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Directly from The Kitchen Party Press Release:

The Best Kitchen Party in Vancouver Returns

OLIVER, BC… Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country brings The Kitchen Party back to Vancouver this June 7th.  Trail Appliances, Vancouver’s premier kitchen showroom, is host to this year’s event, which features 12 of Vancouver’s top restaurants paired with the 24 wineries of Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country. Tickets for this grazing style party are just $75.00 and can be purchased on-line at http://kitchenparty.eventbrite.ca.

The Kitchen Party began in Vancouver in 2008 and has sold out each year – after all – we all know the best parties end up the kitchen. This year, Trail Appliances, located at 2876 Rupert Street (at Grandview Highway) features 11 incredible showroom kitchen, each with a well known Vancouver chef and 2 Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country members. (Please see attached list) This is an opportunity to taste new releases from Canada’s most sought after wines, sample canapés from celebrity chefs and bid on an outstanding wine cellar; 48 wines lovingly housed in a top of the line Viking Wine Cellar featuring 2 temperature zones, a value of over $5000. Don’t miss out on this and vacation packages to Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country

About Trail Appliances: As a family owned and operated business since 1974, Trail Appliances is one of the leading independent appliance retailers in Western Canada with 13 stores in BritishColumbia and Alberta. Trail offers Canada’s largest appliance selection creating a complete shopping experience for every need – single family homes, apartments, condos, and town homes.

About Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country: Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country is bordered by McIntyre Bluff to the north and the USA border to the south. Its major growing areas lie on three benches: the Golden Mile,  the Black Sage and the Osoyoos Lake benches. Still a very rural area, this part of the valley is dedicated to agriculture of all kinds; however the diversity of soils amd microclimates here create premier land for many grape varieties. The unifying character that makes this possible is our desert climate, which is common to all wineries. Oliver is home to The Wine Capital of Canada while Osoyoos boasts Canada’s “Warmest Welcome”.

The Kitchen Party Takes place Thursday, June 7th at Trail Appliances located at 2876 Rupert Street (at Grandview Highway). Tickets can be purchased on-line, http://kitchenparty.eventbrite.ca . The Kitchen Party is sponsored by Trail Appliances and Viking.

Directly from the Watermark Beach Resort Press Release:

Watermark Beach Resort Welcomes New Executive Chef Jonas Stadtländer

May 15, 2012 (Vancouver, BC) – The Watermark Beach Resort is pleased to announce that Jonas Stadtländer has accepted the role of Executive Chef for the Resort.  Chef Stadtländer will be at the helm of the Wine Bar & Patio, as well as and the Resort’s conference and banquet space, which hosts both conferences and weddings.  Jonas brings a combination of passion and experience to his new role leading the culinary team at the world-class Osoyoos resort.

In recent years, Jonas has acquired a wealth of experience working a variety of roles at top restaurants in Japan, Germany, Australia, and Canada.  His time at Germany’s Wielandshöhe restaurant and L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Tokyo gave him an appreciation for varied culinary and cultural traditions.

He got his start here at home in Canada:  he was born and raised in Toronto, and grew up with an insider’s view of the restaurant business.  His father is well-known chef Michael Stadtländer, and his family operates a mixed farm in rural Ontario that embodies the field-to-table approach to cuisine.

Jonas is excited about his new position at the Watermark, saying that “cooking in the South Okanagan is a dream for a chef” because of the region’s amazing abundance of premium ingredients, including outstanding fruit and vegetables, quality meats, artisan cheeses, and world-class wines.

To make your reservations at the Watermark Wine Bar & Patio, call 250-495-5500 or 1-888-755-3480   www.WatermarkBeachResort.com.