Canadian Food Scenes to Discover this Fall, Part 4: Vernon

Cambium Cider Co.’s orchard has been producing apples since 1946! Today, the farm grows more than two dozen varieties of apples, including modern dessert apples, nearly-forgotten heritage cultivars, and vintage cider fruit. These sugar-laden fruits are hand-harvested and slowly fermented into delicious craft ciders that are blended and bottled on-site. Enjoy a glass of your favourite cider over lunch or dinner at the cidery’s farm-to-table restaurant, which features a wood-fired grill and a menu overflowing with Okanagan produce.

Predator Ridge Resort is located just outside of Vernon. Their on-site restaurant, the Range Lounge and Grill, is the perfect spot for a meal after a day on the golf course. Their food is globally inspired and created using local ingredients – because fresh and delicious go hand-in- hand. The bar menu includes a wide selection of premium Okanagan wines, cocktails, local beers or a refreshing cider. In the warmer months, soak in the views from the patio setting and watch the sunset over the greens.

Located in the Prestige Vernon Lodge, Cabana Bar + Kitchen serves a refined menu of comforting favourites in a beautiful, plant-filled space. Check out their social media channels for sneak peeks of delicious menu items, an extensive Okanagan wine selection, and refreshing cocktails!

Since 1997, Planet Bee Honey Farm and Meadery has been providing customers with high-quality honey and other bee products sourced from passionate local beekeepers and packaged on their farm in the Okanagan Valley. Visit the farm to be educated and inspired about the amazing world of the honeybee. Experience working beehives up close, and watch as pollinators visit their favourite plants, collecting pollen and nectar. Discover honey, re-imagined and ready to sip with Honeymoon Mead. You’ll leave with a new appreciation for these hardworking pollinators!

Davison Orchards has been growing farm food and family fun since 1933! They sell fresh produce in the farm shop and use it in the bakery and café to make delicious sandwiches, treats, and pies. Make sure to bring home a jug of their super popular homemade apple juice made from hand-picked apples in the orchard.

Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery is Western Canada’s original craft distillery, dating back to 2004. The distillery uses 100% locally grown fruits and grains to make premium, world-class spirits just a tractor-ride away from the orchards and fields where the base ingredients were grown. Taste handcrafted cocktails made from the award-winning spirits and learn some new recipes from Canada’s craft distilling pioneer at the onsite Barrel Room distillery lounge and patio.

Masiero Pizzeria in downtown Vernon crafts delicious Neapolitan style pizza in a handmade wood oven from Napoli, Italy. Pizzas are crafted with a bend of local produce and fine pizza-making ingredients imported from Italy. They offer a fine selection of local and international wines, cocktails, and craft beer. Reservations are strongly recommended, but the eight-seat dining bar is always open for walk-ins.