Golden Opportunity

Wine tasting along Olivers Golden Mile in B.C.s Okanagan just got even
more lustrous.

Miradoro (golden view) the new restaurant perched above the vines at Tinhorn
Creek Winery is definitely going for gold.

Extremely talented chef Jeff Van Geest (you may remember his late great
Aurora Bistro in Vancouver) has created a Mediterranean menu that
touches down in Portugal, Italy, and Spain with side trips to Morocco,
all the while using locally sourced or house-made ingredients.

A chef who makes his own ricotta? Thats him. Inventive and healthy sides
like whey polenta, cannelini beans, kale and parsnips keep things light,
while a grilled squid salad with red fife wheat berries and grapefruit
is the perfect match for Tinhorns delicious 2009 Gewurztraminer.

Inexpensive
tapas (bowls of lemon-harissa roasted almonds, charred chorizo and
octopus) are perfect to accompany a glass or two of Syrah, while the
forno oven turns out hot and chewy pizza in seconds (try the
shrimp/ricotta/pea shoot).

And if the food, wine and views arent enough for you, theres a grassy
amphitheatre below, where you can catch a live
concert (like k-os) this summer.

Now thats golden.

To see pictures of our day-trip to the winery, please visit our Editors
Diary.