LOVING MUGS & SOUP BOWLS

sOUP bOWLS eVENT 2024

November 13th & 14th, 2024

Doors open at 6:30pm; soup served at 7:00pm

Join us for our 28th annual Soup Bowls event! Soup Bowls is a culinary competition where you can sample a range of soups made by local chefs. Each soup is served in unique, hand-crafted bowls created by the Penticton and Summerland Potter’s Guilds. Tickets include a bowl to take home, all soup tastings, and a secret recipe book. Chefs will be competing for the People’s Choice Award and other superlatives so come prepared with an appetite and finely tuned taste buds!

Please call 250-493-2928 or visit us in person at 199 Marina Way to get your tickets.

PAST EDITIONS:

2024 loving mugs event!

February 8th, 2024
Doors at 6:30, Chili served at 7:00 pm

Bring on the heat!

A similar format to soup bowls, PAG challenges restaurateurs, caterers and and organizations to add some heat to life in February each year. Tickets include a handcrafted mug, all chili tastings, and a secret recipe book. Chefs will be competing for the People’s Choice Award, so come prepared with a good appetite and finely tuned taste buds!

PAST EDITIONS:

SOUP BOWLS 2023

Thursday, November 9th

Slackwater, Britbar, Angry Vegan, Naramata Inn, Cannery Brewing, Brodo Kitchen, Ann Doyon, Honey Toast, Friend of the Gallery Kristine Lee, Dream Café

Bread by: Just Pies
Beer by: Cannery Brewing
Wine by: Tightrope Winery

And the winner was….

DREAM CAFE!

Sunday, November 12th

Sociale, Highway97, Slackwater, Gratify, Neighborhood Brewing, Orolo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar, Honey Toast, Stillfood Bistro, Friends of the Gallery Donna Falk & Sharron Brown, Pasta Factory, The Bench Market, Friend of the Gallery Stefano Liapis

Bread by: Petrasek
Beer by: Highway 97
wine by: Tightrope Winery

And the winner was…

Sociale!

PAST EDITIONS:

LOVING MUGS CHILI-COOK OFF 2023

The Penticton Art Gallery Raised over $5,000 for Adult and Kid’s Programming at the Gallery during this years Loving Mugs!

Chili has been eaten, votes have been counted, and everyone had a fantastic time! Loving Mugs is sadly now over, but from death comes rebirth, and with the completion of loving mugs we now have 6 chili superlative winners as well as another event to look forward to- Soup Bowls will be happening in just 8 short months. A huge, whopping thank you to all our volunteers, our musical maven Daryl O’Neill, all the Penticton Art Gallery staff, our beer sponsor Cannery Brewing, our wine sponsor Time Winery, our bread sponsor Petrasek Bakery, and the absolutely fantastic, stellar, gorgeous restaurants that made some of the best chili we’ve had in 6 years of chili tasting:

Angry Vegan (The Climate Changer)

Cannery Brewing (People’s Choice)

Gratify (Best Vegetarian or Vegan)

Honey Toast

HWY 97 Brewing (Best Toppings)

OROLO by Time Winery

Penticton Art Gallery

Sociale Enoteca (The Pepto Bismol)

The Pasta Factory

Kristine Lee Representing PAG (Most Unique)