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Ric’s Grill DowntownDowntown

Ric’s Grill Downtown has long been known for offering some of the finest

food the city has to offer.

If it’s steak you’re after, look no further than Ric’s Grill, which boasts Sterling Silver beef from High River, Alta.

All the steaks are hand-carved, in house, and all the fish and seafood are the freshest available.

Soups and sauces are made in house, from scratch.

Ric’s offers a variety of chicken, rib and pasta dishes, as well as a lengthy wine list, so the perfect pairing is always possible. So come in, bring some friends and enjoy a night out.

One of the city’s finest

227 Victoria St.Kamloops

250-372-7771 ricsgrill.com

Ric’s Mediterranean Grill manager Rosanna Brandenburg, server Madison Beecroft and general manager Steve Mitton.

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Barnhartvale Mt. Paul

South Thompson

Tumbleweeds Pub ............ pages 4 & 5

Ric’s Grill Downtown...... pages 2 & 32Scott’s Restaurant ........ pages 16 & 17The Commodore ............. pages 6 & 7

Mt. Paul Clubhouse .............. pages 8 & 9

Barside Lounge & Grill ...... pages 10 & 11 Szechuan Restaurant ........ pages 12 & 13

Chapters Viewpoint .......... pages 14 & 15Fiesta Mexicana ............... pages 18 & 19Fox ‘N Hounds ................. pages 20 & 21Nando’s .......................... pages 22 & 23The Lunch Box .................. pages 24 & 25True Spirit Lounge ............. pages 26 & 27

Harper’s Trail ................... pages 28 & 29

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Located across from TRU

BarnhartvaleTumbleweeds Pub

Southwestern flair, high

quality fare

The staff at Tumbleweeds Pub & Liquor Store in Dallas. Left back server Lauren Leemhuis holding a bottle of wine & Tania Wolstenholme with Caesar drinks, back right, with front from left, bartender Nicole McDonell, server Ali Buhler and cook Trudy Keehn with their Special award winning chicken souvlaki. The chicken souvlaki is served with rice pilaf, greek salad and pita bread with tzatziki.

5220 Bogetti PlaceKamloops

250-573-5502

Tumbleweeds is argu-ably one of the finest

pubs in the B.C. Interior.

Established in 2001, Tumbleweeds is well known for its great menu variety, as well as serving some of the most generous portions in town. Owner Randi Miller insists that only quality cuisine be served to his customers, and at a reasonable price.

Tumbleweeds is a great place to kick back and relax with friends, sip on a beverage, watch the big game, play Keno or just chat the evening away.

Call ahead to let us know if you’re planning a birthday, anniversary or retirement party, and let the folks at Tumbleweeds handle the details. With its southwestern flavour, you are guaranteed to have a great experience.


5220 BOGETTI PLACE • 250-573-5502 • Take the Barnhartvale Turn off

Awesome Food & Beverages at Tumbleweeds!

WEEKLY SPECIALSCome in and try our new menu

MONDAY: Pasta Night, always a great pasta decided upon by our chef. Served with garlic toast.Drink Special: Mini Jugs

TUESDAY: Loaded Burgers with the works, build it anyway you like.Drink Special: Pints of Beer

WEDNESDAY: Wings, wings, and more wings with 7 delicious fl avors including suicide! Also a nice Beef Dip on special as well.Drink Special: Caesars and Coronas

THURSDAY: One or two pieceFish 'n' ChipsDrink Special: High Balls

FRIDAY: New York Steak Sandwich 8oz. Absolutely the most popular special at TumbleweedsDrink Special: Half Litre Paralyzers

SATURDAY: NEW! Veal Cutlets, better than the way you have eaten them anywhere before! Becoming our #1 entrée special!Drink Special: Jugs of Beer

SUNDAY: Stir Fry with Chicken, Prawns or Beef with lots of veggies rice and noodlesDrink Special: Pints of Draught Beer & Caesars

Don’t like what you see? We have the most extensive Pub Menu in Kamloops. And we are only 5 minutes east on Highway #1


DowntownThe Commodore

The Commodore – Grand Café is the only

truly unique entertainment experience in Kamloops, offering patrons a classy, yet casual feel. Influenced by diversity, the Commo-dore offers everything from Belgian lagers to fondue nights and exotic lunch and dinner dishes.

