Get to know your Millionaires from your Lord Derby’s at the Annual Salt Spring Island Apple Festival Before apple trees were planted in the Okanagan Valley, Salt Spring Island was growing an assortment of the fruit as early as 1860. To celebrate, the Island holds a festival celebrating the apple with apple displays, pie sales and…
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Salt Spring Island Apple Festival
We’re heading to Salt Spring Island Apple Festival on Sunday October 4, 2015! So many apples, so little time, but take time to taste the apples along the way! Salt Spring Island was among the first area in BC to grow apples (1860) and now grows over 350 varieties organic apples. Home to the Salt…
Sip & Savour Salt Spring Island
Each September Salt Spring Island gets festive with Sip & Savour Salt Spring Island. This year the events take place during National Organic week from Friday, September 19th to Sunday, September 21st, 2014. The festival brings together growers, food providers and chefs from Salt Spring Island and partners them with vintners representing the wine growing regions of British…
Hastings House Hosts Chef Denis Cotter for Chefs Across the Water
Each year Hastings House hosts guest chefs at their excellent country house hotel for an event entitled “Chefs Across the Water”. I’ve attended several of these events in the past, but they’ve never had an entirely vegetarian menu. In general I thought this was a good thing as I do like my meat; however after dining…
2013 Chefs Across the Water
For the 2013 Chefs Across The Water event, Hastings House Country House Hotel is proud to welcome Chef Denis Cotter to prepare a five course dinner in our Hastings House Dining Room Sept 30th. Denis Cotter is the creator of an original and unique style of meat-free cuisine, showcased in his restaurant, Cafe Paradiso, in…
