There is much to yearn for in the Okanagan Valley, but it is not always about wine. We miss our late-day, post-filming stops at the Front Street Brasserie in downtown Penticton. The striped awning and streetside bistro seating are like an oasis in a desert for food and wine lovers who want it all without the complication. Running a brasserie in Canadian wine country could be considered blasphemous by some, but for all the French have to offer, it’s only the atmosphere and the passion for food and wine that is imported, the rest is all BC. It’s why we selected the brasserie as a way to connect local winery Laughing Stock Vineyards to local food and savoir faire. Many thanks to chef John Burke and his partner and wife, Ms. Hospitality, better known as Lisa Baxter-Burke, for allowing us to shoot a few moments of joy in this tiny perfect place. Burke created a menu to match several wines I selected, offering his reasons for his choices. He’s also sent one of the recipes featured in the video, and we’ve included it below, with the wine it was paired with in the video. Hopefully, it will hold you over until we are allowed to hit the road once again, so you can include a stop under the awning in person.
For our tasting notes on the wines and chef John Burke’s recipe for Pan roasted mushrooms with black truffle butter and fresh chèvre featured in this video, visit:
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