Getaway destinations that please the palate…and the palette.
Picture yourself staying at art-inspired destinations like Sooke Harbour House, Victoria, B.C., Hotel Murano, Tacoma, WA, or Sparkling Hill Resort, Vernon, B.C., just to name a few of the places that offer palate-pleasing dining experiences, rejuvenating spa treatments, and scenic settings.
Southern Okanagan Charm
From Osoyoos and the Golden Mile Bench to Black Sage Road, the warm-climate South Okanagan Valley is British Columbia’s most alluring wine region.
A Taste of Prosser: Sky’s the Limit in Yakima Valley
By Teri Citterman From the EAT-PLAY-TASTE Washington feature in the September/October 2010 issue About three hours’ drive time from Seattle, in the southeastern corner of Washington, lies Yakima Valley and the town of Prosser—
Making a Splash in McCall, Idaho
By James Patrick Kelly From the July/August 2010 issue McCall is a popular destination for Boiseans, who make the 100-mile trip north to this resort town for weekend recreational fun. During the winter months there’s exceptional skiing and snowboarding at Brundage Mountain, but summertime is when McCall heats up with a splash riot of water sports on Payette Lake—and all that wakeboarding, canoeing, and river rafting makes one hungry. The local dining scene shines brightly with a trio of new places to enjoy a leisurely bite before jumping back in the lake. Chef Gary Kucy, formerly of Tamarack Resort in nearby Donnelly, heads up the kitchen at Rupert’s at Hotel McCall. Here he melds Southwest influences…
The Inns & Dining Outs of Oregon’s Willamette Valley
The Willamette Valley has long been a favored destination of the hungry and thirsty. Lured by visions of agricultural riches, nearly half a million 19th century pioneers journeyed west. Reaching the end of the Oregon Trail, they spread across the valley to fill it with some of the earliest farms, orchards, vineyards—even a distillery—in the Northwest. Today, the Willamette Valley remains a grail for travelers wanting to experience the alimentary affluence of one of America’s greatest agrarian regions.