In addition to the great food, the entertainment and nightly music at Com-modore is just as unique as the menu. In-house DJs spin everything from hip-hop and electro, to house and break beats starting at 10 p.m. every night.

Whether you stop in for a glass of wine and tapas or spend an evening dining and dancing with friends, The Commodore – Grand Café and Lounge offers an alternative and will keep you coming back for more.

Always a unique

alternative 369 Victoria St.

Kamloops250-851-3100

commodorekamloops.com

Above, servers Tasha Shwydiuk, left, and Annie Hegyi at The Commodore Grand Cafe and Lounge. Left, Bruschetta.

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The Commodore

TAPASSweet Potato Fries Edamame Beans Fire Roasted Chili Shrimp Bruschetta Thai Coconut Mussels Chef’s Cheese Plate Chili Chicken Tenders Baked Qualicum Brie Lettuce Wraps BBQ Chicken Pizza

SALADSCaesar Salad

Commodore Greens and ChévreChicken Club Salad

Soup and Salad Add the following to any salad:grilled chicken, grilled prawns, grilled 6oz CAB sirloin

ENTREESCommodore Burger Roasted Squash Curry Chorizo Seafood Linguine Certified Angus Beef Striploin 10oz Bruschetta Chicken

Beer & Cheddar Fondue Traditional Swiss Fondue Entrée Fondue Dessert Fondue

Turtle Chocolate Fondue Pure Chocolate FondueChocolate Fondue for One

Book your staff and/or Christmas parties with us!Please contact Chris Monteleone or Dino Bernardo for more

information: 250-851-3100369 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2A3

[email protected] out our website www.commodorekamloops.com for events and

more information about Commodore Grand Café and Lounge

The Commodore Grand Café & Lounge

Fondue Experience


Mount PaulMt. Paul Clubhouse

Mount Paul Golf Course restaurant manager Dianna Parr, left, and head chef Sharon McKay with orders of homemade cinnamon buns and Macho Nachos.

The Mt. Paul Golf Course Restaurant offers home-

style cuisine par none in its licensed family restaurant.

Mt. Paul’s legendary break-fast — starting at 7 a.m. daily, all year long — features two eggs any style, ham, bacon or sausages, hash browns and toast for only $5.49. Breakfast is served until 11 a.m. weekdays and 2 p.m. on weekends.

From 11 a.m. onwards, tantalizing lunch specials

take the stage with the famous Borscht leading the way. Lunch specials range from homemade soups and sandwiches, to the staff’s favourite, the Pro Wrap.

If it is a special event or occasion (office party, anniversary, birthday or retirement function), the staff at Mt. Paul can look after your needs. For further information or bookings call restaurant manager Dianna Parr, 250-374-4672.

615 Mount Paul Way Kamloops

250-374-4672

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Mt. Paul ClubhouseMENUMt. Paul

OPEN DAILY FROM 7:00 A.M. YEAR ROUND • LICENSEDJUST ACROSS THE RED BRIDGE FROM DOWNTOWN

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Whatever Your Banquet Needs...

Golf Tournaments, Birthdays, Corporate Gatherings or Christmas Parties. Talk to Dianna about booking our facility for your event.

Clubhouse available November to April.Accommodates 30 - 90 people.

Don't forget to book your golf tournament.

250-374-4672www.mountpaulgolf.com

RESTAURANT

Daily Sandwich SpecialServed with homemade soup, salad or fries.

Served from 11:00am

$6.95Daily Hot Lunch Special

$9.95Best Borscht in Town!

Offsite Catering AvailableCall for details.

