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The Breeze
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The Breeze, an ambitious new waterfront dining experience in Sechelt at the Telus Marina, is part of a 17,000-sq.-ft. destination that will include accommodations and a community hub. The restaurant is helmed by chef Jack Chen (Pear Tree, Bishop’s, L’Abattoir, Farmer’s Apprentice, Coquille). After moving to the Sunshine Coast, Chen and his wife opened the short-lived but buzzy Brassica restaurant in Gibsons.
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The Breeze highlights seasonal and locally sourced seafood and produce.“Every dish and drink has been designed to celebrate our community and the incredible ingredients found right here on the Sunshine Coast,” says Chen. Dinner, served daily, includes tonnato toast made with local albacore tuna, ling cod and chips and braised beef short rib. Lunch, available Thursday and Friday, features dishes like a lamb burger and sockeye salmon cobb salad. Weekend brunch options include eggs benny and banana Foster pancakes. More information at thebreezebc.ca.
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West Coast Table
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Mission Hill Winery
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It’s and iconic and utterly dramatic open-air setting for a restaurant and it’s now open for the summer. The Terrace, at the Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, perched above a vineyard and Okanagan Lake, in a Romanesque complex showcases the area’s bounty in fresh, refined farm-to-table dishes. It offers two-course lunch, three-course dinner, and five course chef’s tasting menus. Long-time estate chef Patrick Gayler and restaurant chefHeather Brummell are part of the reason the winery was named among the World’s 50 Best Vineyards last November, the first in Canada to earn the distinction.
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The winery offers diverse food and wine experiences and one I’ll not forget is the Iconic Oculus Experience, introduced last year, in the zhuzhed up Chagall Room. It includes a tour of the underground barrel cellar, amuse bouches, and tastings of the winery’s crown jewels — vintages of Oculus, a Bordeaux style blend which earned a 100-point score in 2020. (During the cellar tour, you’ll see the namesake oculus light shaft.) I had the chance to try the 2013 Oculus from the library collection and the 2021 vintages, so silky and velvety and smooth!
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And the summer concert series returns for its 19th year in the open-air amphitheatre perched above the lake. Artists Tom Cochrane and Red Rider (July 8), Burton Cummings and his band (July 22), and Amanda Marshall (Aug. 6) will be performing.
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Fairmont Pacific Rim sports patio
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Sports fans and foodies alike will want to check out the Fairmont Pacific Rim sports patio this summer. Back for a second year and located in the hotel’s front plaza, the Pac Rim Sports Patio features a large outdoor screen broadcasting major sporting events. While you’re watching the game, nosh on tacos and craft beer from 33 Acres Brewing Company.
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This summer, the patio will also offer dessert. Hype Chocolate’s Tu’i Hiapsek Treats Trailer, an indigenous women-owned business, will offer handcrafted chocolate, sweet and savoury bannock, and coffee drinks.
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The Pac Rim Sports Patio is open for the summer, from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily. For more information, visit fairmontpacificrim.com/dine/patio. And don’t miss the rooftop patio, where you can sip a cocktail and nibble on small plates like fresh oysters and charcuterie.
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