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☆ Issue #26 - Summer 2024 (I of II)

Plant-based Dining in the Okanagan at The Bear, The Fish, The Root, & The Berry

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJuly 24, 2024July 29, 2024

The Bear, The Fish, The Root  & The Berry restaurant offers a unique fusion of modern vineyard cuisine inspired by the traditions of the First Nations people of the Okanagan. ...

Volume 2 | Issue 3

PORTFOLIO.YVR: Heather Urquhart & Huna Skin Keeping it Close to Home & Committed to Clean

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMarch 18, 2024March 20, 2024

Huna Skin Inc. products are formulated using fresh, high-potency plant-based ingredients for unparalleled efficacy and results. Heather Urquhart, a Botanist, Herbalist, and Natural Cosmetic Formulator, founded Huna to bridge the...

☆ Issue #30 - Special Edition - The Changemakers FoF ☆ Culinary, Wine, Spirits FoF ☆ Design & Decor FoF ☆ Personalities Folio.YVR Friends

Taiwanese Artist Wu Ching Ru’s ‘Pro Terra et Natura’ at Phantom Creek Estates

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 15, 2023December 29, 2024

At the entrance to Phantom Creek Estates winery, visitors are awe-struck at two female figures, each seven metres tall, winged and poised to take flight but tethered to the earth by a...

☆ Issue #12 - October 2020

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Plantbased on the Krafty Kitchen + Bar Patio

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 7, 2020November 15, 2020

When visiting a new city, it is often tempting to ask Where do the locals eat? But we think a better way to find extraordinary dining may be Where do...

☆ Issue #10 - January Top 10

Folio.YVR 2019 / Top 10 Read: #1 France Lefebvre & Her Okanagan Obsession

Helen SiwakFebruary 5, 2020April 20, 2020

From the moment you enter Kelowna’s Lakestone community, it is apparent that the development is a work-in-progress, but for the families that have taken up residence amidst the construction, life...

☆ Issue #06 - September

Folio.YVR Issue #6: Villa Eyrie Resort is 5☆ Rest & Relaxation

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 23, 2019December 11, 2023

When your true home is in the sky, it is difficult to imagine life without the vast horizon as your backdrop. With a steaming Nespresso in hand, I lean back...

☆ Issue #08/09 - Nov/Dec

Folio.YVR Issue #8/9: ‘Frankie We Salute You’ Launches in Kelowna

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 8, 2019October 15, 2023

It was during a 3-day getaway to the Okanagan Valley that we were introduced to Frankie, We Salute You (FWSY). A primarily plantbased restaurant launched by Brian and Christina Skinner....

☆ Issue #08/09 - Nov/Dec

Folio.YVR Issue #8/9: France Lefebvre Creates Comfort in the Okanagan

Helen SiwakNovember 30, 2019December 18, 2019