Open Year Round

October SpecialsMONDAY TO FRIDAY

The famousMount Paul

Breakfast Special$4.75 includes coffee

Daily Lunch Special$4.95


North ShoreBarside Lounge & Grill

The Barside Lounge & Grill and Chances

Gaming Entertainment is one of the truly unique entertainment experiences in Kamloops.

Guests will be tempted by a menu than excites the palate and an excellent selection of daily food and drink specials that are

sure to please.

Join us on Friday eve-nings for free appetizers from 4 to 6 p.m. with live musical entertainment starting at 7 p.m., or catch all the sports action on the two 120-inch high-defini-tion big screens.

The Barside is open daily at 11 a.m., or join us for Sunday Brunch starting at 9:30 a.m.

In addition to the great food and entertainment, you can also try your luck on the Vegas-style slot and gaming floor.

Stop by for a quick lunch, or enjoy a casual and relaxing evening with friends for dinner, drinks and a great night of fun.

We’ll keep you coming back, again and again.

1250 Halston Ave.Kamloops

250-554-1030chanceskamloops.com

Food and beverage manager Andy Wallbank and head chef William Thompson in the Barside Lounge & Grill at Chances Gaming Entertainment. At left, a10-oz. New York steak entrée with sauteed garlic prawns.

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Barside Lounge & Grill

SandwichesServed with green salad, your choice of roasted red potatoes, mojos, or waffle fries

Barside Burger Fresh ground sirloin, , tomato, cucumber, red onion lettuce, grilled Kaiser bun $10.99

Grilled Chicken Burger Breast of chicken, , tomato, cucumber, red onion, lettuce, grilled Kaiser bun $10.99

Beer Battered Cod Two pieces of beer battered cod served with fresh side salad tartar sauce and lemon $11.99

Beefeater Melt Certified Angus New York beef strips, mixed peppers sweet onions, mushrooms, Monterey cheese & grilled foc c a $1 .99

Salmon Club Pan seared wild Coho Salmon on grilled focaccia with spring mix salad & garlic aoili $11.99

Steak Sandwich 6oz 8oz New York , grilled to order grilled sautéed mushrooms $14.99/$18.99

PastaServed with garlic focaccia toast

Mains Certified Angus New York Steak Garlic herb butter, fresh market vegetables

onion rings, green salad roasted red p tat es8 o $18.99 10 o $22.99

Baked Wild Coho Salmon 7oz Wild Coho Salmon fillet with Tiger Prawns garlic butter, served with roasted red potatoes, fresh market vegetables green sal $17.99

Chicken Souvalaki Grilled skewer of marinated chicken breast, roasted red potatoes pita bread Greek salad $14.99 Two skewers $18.99

BBQ Baby Back Ribs Tender baby back pork ribs smothered in a zesty barbeque sauce on a bed of linguine in marinara sauce with garlic focaccia $14.99

*plus applicable taxes

Halston Ave. (inside Chances Gaming Centre) • 250-554-1030 (ext. 36)

Barside BrunchClassic Breakfast

Egg OmeletSteak and EggsFrench Toast

Original BennieBarside Bennie

Fettuccini Chicken breast, pancetta, red onion, bell peppers, mushrooms, parmesan $11.99Seafood Fettuccini Succulent salmon, prawns, clams, red onion and fettuccini in rosé sauce $11.99

Baked Penne Tiger Prawns sauteed in garlic butter with red onions,bell peppers, tomato sauce and mozzarella $11.99

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Thai Curry Rice Bowl Sautéed chicken, zucchini, mushrooms, onions, pepperswith a touch of red curry sauce served with basmati rice $10.99


North ShoreSzechuan Restaurant

If you’re looking for traditional Chinese

food with a kick of heat, you’ll find it all at Szech-uan Restaurant.

Open since May 2012, when you step into Szech-uan Restaurant, you’ll feel like you’re right there in China taking in the sights and sounds of the country.

Szechuan Restaurant steers away from the more common Western-style Chinese food and serves up traditional Szechuan and Cantonese-style cui-sine. Szechuan province in Chinese, where the food takes its inspiration

from, is known for its spicy cuisine and all of the dishes have proven to be popular at the restaurant.

