Ora: Great appies, not-so-great mains.

This place had a very "Joey's/Cactus Club" feel to it. Very modern, loungy and a place where a lot of youngsters would go to. I was here for St. Patrick's day, sitting next to a VERY loud group of teenagers which ruined the mood a little but we didn't mind. Not as much as the couple beside us who asked to move tables.. I felt bad for them..

We had a very nice server, who was a ditzy blonde girl.. the cute kind. She suggested the Gyozas $10, which were the best I've ever had at a non-asian restaurant. Many times, I get the kind where the outside of the dumplings are hard and chewy (from being frozen) but these tasted very fresh and light. I would order this again!

Poached Pear and Prosciutto Salad $16. The only thing I didn't like about this was the candied pecans.. Probably cause I don't like any extra crunch in my salads.. The greens are enough for me. But anywho, any salad with prosciutto is good to me!

I wish the 2 delicious appetizers weren't so good because they very much hyped me up for the mains which I was obviously expecting to be good. Both were just below mediocre and were left unfinished. This is the Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms $17. I did however like that it came with 2 instead of 1 and they were overly stuffed with meat and such. The bad thing about this was it was extremely bland.

Kahlua BBQ Ribs $24. This definitely NOT worth $24. Sure, the rack was big and the potatoes were good but they were dry and didn't come with enough sauce to balance it out. Other than that, ribs are ribs.

I was NOT prepared for this Triple Layer Chocolate Cake $7. I know it doesn't look big in the picture but it was bigger than the size of my hand. And my hand is pretty big to begin with. That little scoop of ice cream was not enough to even out the sweetness and dryness of this cake. I didn't like it at all, even if it was smaller.

New York Colossal Cheesecake $7. This one reminded me of the Earls cheesecake (which is discontinued by the way) with the blueberry compote (a lot of it). This was also very big, hence "colossal" but good. It
was a cheesecake.

Overall, I liked this place and would come back for JUST appies and a couple drinks. I'd love to try what their other appies have to offer!

Wild Apple

The same place we went for breakfast, earlier that week. We couldn't help but to come back and try the dinner menu.

Risotto Croquette $14. With 3 dips: tomato compote, lemon basil aioli, red onion jam. I liked the lemon basil the most. I just love any aioli dip. The croquettes were okay but a tad bit dry. My boyfriend loved them though!

Duck Ala Confit $26. The sauce that came with this was A AMAZING. The duck was a little dry and tough but very forgiving with the sauce.

I ordered the Red Wine Braised Shredded Short-Rib Rigatoni $26. How can you NOT order that!? It didn't look very good coming out but lift the blanket of rigaoni and ....

....you get THIS! The short-rib was cooked to perfection and you can really taste the red wine in it. OH SO flavorful. I also love anything with lots of tomatoes.

One of my new favourite chardonnays: Red Rooster from our very own province.

Chocolate Cake $8. How delicious does this look? It reminds me of something you would see on the food network, on that "sweet genius" show. There were so many different elements on this plate that combined together to be amazing.

Blueberry Crepe $8. This one was okay but was definitely NOT fresh. The only thing I liked about it was the fresh whipped cream topping.. and ice cream of course.

You already know I ordered ice cream but I took this to show you they're edible chocolate label. Yes, its chocolate! Never seen that before.

Breakfast at Wild Apple

This restaurant is located inside a hotel resort which is very common in Kelowna. We just came here for a quick bite to start the day. 

I can't remember what this is called but it was just a couple eggs, toast, sausage and potatoes. Pretty basic stuff. The only thing you can mess up is the sausage which were awesomeee! Anyone else like to dip their sausage in egg yolk? Well I do and its mm mm gud, yep.

Spinach Omelette. The potatoes they serve for breakfast here are the more heavy ones you would expect at dinner time but they were actually really good! So was the omelette. This place did us right! Service was crap though, sorry guys.

The Wedding Cafe

A little cafe with a big concept! The Wedding Cafe, as you can imagine, is a Wedding themed cafe where Brides and Grooms-to-be can come, have some coffee or tea and plan their wedding. Why didn't I think of this first!?

The cafe is equipped with books and magazines, wedding favor ideas, pictures, venue options and much more. How cute is this!?

We ordered 2 paninis - Pesto Chicken and Cranberry Turkey. Both were okay, typical cafe food.

Pretty expensive cafe food though cause these costed us almost $8 each...

Verace: lll be back for your Burrata.

It's been weeks since my last post.. But I've been so busy and SICK for the past week :(

I was referred here by Fat Panda Vancouver so be sure to check out her blog! I had never tried pizza from a wood fired oven before so we decided to give this a try..

The interior is nice and modern. Our server had told us they have only been open for over a year. This place is already booming on Urbanspoon.

The best thing I had that night. Burrata $14.50. This is a rosemary pizza bread paired with Burrata cheese, lemon olive oil and a balsamic reduction. You're probably thinking "15 bucks for bread and cheese?" But I would order this over and over again.

Ricca $7.25. Everything on this plate went well together. And there we're alot of ingredients mixed in. If this is a small, imagine how big the large size is!

The oven. I think he was a little bothered with the paparazzi.. (me). He didn't wanna look at the camera..

Quattro Stagioni $17.75. We added arugula on top for $1.50. I liked the pizza but not the crust. Im a very picky woman with my crusts and if its not crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, I won't eat it. This one was a little too chewy, almost hard and I couldn't get it down.. Sorry Verace! By the way, if you like your pizza pre-cut, let them know before hand because they don't cut them for you! Gives a more authentic feeling but I prefer it otherwise.