HONOUR BOUND: Super Chefs Cam & Dana Of “Joy Road” Cooking In Town This April 10
April 2, 2012
This sogginess will eventually give way to warmer, dryer, eat-outside weather. We promise. And when it does, no one in the province does “let’s eat outside” better than chefs Cameron Smith & Dana Ewart of Penticton’s Joy Road Catering. Their alfresco dining series goes down May through October all over the Okanagan Valley. If May or the Okanagan Valley seem too far away, we have a solution: On April 10th, Cam and Dana will be in town to cook one of their signature Cuisine du Terroir meals at Edible Canada on Granville Island. Don’t miss out.
Cuisine du Terroir. This is how Cameron Smith and Dana Ewart describe their concept – translated as food of the earth – and food with a strong sense of place. From their inception selling pastries at the farmers’ markets, to their position as the Okanagan’s preeminent caterers, Cam and Dana believe in using local ingredients for the simple reason that fresh tastes better.
Tuesday, April 10 | Edible at The Market (Granville Island) | $85 | Details
GOODS: Orofino Winery Teams With Joy Road For True “Farm To Plate” Experience
June 7, 2011
Orofino Winery is located at 2152 Barcelo Road in Cawston, BC | 250-499-0068 | www.orofinovineyards.com
The GOODS from Orofino
Cawston, BC | This unique event celebrates the beauty of the Similkameen Valley in all her forms. The evening will consist of a five course meal involving only the best foods provided by artisan producers from within a 1.6 mile radius of Orofino Winery. Each course will be expertly crafted by chefs Cameron Smith and Dana Ewart, owners of the highly regarded Joy Road Catering company. Delectable surprises, unique produce and world-class flavours will be paired with Orofino’s best wines. Please join us in our beautiful winery courtyard for an enchanted evening of fine dining, remarkable wine, and good company! Get all the details after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Exclusive Barrel Room Dinner With Joy Road Catering At Le Vieux Pin Winery
April 13, 2011
Joy Road Catering operates May through Oct all over the Okanagan Valley | 250-493-8657 | joyroadcatering.com
The GOODS from Joy Road Catering
Penticton, BC | Planning a voyage to the Okanagan for Spring Wine Festival? Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enjoy an exclusive barrel room dinner with Joy Road Catering and Le Vieux Pin Winery on April 30th. Your evening will begin with a reception wine followed by a tour of the winery and a pre-dinner barrel sampling while Cam and Dana put the finishing touches on an amazing four course meal. We will even take a quick walk into the vineyard (weather permitting) and talk about the importance of the land. The range of wines includes a library selection in the intimate barrel room at Le Vieux Pin. The winemaker will join you for dinner and answer all your questions as we enjoy a wonderful evening of good food, good wine and good people. This dinner is limited to 30 people. Details after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Joy Road Presents 2011 “Cuisine du Terroir” Al Fresco Vineyard Dining Series
March 23, 2011
Joy Road Catering operates May through Oct all over the Okanagan Valley | 250-493-8657 | www.joyroadcatering.com
The GOODS from Joy Road Catering
Penticton, BC | Sourcing and showcasing the bounty of the Okanagan continues to be a way of life for Cameron Smith and Dana Ewart, chefs and owners of Joy Road Catering. Their diverse culinary projects include a cult-worthy baking stand at the Penticton Farmers’ Market (of which Cameron has been voted President for the 2nd year), the South Okanagan’s leading catering company, specializing in food and wine pairing for 10-200 guests and as hosts for their celebrated mountain top outdoor dining experiences.
This summer’s Sunday Al Fresco Vineyard Dinners will be hosted on the grounds of the heavenly God’s Mountain Estate B&B just South of Penticton. This unparalleled Okanagan dining experience begins May 29th and runs through Thanksgiving.