The restaurant is also proud to use authentic Chinese vegetables, some of which cannot be found in any grocery store and are shipped in special just for their dishes.

They have dim sum and serve lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and are open from dinner from 4 to 11 p.m. Take out and delivery service is also available if you’re looking to have an Asian feast at home.

474 Tranquille Rd.Kamloops

(250) 554-3388

Szechuan Restaurant chef and owner Peter Au, holds two of his sought-after dishes.

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TAKE OUT & DELIVERY

474 Tranquille Rd.250.554.3388

Traditional Menu ItemsCombination Dinners

Unlike typical Chinese restaurantsChef Peter specializes in preparing custom

dishes that are sure to please any palate from single orders to party gatherings

If you crave it, he can make it!And more!


Chapters ViewpointSahali

For sweeping city views and amazing casual dining,

Chapters Viewpoint is the place to be.

Specializing in New Mexico state cuisine, also found on their menu are quality produces such as certified Angus beef, fresh, never frozen, chicken and delicious seafood. Whether it’s lunch, a light dinner or special occasion, there’s something that will tickle your taste buds all while still being affordable.

The panoramic view of the North Thompson Valley adds to the relaxing atmosphere of Chapters Viewpoint.

Chapters Viewpoint also special-izes in on and off-site catering. Whether it’s a corporate lunch, house party, family reunion, or wedding, no group is too big or too small. They have a fully licensed banquet room with a covered patio and grassy area that boasts the same city views as the restaurant.

Chapters Viewpoint is open for breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and dinner starting at 5 p.m., seven days a week.

Stunning vistas

610 Columbia Street West Kamloops

(250) 374-3224chaptersviewpoint.com/

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Kelsie Spooner, server at Chapters Viewpoint.

At left, Half Chapter Special.Below, Chapters Viewpoint shrimp-stuffed sopaipillas,


610 West Columbia St. Kamloops BC (the Howard Johnson Inn)

250.374.3224 | open breakfast + lunch + dinnerw w w . c h a p t e r s v i e w p o i n t . c o m

New menu features:• Great for Quick Dining or your Special Occasion• Entrées starting at $1099

• Steaks • Seafood • Pasta • Chicken • Ribs • Burgers • Steaks• New Salads, Appies & Burgers on the menu as well as our Chapter Chicken

FULL OFF-SITE CATERING

Banquet Room

Available


DowntownScott’s Inn & Restaurant

Family owned and operated for 24 years,

Scott’s Inn & Restaurant boasts a menu with the freshest ingredients, all prepared daily.

While the favourites never leave the menu — every Saturday Scott’s offers a prime rib dinner with Yorkshire pudding, soup and dessert — there are always new selections to make the mouth water, including daily breakfast,

lunch and dinner specials. To provide the freshest meal experience possible, everything is made from scratch — from salads and dressings, right down to the garlic butter, croutons and pasta sauces. Don’t forget about the senior’s menu. Choose from nine entrees that include soup and desert for $11.95.

At Scott’s Inn you get fine dining options at an afford-able price.

551 — 11th Ave. & Battle Street


Ext. 267

Real food, real value

Server Claudette Samson, manager Atish Patel with a bottle of red wine and server Dianne Sheppard display some of the fresh fare Scott’s is so well-known for. At far left, wild pacific salmon and garlic-brushed shrimp with rice pilaf and seasonal vegetables. Near left, is a plate of chicken souvlaki with rice pilaf, Greek salad, pita bread and freshly made tzatziki.

