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…
Relais & Châteaux Chefs for Chefs Across the Water 2012
Relais & Châteaux Chefs for Chefs Across the Water 2012 Guest Chef program offers gastronomic adventures and exceptional gourmet fare… Hastings House Country House Hotel is delighted to announce a new line up of British Columbia Chefs for the 3rd Annual Chefs Across the Water, guest chef program. The new guest chef line-up builds on…
Chefs Across the Water 2012
Hastings House Country House Hotel and Dining Room on Salt Spring Island is pleased to present the 2012 Chefs Across The Water Series. Top BC Chefs have been invited to prepare multi-course dinners in the Hastings House Dining Room incorporating the best of Salt Spring Island seafood and livestock and Hastings House Country House’s own garden’s…
Culinary Escapes to Salt Spring Island
No matter what the season, there are always great culinary experiences to be had on Salt Spring Island. I’ve been heading over there for the past two years for the Chef’s Across the Water dinners at Hastings House, which have been fabulous, each time. There are still two dates left on September 12 and October 3 for…
Chefs Across the Water 2011
Hastings House Country House Hotel and Dining Room on Salt Spring Island is pleased to announce our guest chef program is returning for 2011—top BC chefs have been invited to prepare multiple-course dinners in the Hastings House kitchen, incorporating Salt Spring Island’s produce, seafood, and meats. Wine pairings featuring BC wines will be offered to…
Hastings House Foxtrot Vineyards and Poplar Grove Winery Dinner
On Friday, September 24 the winemakers from two of the top wineries in BC will be at Hastings House for a winemaker’s dinner. Gustav Allander from Foxtrot Vineyards and Ian Sutherland from Poplar Grove, both located on the Naramata Bench, will be joining us for a memorable evening pairing their award winning wines with Marcel’s…
Chefs Across the Water at Hastings House – Various Dates
Hastings House Country House Hotel and Dining Room on Salt Spring Island is excited to introduce our new guest chef program—Chefs Across the Water. Designed to build connections among British Columbia’s fine dining establishments and to highlight the incredible bounty of the region’s produce, Chefs Across the Water invites distinguished BC chefs to participate in…
