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Specialties
At The Vanilla Pod restaurant, our cuisine style is focussed on local and seasonal ingredients with an underlying emphasis on flavour. Key ingredients include fresh herbs which in the summer months are picked from the herb garden next to the restaurant.
Tapas style dishes of international and mediterranean flavours combined with fresh Okanagan ingredients make for a delightful exploration of contemporary cuisine. Visual presentation is as important as innovation in flavour with judicious use of spices and other seasonings being central to the dishes created by Executive Chef Bruno Terroso
History
Established in 2006.
Sheila & Paul Jones purchased the original Vanilla Pod Restaurant in Summerland, BC in March 2006. The specialty of the restaurant was primarily tapas paired with exceptional Okanagan wines.
In 2011 the owners of Poplar Grove asked Sheila and Paul Jones to consider moving their restaurant to their winery in Penticton. A new beginning, a new challenge and great plans for the future began in July 2012 when the Vanilla Pod Restaurant at Poplar Grove Winery opened its doors.
Meet the Business Owner
Paul J.
Business Owner
Paul has a finely-tuned ability to expertly pair the appropriate wines with the Vanilla Pod’s various dishes, it’s one of the reasons the restaurant is trusted to deliver an experience that delights the senses.
Executive Chef Bruno Terroso
Bruno joined the Vanilla Pod team in May 2006. His background includes fine dining, intimate restaurant cooking and banquets for 500+ people. Bruno brings a sense of adventure to his kitchen and his passion for infusing new dishes with a unique twist is what makes the menu so outstanding.
Together Paul, Sheila and Bruno are The Vanilla Pod and wish to extend their invitation to you to come and enjoy «the perfect pairing of food and wine.