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Scott’s Inn & Restaurant

Delectable Starters & Fresh Salads• Crispy Thai Rolls• Stuffed Yorkshires• Asian Firecracker Shrimp

• Pita & Tzatziki• Chicken Caesar Salad• Greek Salad

• Cobb Salad• Fresh Tossed Garden Salad

Breakfast

Pastas• Cajun Prawn Linguini

• Stacked Clubhouse• Montreal Smoked Reuben• Monte Cristo• Closed Denver• B.L.T.• Pattie Melt

• Scott's Deluxe Burger• Mushroom Swiss Burger• Buffalo Burger• Hawaiian Teryaki Chicken

Burger

• Garden Veggie Burger• Breaded Homestyle Chicken Fingers• Beer Battered Fish & Chips• Scott's Homemade Cheese

Burger

• Chicken Souvlaki • New York Steak & Mushrooms• BBQ Ribs• Baby Beef Liver & Onions

• Salisbury Steak• Roast Beef Dinner & Yorkshire Pudding• Veal Cutlets• Pork Chops

• Wild Pacifi c Salmon• Sirloin Steak Dinner• Beer Battered Fish & Chips• Breaded Pork Cutlets• Hot Chicken Dinner

551 - 11th Ave. & Battle Street • 250-372-8221 Ext. 267OPEN DAILY 7AM – 8PM 7AM – 9PM MAY TO SEPT.

Fish FridayHOMEMADE BEER BATTERED FISH

FEATURING HOMECUT FRIES & CLAM

CHOWDER

Senior's Night EVERY NIGHT

SOUP & DESSERT INCLUDED

$11.95

Prime Rib Saturday

WITH HOMEMADE YORKSHIRE,SEASONAL VEGETABLES,

MASHED POTATOES, SOUPAND DESSERT INCLUDED

$17.95

Feature Soup & DessertINCLUDED WITH DAILY LUNCH &

DINNER FEATURES

Served in Homemade Sauces & Garlic Toast

Served with Home Cut Hashbrowns

• Famous for Home Cooked Meals • Kamloops' Best Kept Secret •

• Eggs Blackstone• Eggs Benedict• Ham & Cheese Muffi n• Fluffy Hotcakes

• French Toast• 6oz Sirloin & Eggs• Salisbury Steak & Eggs• Loaded Omelette

• Amigo's Omelette• Veggie Omelette• Ham, Cheese & Mushroom

Omelette

• Real Food Real Value • Homemade Soup of the Day Prepared Daily •• Homemade Burgers made with Fresh Lean Ground Beef & Homecut Fries •

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SahaliFiesta Mexicana

At right, Enchiladas Poblanas,

Fiesta Mexicana’s

No.1 best seller.

Below, the restaurant’s

popular lime Margarita

and a shot of the waterfall on the patio.

Taste and savour the authentic flavours of Mexico

793 Notre Dame Dr.Kamloops

250-374-3960www.fiestamexicana.ca

Fiesta Mexicana Restau-rante, which opened in

early 2011, brings the au-thentic taste of the Mexican kitchen to Kamloops.

After working in kitchens from Guadalajara to Vir-ginia, Minnesota, Vancou-ver and finally Kamloops, executive Chef Alberto Vazquez saw an opportuni-ty to introduce his vision of Mexican cuisine to Western Canada.

Teaming up with local restaurantuer Rodd Cruik-shank they’ve paired a local venue with an international menu.

Patrons rave about the quality of food, described as some of the best Mexican cuisine in Western Canada.

The taste and flavour has much to do with Fiesta Mexicana’s commitment to prepare everything in house, from scratch.

It is because of this commit-ment to quality that Fiesta Mexicana was chosen to be featured this summer on the Food Network’s TV show “You Gotta Eat Here” — one of only a handful of restaurants in all of West-ern Canada. Come see for yourself!


Kamloops

MostAuthentic Mexican

Cuisine...

daily specialsfrom$3.99 Drinks$14.99 Dinner$9.50 Lunch

Restaurante & Cantina

795 Notre Dame

250.374.3960www.fi estamexicana.ca

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Fox ‘n Hounds PubSahali

Locally owned and operated in the

Sahali Mall, the Fox’n Hounds Pub has been a Kamloops favorite for more than 30 years.

The Fox has something for everyone. Pick up all of your lottery needs, watch the game, hop on our Blazer bus, or meet old and new friends in our comfortable and controlled surround-ings.

