Pemberton’s snake–charming side, revealed
First, you need to know that snakes are NOT slimy. Second, they like Pemberton. We checked in with sometime–herpetologist, rest–of–the–time–ski writer, Leslie Anthony, to find out more about his attention–getting find of a rare sharp–tailed snake in Pemberton a few weeks ago. What’s a reformed herpetologist doing creeping around Pemberton, anyway? I was looking for … Read more
Queen of the Cupcake – a Pembertonian heads to the kitchen to help sweeten a friend’s fundraiser
This Saturday, when the Great Canadian Run, a relay to end kids cancer, hits the pavement between Squamish and Whistler, one runner will be powered by cupcakes. At least in part, thanks to the baking prowess of a Pemberton local with a magic touch in kitchen. When her colleague announced his intention to run the … Read more
Making coffee count, at the Mount Currie Coffee Company
Before November 2007, when the Mount Currie Coffee Company opened its doors, Pemberton was a kind of Siberia for coffee-purists, an isolated wilderness far far from anywhere. But when the much anticipated cafe opened it doors, that all changed. The Pemberton coffeehouse scene started happening. Owner Chris Ankeny, a photographer and snowboard pro formerly of … Read more
Taste of the Potato Nation
Pick up (or download) the summer issue of Taste magazine from the BC Liquor Store for a series of North Arm Farm inspired recipes featuring fingerling potatoes, fresh dill and chives, and local beef and root vegetables. Here’s the recipe for FINGERLING POTATO SALAD WITH BUTTERMILK DRESSING AND FRESH HERBS if you are inspired to try … Read more
Party on with the Rootdown pig and the Foodlovers
Chef Maxim Ridorossi and Pastry Chef Jenna Dashney are the Foodlovers Cooking Company. They have made their home in the Pemberton Valley after years of travel: Maxim refined his skills in some of Canada’s finest restaurants (Toronto’s North 44, Vancouver’s West, Victoria’s Café Brio, Sooke Harbour House, the King Pacific Lodge) and Jenna learned chocolatiering in Paris, … Read more
Flower Power in full force at Pemberton’s Bathtub Gardens
Meet the newest addition to Pemberton’s farming community, the flower growers. We discovered them through a fresh bouquet at Mt Currie Coffee Co and followed our nose to the sweetest smelling harvest in the Valley and discovered a couple of real romantics. Who is Bathtub Gardens? Samuel Casavant and Calida Grymaloski. How long have you … Read more
Mile One brings the hundred mile diet to the table
What happens when a couple with combined 30 years of experience in fine dining, at front of house (her) and back of house (him) get tired of commuting to work and decide to set up shop in their own neighbourhood? Well, dinner just got good. When Chef Randy Jones and his wife Cindy Yu opened … Read more
Spotting Pemberton’s most prolific graphic designer, Sumire Design
The artist otherwise known as Sumire Design? You definitely know her work. It’s everywhere. Take a stroll through Pemberton, take someone’s business card, log on to the Pemberton Arts Council website, admire a pair of G3 skis, pick up a souvenir tote or water bottle for Slow Food Cycle Sunday, or a Skate Park tshirt, … Read more
Bikes and Food. That’s how the Slow Food Cycle works.
Back in 2005, an event was dreamed up to let people see what Pemberton was all about. (Jack Christie writes the Untold Story of the original Slow Food Cycle in the Straight.) Now attracting thousands of riders, the “peloton of pleasure seekers” has also been voted one of National Geographic Traveler magazine’s top 20 travel-worthy … Read more
