Columbia Valley Guide
Food & Drink
Dining In the Columbia Valley
There is no shortage of great places to eat in the Columbia Valley and there is definitely something to please every appetite.
Perhaps you are a bit fuzzy in the mornings and your appetite is small. How does a cup of freshly-brewed and locally-roasted coffee with a just-baked muffin sound? Or you can move right on down the menu to the Lumberjack Special! On Sunday mornings, many of the resorts and hotels have wonderful brunch buffets that dazzle the eye and definitely satisfy the palate.
Stop for a quick lunch at a favorite fast-food place –- there are many in the valley -– or go for just about the best pizza you’ve ever tasted. If you are hungry and want a delicious, nutritious light lunch, there are some really good cafes that serve home-cooked, natural foods — proving you don’t ...
Invermere farmers’ market
2012 Invermere farmers’ market (Photos by Lynn Knell).
June 16 – Sep 8, Invermere –
One of the highlights of every summer season in Invermere, BC, is the weekly farmers’ market. On a typical summer Saturday morning, crowds of enthusiastic locals and visitors, close to 2,000 of them in fact, head on downtown early, pushing younger family members in their strollers, perhaps with the family pet along for the fresh air. They come for the merriment, the friendly atmosphere and the freshest, the best-quality locally produced produce, baking, arts and crafts. They come to meet old friends and make new ones, to catch up on local gossip and to enjoy Invermere at its very best.
This season, there will be about 55 booths with every item guaranteed to be either made, baked or grown by the ...Full story
Smoking Waters Coffee Co.
The Smoking Waters Coffee Co. has been serving locals and visitors to the Columbia Valley for several years. Lately, it has been undergoing an amazing redo that has taken the restaurant to a spectacular new level and is winning rave reviews.
Although new owner, Cindy Levagood, had been visiting with her family in Fairmont for the past 30 years, it was just a few years ago, while having a glass of wine with friends that she said, “Boy, would I ever love to live and work here!” A friend challenged her to make it happen and, in 2009, she did. In September of 2011, she bought the Smoking Waters Coffee Co. and has never looked back.
Cindy brings to her new endeavor an impressive culinary resume, beginning with her top-of-the-class standing at the Dubrelle French Culinary School of the Art Institute ...Full story
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