At The Fox’n Hounds Pub we don’t just cook

fantastic food we create an experience.

Chef Floyd Ondang creates comfort food with flair, flavor and fabulous pricing.

Whether you want a gourmet meal accom-panied with a bottle of wine from our extensive wine list, or you want to snack on the best wings in Kamloops with a pint of one of our 14 fabulous draft beers, The Fox has all your cravings covered.

Exceeding Expectations

945 West Columbia St.(back of Sahali Centre Mall)


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Fox ‘N Hounds staff, from left, Floyd Ondang with a beef yorkie, owner Al Deacon with a crispy chili chicken rice bowl and Sue Mullen, manager, with a Guiness sliders.


Fox ‘n Hounds Pub

www.foxpub.ca Sahali Centre Mall • 250.374.9425

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BEST PUBBEST WINGS

DAILY SPECIALS!• $5.35 Double Smirnoff Caesars• $4.46 Single Smirnoff Caesars• $3.99 Sunday Brunch (10am-2pm)• $6.47 Budweiser/Bud light 1/2 jugs• $12 for 2 Appetizer Menu (8pm-close)

• $0.30 Chicken Wings (min. of 10)• $12.46 Jugs of Budweiser• 12.72 Bucket of Budweiser• $12 for 2 Appetizer Menu (8pm-close)• $6 Happy Hour (3-6pm) Beer & 1 lb. Wings

• $3 Buddy Burger (all day until close)• $4.42 Rolling Rock Pints• $12 for 2 Appetizer Menu (8pm-close)• $6 Happy Hour (3-6pm) Beer & 1lb Wings

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• $6.21 Double High-Balls• $12.95 for 1lb Snow Crab• $12 for 2 Appetizer Menu (8pm-close)• $6 Happy Hour (3-6pm) Beer & 1lb Wings

• $12 Spaghetti & Ribs• $6.21 Double Vodka Paralyzers• $12 for 2 Appetizer Menu (8pm-close)• $4 Off All Bottled Wine

• $10 beer & 2 topping pizza• 35¢ Peel'd Black Tiger Prawns (3pm -close)• $12 for 2 Appetizer Menu (8pm-close)• $6.00 Happy Hour (3-6pm) Beer & 1lb Wings

• $4.42 Alexander Keith's Pints• 30¢ Chicken Wings (3pm - close)• $12 for 2 Appetizer Menu (8pm-close)• $6 Happy Hour (3-6pm) Beer & 1lb Wings


Nando’sSahali

W e thought you’d like to know a little more

of who we are, why we’re so passionate about our chicken, and where you can find us … What makes Nando’s Peri-Peri chicken so delicious? Many a scholar of culinary expertise has tried to pin-point exactly what it is. We think these are some of the reasons:

u We use only the best fresh grade-A chicken u All excess fat is trimmed off the chickenu Nando’s chickens are always fresh, never frozenu All chickens are but-terfly cut and marinated for 24 hours in our secret

marinade, until the delicious flavor penetrates right to the bone.

Nando’s offers several flavor choices, including Lemon and Herb for the less adven-turous, or spicier Medium and Hot Peri Peri. There’s even an Extra Hot option for the slightly insane.

Alongside our addictive flame-grilled chicken, what else makes a meal at Nando’s so memorable? One of these is an intangible ingredient — the pride and passion of the people who deliver the Nando’s Experi-ence. The Nando’s team in Kamloops would love to introduce you to the Nando’s Experience.

Welcome to the Nando’s Kamloops experience

#A101-1180Columbia St.

(You can find us in the Summit Shopping Mall)

250-434-6214

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Flame-grilled quarter chicken breast with grilled vegetables.


‘Like’ us on Facebook! facebook.com/NandosCanada

Nando’s Kamloops At the Summit Shopping Centre 250-434-6214

ColumbiaSt.W.

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Notre Dame Dr.

Hwy. 1 & 5


The Lunch BoxSahali

For fresh, healthy choices, the Lunch

Box has plenty of op-tions to fill you up in a flash.