These unique multi-coursed dinners unite curious diners, local epicureans and culinary tourists alike, at a communal, outdoor table overlooking one of the oldest Riesling vineyards in the Valley and shimmering Skaha Lake. The evening includes a sparkling wine reception and a carefully chosen, local wine pairing with each course. Get all the details after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Okanagan’s “Joy Road Catering” Now Staffing For The 2011 Summer Season
February 21, 2011
Joy Road Catering operates May through Oct all over the Okanagan Valley | 250-493-8657 | www.joyroadcatering.com
The GOODS from Joy Road Catering
Penticton, BC | Joy Road Catering is looking for a saucier/sous chef, pastry/baker, and an entremetier/2nd cook to join their Summer 2011 team. Employment would run May thru October. Successful applicants will have mad skills, a desire to spend a summer cooking out in the Okanagan sunshine and the chance to work intimately with local farmers and winemakers. Minimum of three years experience is a must. Resumes can be email to eat [at] joyroadcatering [dot com] or faxed to (250) 493-8667. See our website at www.joyroadcatering.com or click after the leap to learn more about what we do… Read more
GOODS: Penticton’s “Joy Road Catering” Has Joined The Growing Scout Community
February 1, 2011
We’ve invited Penticton’s legendary Joy Road Catering (of God’s Mountain summer dinner fame) to join our GOODS section as a recommended local company. They are now proud members of Scout, and as such we will be publishing their news on our front page and hosting a page for them in our list of local and independent goodness. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support of our little website!
If you think your business would be a good fit for Scout, we want to know.
GOODS: Oliver’s Road 13 Winery Teams With Joy Road For Vintage Celebrations
January 27, 2011
Follow Road 13 on the west side of Hwy 97 between Oliver & Osoyoos | 866.498.8330 | road13vineyards.com
The GOODS from Road 13
Oliver, BC | Join Road 13 Vineyards for a Vintage Evening Celebration on the 13th of each month, July to October. Take part in a four-course dinner, supplied by the folks at Joy Road Catering who are just as obsessed with the source of their product as we are! We may be “All About the Dirt”, but Joy Road is “All About the Cuisine du Terroir”. No idea what that means? Let us translate: “DAMN GOOD FOOD” (Pardon our French). Get all the details and learn more about ROAD 13 after the jump… Read more
Field Trip Photo: Joy Road With JoieFarm On God’s Mountain Top
August 28, 2010
Pretty set up: a Joy Road catered supper paired with JoieFarm wines at God’s Mountain on the edge of Lake Skaha outside Penticton last night. Worthy of a run on sentence and then some and then some more.
On Joy Road And The Graphic Harbinger Of Sunshine To Come
April 26, 2010
Spring is the most frustrating of the seasons. Electric with sunshine one day and bitter with cold the next, Mother Nature at this time of year is a bitch. It’s now that I start to look for signs that the winter is indeed done, because neither the weather nor the calendar reassure.
There are the botanical signals, like cherry blossoms and lilacs, and the culinary cues, like Girl Guide cookies and spot prawns. There are also the craft fairs, garage sales and farmer’s markets. Oh, and spring dresses. I especially like those.
But the one thing that most solidly indicates to me that summer is nigh is my first sighting of Alfresco Vineyard Dining poster from Joy Road Catering (by local artist Dale Nigel Goble). Look for it at you local wine shop. It screams of summer, as if the Art Nouveau text and graphic work were testimonies from the soil itself. It’s no small coincidence that I first saw it on a beautiful day.
If you get the opportunity to get up to God’s Mountain to sup from chefs Cameron Smith & Dana Ewart’s genius, take it. In the meantime – hang on. Warmer days are coming.
OKANAGABLOG #419: Once Upon The Best “Feast Of Fields”, Ever
August 26, 2009
With our kids just about to go back to school, my wife and I are trying to squeeze as much awesomeness as we can out of the last week of the summer. We’ve just come back from a couple of days spent in Naramata and Summerland, enjoying the hospitality of our good friends Heidi and Michael at JoieFarm and experiencing the region’s first ever Feast of Fields. Read more
