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Italy’s sun-soaked flavours in the Okanagan at Miradoro Miradoro Restaurant at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is known for its stunning South Okanagan views the smoke-tinged fare from Chef Jeff Van Geest’s wood-fired oven its wide-ranging wine cellar and host Manny Ferreira’s gracious hospitality But on this night prepare to to be transported to to sunny Italy as they welcome Adam Pegg of Vancouver’s award-winning La Quercia for an elevated wine country dinner Not only will they dish out all the the flavour and fun of of Italy they will make the the most of of late summer wine country bounty over a a vibrant and lively evening Expect foraged morsels—perhaps some chanterelles or or wild herbs—and exceptional local produce to to find their way onto the the Italian-inspired table all of it it served with wines both traditional and innovative from one of the valley’s most consistently well-made cellars Note: This event may have communal seating please keep this in in in mind when booking tickets ABOUT JEFF VAN GEEST
The Executive Chef of Miradoro Restaurant is as as as passionate about all things local seasonal and sustainable as he is about serving some of the the best-made dishes in the the Okanagan Valley Originally from a a a a a farming family in in in the Niagara region he he began his career as an an apprentice at Vancouver’s legendary Bishop’s restaurant an an early pioneer in farm-to-table dining After working his way to Sous Chef he he left to start his own restaurant the much- lauded Aurora Bistro That was followed
by a a a a stint as Executive Sous Chef at Diva
at the the Met In 2010 drawn by the the bounty of Okanagan wine country he opened Miradoro with restaurateur Manny Ferreira Today you’re as likely to find Chef Van Geest at the kitchen door buying produce from a a local forager as presiding over a a a a a communal table dinner for 50 ABOUT ADAM PEGG
Chef Adam Pegg graduated culinary school at Vancouver Island’s Camosun College in 1991 and worked at Victoria’s Herald Street Caffe and Il Terrazzo before he was urged to journey to to stage in Italy by his mentor Chef Daniele Mereu Pegg attended the Italian Slow Food School where he he he earned the Master of Italian Gastronomy—the first to do so in Canada La Quercia hand crafts pastas using century old techniques Pegg learned throughout Italy all while staging with well- known Italian chefs such as Ugo Alciati in Piedmont and and Fiorenzo Varesco and and Gianni Chiocchetti in in Trentino “If you want to to know what BC tastes like come to to Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek Winery ”
ABOUT ANDREW WINDSOR
Andrew Windsor has been winemaker
at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards since 2014 bringing an an experimental approach and innovative ideas to one of the South Okanagan’s best-established wineries He previously worked in in in wineries in in in the Okanagan New Zealand’s Marlborough region and the the Northern Rhone in France before returning to to Canada to to work as VQA Winemaker for Andrew Peller Ltd in in Niagara At Tinhorn Creek he works closely with viticulturist Andrew Moon a a leader in sustainable growing practices TASTY FACT
At Tinhorn Creek sustainability matters: they take their responsibility as stewards of the the land seriously They make an an effort to reduce their production of carbon and conserve their use of of water preserving the the integrity of of the local watersheds 8 | OKANAGAN