Everything is made in-house at the Lunch Box and patrons will be able to enjoy home-style soups and sandwiches made with fresh, local ingredients, including certified organic coffees and teas and locally produced meats.

If you love breakfast, be sure to stop by for their all-day breakfast, available seven days a week. There is also a

pasta of the week spe-cial, as well as a daily panini special.

The Lunch Box also offers a mobile cater-ing service and can provide a daily lunch service for you and your business, or can provide on-site catering for special events big and small. The Lunch Box is proudly Kam-loops’ only lunch-truck service.

The Lunch Box is open Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Fresh, healthy and local

1021 McGill Rd.Kamloops

250-319-2456

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The Lunch Box Cafe owner Tammy Olsen, right, and executive chef Steve Lidguard.


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CAFE & DELI1021 McGill Road | Across from TRU

250.374.4720Mon. - Fri. 6am - 4pm • Sat. & Sun. 8am - 3pm

• EAT IN OR TAKE OUT• FREE DELIVERY ON CATERING ORDERS• ORGANIC/FAIRTRADE COFFEES & TEAS• DAILY SPECIALS UNDER $12.00• DAILY SELECTION OF FRESH BAKED GOODS • DELICIOUS MEALS MADE WITH LOCAL MEATS & PRODUCE

"We don't do fast food...We do fresh food as fast as we can!"

GREAT LUNCH MENU!

ALL DAY BREAKFAST!

HAM, BACON OR SAUSAGE & EGGS

WITH HASHBROWNS & TOAST...........................................$7.50

BREAKFAST ON A BAGEL, KAISER OR CROISSANT,

EGGS, CHEDDAR, HAM, BACON OR SAUSAGES................$5.50

WITH HASHBROWNS..........................................................$7.50

BLT..................$5.50 WITH HASHBROWNS.................$7.50

2 EGGS WITH HASHBROWNS & TOAST..............................$5.50

4 EGG OMELETTE WITH HASHBROWNS & 2 CHOICES......$7.50

• HAM • CHEDDAR • PEPPERS • SWISS • BACON • ONION • CHORIZ0

• SUNDRIED OR FRESH TOMATOES • ADDITIONAL CHOICE $1.00

CHORIZO BREAKFAST WRAP.........$5.50 WITH HASHBROWNS...............$7.50

FRENCH TOAST & BACON

WITH HASHBROWNS.........$7.50 YOGURT WITH FRESH FRUIT

& GRANOLA..........................$4.50


SahaliTrue Spirits Lounge

Opened in June this year, one of

Kamloops’ newest pub-style restaurants is True Spirits Lounge, where you can find internationally influenced cuisine in a relaxing and friendly atmosphere.

True Spirits Lounge is proud to serve a wide variety of fresh, in-house dishes that include their popular daily soups and sandwiches.

The venue also

offers delicious healthy choices and vegetarian dishes, and exciting daily drink and food specials that change seasonally, so be sure to check out what’s new.

Fully licensed, you’ll be able to catch the big game on the large, flat-screen TVs and sample an extensive drink menu which features unique cocktails and martinis with fun and creative garnishes, as well as a good selection of international beers.

Internationally influenced cuisineat lounge in university district

101-795 McGill Rd.Kamloops

778-471-5966

True Spirits Lounge manager Andrea Rampackova and chef Benjamin Otter.

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True Spirits dry ribs

True Spirits bruschetta


ACROSS FROM TRU • INTERSECTION OF SUMMIT & MCGILL

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There was a moment several years ago

when the Colletts’ pas-sion for wine took on new meaning.

Ed and Vicki were sitting on the deck of an Okana-gan bed-and-breakfast, looking over a landscape of growing grape vines, when they realized their love of wine required more than just an appre-ciation for it.

They decided Kamloops needed its own win-

ery and vineyard, and Harper’s Trail was born. They found their dream property soon after, a lovely 125-acre spread of riverfront land on the north side of the South Thompson River, and started developing.

