebrating locality, seasonality and heritage, Okanagan Eats presents a one-stop collection of signature recipes from the valley’s top chefs, restaurants, cafés and wineries—all designed with home cooks in mind. Here are the extraordinary stories of the people and places where abundance is simply a way of life.
Featured:
“A beautifully hardcover picture book that celebrates just how good we have it in the Okanagan.”
Revelstoke Review
“You’ll become acquainted with the food and wine experts who add the dazzle to the region.”
The Province
“Stunning photography”
KelownaNow
“This beautifully photographed new cookbook also features interviews with many of the people behind the mouthwatering food.”
Montecristo Magazine
“A culinary journey through one of Canada’s most bountiful regions.”
Canadian Cookbooks
“[The cookbook] really celebrates the Okanagan”
The Vanfoodster Podcast
“A food map of our province is emerging thanks to Figure 1 Publishing’s regional cookbooks that feature recipes and stories from the best restaurants and chefs in B.C.”
The Vancouver Sun
The unique regional cuisine of the Okanagan is on display in all its fresh, vibrant glory in a new cookbook.
Castanet
“The cookbook … is essentially a love letter”
PrinceGeorgeNow
Taste & Travel
This delectable book offers a curated collection of over 70 signature recipes from the region’s best chefs, restaurants, cafés, bakeries, and wineries.
BC Creates
Dip into the flavours and enjoy the most beautiful scenery
Vancouver Sun
“Embrace the harvest and farm-to-table fare ”
Foodology
“A well thought-out book, with restaurants arranged alphabetically, beautiful photography of the chefs and their dishes, and suggested pairings of wine, beer, or cider … nothing too “chef-y” or complicated.”
Culinaire
“A great gift for a local or someone who wants to take the Okanagan home with them wherever they are in this world.”
foodietown.ca
CTV Your Morning