Back Country Jacks

I've heard mixed reviews sometimes on this place, especially during there really busy times but I can only speak for myself. I've never had a bad experience. The service was great (It was really slow though) and so was the food. Our server was super friendly and we ordered the escargot of course because that's my husbands favorite and if it's on the menu he had to order it. I was really surprised. They were served in a wine and mushroom and garlic broth of some sort with bread and they were one of the best I've had. The Chicken and rib dinner was pretty awesome. Super crispy chicken and ribs were saucy and not too dry. The pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce was decent. Although I'm not convinced it was actually tenderloin and was a little over cooked for me. The baked beans are good too but they tasted a lot like the Hunt's ones lol. The potatoes were alright. This is where you want to go when you don't feel like cooking but you still want a good meal like your momma might make you!

Saliken at Eagle Ranch

This place was fantastic. Decent atmosphere, huge wine list and delicious, fancy food. I had a pasta special with mussels and chorizo. It was really flavourful and very fresh tasting. My husband had a rib eye special with chanterelle mushrooms. I don't even know where you can get fresh chanterelles out here! It definitely wasn't cheap. I think both our specials were between $28 and $35 but it was a good amount of food and we left very full and happy. We had a couple appies as well. Escargot and scallops. The escargot were not your traditional style but were served with mushrooms on a piece of toast. Very unique and yummy. Dessert was a lemon creme brulee. I ate most of it to myself as and it was perfect. I was in heaven! So if it's a special occasion I will be going back there again in a heartbeat.

From Scratch.....a mountain kitchen

Doug and I came here for our 3d anniversary. I was curious and excited to try it because of their food philosophy. Local, organic, from scratch etc. Right up my alley. So we get there and grab a couple menus from the front counter. There are racks of condiments they make and syrups and other local things. Honey, chocolate bars, tea etc. They also have freezers full of take home foods, elk and venison pies and even some Canadian fois gras (hopefully it's from a farm that's humane. I didn't ask) :s The kitchen is all open and they have a wood oven that they use for many of their menu items. Anyway it was smaller inside and fairly noisy so we sat out on patio. The wine list was decent. Some local, some organic, some not. We chose a bottle of organic prosecco, which is a white sparkling wine from Italy. Very good, floral and fruity.
Now for the food...I always am curious about new things and so I tried the chicken pate. Trusting it was local and not tortured. It didn't have a bad flavour, but it reminded me of cat food somewhat and it was wrapped in something that looked like grey, raw bacon. Not a good choice. Now that my curiousity is satiated I don't think I'll order that again. So then we tried the cheese and charcutterie. It was good, standard fair. The wood oven bread is VERY crunchy though. Beware cutting the roof of your mouth.
Doug ordered the full rack of ribs and they were smoky and rich. They came with beans, coleslaw and fries. Beans were good but slightly bland and Doug liked the coleslaw but I didn't at all. Not sure of the flavour?? I think it has celery seed in it and I really hate celery so I am probably biased! I ordered the duck confit with mashed potatoes and a juniper sauce. I think it's something I would of enjoyed more in the winter. Very rich and heavy but good. The duck skin was crispy and the potatoes were creamy. Beautifully plated too.
I really had to try the wood oven pizza though so I got one to go. Tried one bite and it was the best bite of the night. It was chorizo, spinach, roasted garlic and olives. Awesome. I want to come here again to try more! They had a whole mess of different pies and tarts to choose from too. I tried the fig and almond tart. Buttery and delicious!
Soooooo long story short....Go there! It's definitely good food for a fair price and you can tell they really take pride in it. Awesome. Local. From scratch... 'nuff said.



Sorry the pics aren't the greatest from my phone but you get the idea right??

CasaVino Wine Bar

So I got a second job at this AMAZING wine bar in Radium Hot Springs B.C. one night a week. The last time I was a server was when I was 15 and I got fired from that place and even though it's been 10 years,  I was a little nervous going into it! Luckily it was a relatively slow night so it was just the right pace to learn without getting overwhelmed. It went pretty well I think. Not counting the broken plate, in front of EVERYONE... woops.... Get a tray next time Holly.... Anyway it was such a fun time it didn't even feel like work. More importantly though it's a chance for me to really start to learn more about wine. It's a great atmosphere and I met some really nice people that gave me lots of encouragement. All the food is soooo good too so if your in the area you should definitely stop by for a glass or two! I'm there Thursday nights! Anyway I am exhausted so I will try and do some blogging tomorrow. I have a few awesome ingredients I want to experiment with so stay tuned for that......Goodnight!

Fubuki Sushi Invermere

Amazing food! Tried eel for the first time OMG delicious! So many great types of sushi. Amazing soup and about to partake in some banana tempura. Yum! You must come here!

The Farside

I LOVE the food at The Farside in Fairmont Hot Springs! They have, in my opinion, the BEST fish and chips in the valley hands down. Tonight I tried the vegetable curry rice bowl with shrimp and it was fantastic as well. Everyone else had wings which also looked and smelled amazing. I left waaaay to full but happy! Which is the important thing really :)

The View at Copper Point Golf

So we just had the "Italian Buffet" at The View at Copper Point Golf Resort. Every Friday they put on a different theme so my husband and I and his family decided to try it out. Well it was a hot night! Literally! We sat out on the patio and it felt like 40 degrees out there. The food however was so-so. I really had high expectations for this place but unfortunately I left a little disappointed. The seafood linguini was so bland and pasty I didn't want to finish it, and I LOVE seafood anything so that was sad for me! The pizza was good but hey it's pizza, when is it not good. There was a good tomato and artichoke salad as well. We had a nice pinot grigio with our meal and the tiramisu was actually pretty delicious. I didn't try the lasagna but my husband said mine was better, which is vegetarian so that surprised me with him being such a meat lover. My mother-in-law (who knows her food) did however remind me that it is also about the experience on the whole and not just the food so I should say on that note that it was a good time with great company and I will be happy to try it again for the next theme. The Sunday brunch their is pretty good too if you have never tried it. All you can eat eggs benny.....