Today, Harper’s Trail’s grapevines cover approxi-mately 18 acres, running in a north-south orienta-tion not far from the base of the area’s dramatic silt bluffs. The 2011 harvest produced about 10 tons of grapes, which were handpicked and delivered to an Okanagan facility for pressing and fermenta-tion.

This summer, their win-ery’s first 7,000 bottles hit store shelves, proving to them and others that Kamloops was, in fact, wine country. Ed believes Harper’s Trail could be the first of many local wineries, and hopes their pioneering will open up a new industry.

“People are seeing (Kam-loops) as possibly a brand new wine region. Every-one is watching to see how it goes here,” he says.

Ed says there is little room for expansion in B.C.’s Okanagan, the traditional wine region for the province, because land is too expensive.

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Bottles from Harper Trail’s first vintage.

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There are many locations in Kamloops suitable for vineyards, however, and now that people see it is possible, he thinks others will follow.

The idea they might be at the forefront of a new economic opportunity for Kamloops excites the Colletts as much as their wine. Both see it as a great way to give back to the community they have loved for years.

In the meantime, how-ever, the Colletts will continue to build their dream, starting with more vines. Next spring the Colletts plan to double the size of the vineyard, with further plans to increase the size again in years to come.

The Colletts take great pride in the fact their wines are made entirely from grapes grown here.

“We want to taste the wines that are produced from our own terroir,” she says.

With time, the pressing, fermentation, bottling and other processes will also move to the Harper’s Trail property, making the site the first fully functioning winery in Kamloops.

They expect the mature vineyards will produce

as much as 300 tons of grapes capable of gener-ating 200,000 bottles of wine a year. By then, they hope to have also built a visitor’s centre and wine-tasting facility, allowing people the chance to tour the site and appreciate the first truly local wine.

Ed says the project is more a labour of love than a business oppor-tunity. He relishes the

chance to become more involved in making wine — from digging his hands into the property’s lime-rich soil to maturing a quality Riesling — as he considers retirement from his mining equipment business that has brought him so much success.

“There is so much to learn about this,” Vicki agrees. “We love the chal-lenge.”

Vicki and Ed Collett, in their Kamloops vineyard, Harper’s Trail.


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Autumn’s a great time to fall for apple appeal, with cooler tempera-

tures setting the stage for the fruit to star in gently steaming pies and along-side fragrant roasts. Or, you could drink your apple a day, the fermented way.

Hard cider has been making a come-back with increased sales and launches of new styles and flavours that have brought a bushel of options to store shelves.

“It’s the most exciting beverage category in the market,” says Jeffrey House, founder of the California Cider Co.

Hard cider still is a small part of the overall alcoholic beverage market; sales don’t come close to the multibil-lion-dollar beer industry, but it is a rapidly growing niche.

More sales means more products. This spring, Boston Beer Co. introduced three varieties of Angry Orchard cider —Crisp, Apple Ginger and Traditional Dry, a mellow, slightly tangy drink in the style of an English draught cider.

To get the cider right, Angry Orchard cider maker David Sipes and his team travelled around the world studying cider making and sourcing apples, getting their fruit from Europe, in-cluding Northern Italy. They also use traditional cider apples — bittersweet fruit that isn’t very tasty raw — from Normandy and Brittany in France.

“A lot of the same things a winemaker would be looking for in their grapes we’re looking for in cider apples, he said. We’re looking for certain balance

of tannin and acidity and Brix (sugar levels) and the cider apples really lend a lot of those characteristics,” he said. “The end result is just a cider of really uncommon complexity.”

The attention to detail includes aging some of the ciders with wood; oak staves or chips are put into the tanks to add a subtle touch of the vanilla and baking spices that come with oak aging.

And just like wine, cider pairs well with food, says Sipes, who compares the Traditional Dry cider to a sauvignon blanc or unoaked chardonnay. “We’re finding so many opportunities for pair-ing with foods.”

Bushels of ciders to choose from as traditional apple drink gets trendy

Glasses and bottles of hard apple cider, apple beer and apple wine.

Matthew Mead/The Associated Press


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