Hailing from one of Canada’s most acclaimed culinary families
The Summerhill Team (Stephen Cipes, founder/proprietor, Ezra Cipes, CEO, Tarrah MacPherson, VP operations, Eric von Krosigk, co-founder/winemaker) are thrilled to welcome Jonas Stadtländer as executive winery chef and begin a new era at their celebrated Sunset Organic Bistro.
“I am very happy and proud to be a part of the biodynamic food model and community at Summerhill,” says Stadtländer.
Born and raised in Toronto, Stadtländer hails from one of Canada’s most acclaimed culinary families, and brings a wealth of global culinary experience to Summerhill. His expertise for working with seasonal locally-sourced ingredients developed as the scion of renowned Canadian chef Michael Stadtländer. Jonas trained at his family’s farm-to-table restaurant at the Eigensinn Farm in the Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, cooking innovative Canadian cuisine and attending to farm chores. He helped to build the family’s new restaurant, Haisai, before venturing further afield to develop his skills.
Most recently, Stadtländer was executive chef at the Watermark Beach Resort in Osoyoos, where he created acclaimed menus from ingredients he sourced from local organic farmers. Prior to that, he worked at various positions in Japan including stints at both Gordon Ramsay and Joël Robuchon’s international restaurants, and at the incredible Niki Club Resort in Tochigi. He also managed key stations at Restaurant Wielandshohe, a two Michelin-starred restaurant in Stuttgart, Germany, at Jamie Kennedy at the ROM in Toronto, and at Penfolds Estate Restaurant in Adelaide, Australia.
Summerhill’s Sunset Organic Bistro will reopen mid-March 2015, with an all new menu developed by Stadtländer, and a facelift for the restaurant. Summerhill aspires to not only be a destination tourist attraction dining experience, but to thrill the local market as well.
About Summerhill Pyramid Winery:
Summerhill Pyramid Winery, located for more than 20 years in the Lakeshore district in Kelowna, BC, is Canada’s premier certified organic winery, BC’s first Demeter certified biodynamic vineyard, Canada’s foremost producer of sparkling wine.
Winemaker Eric von Krosigk oversees the portfolio of BC VQA wines that suit every occasion and has earned the winery the ‘Canadian Wine Producer of the Year’ award at the International Wine & Spirits Competition in London, England. The winery, owned by the Cipes family, is also home to the Sunset Organic Bistro, serving food grown and raised by local organic producers, including Summerhill’s own on-site permaculture-style vegetable garden. The mission of the entire Summerhill team is to produce exceptionally good-tasting wines organically, support local organic food growers, and provide unforgettable experiences for all guests.
More background reading on Summerhill Pyramid Winery’s organic and biodynamic farming practices can be found here.
For more information, visit www.summerhill.bc.ca, find Summerhill on Facebook or follow the winery on Twitter @summerhillwine.
