Featured Partner

The Restaurant Everyone’s Talking About

Every food scene has a handful of restaurants that seem to be everywhere at once — the ones locals mention first, save first, and bring visitors to without hesitation. Featured Partner is how your restaurant earns that position. It’s OCC’s top-tier partnership, giving you priority visibility across every platform we publish on, so your name shows up consistently in front of the local food lovers actively deciding where to eat.

This isn’t about running more ads. It’s about becoming a fixture in the Okanagan’s food story — the restaurant readers associate with quality, consistency, and the experiences worth talking about.

Built For

• Restaurants ready to lead the local conversation, not just join it

• Owners and chefs with a story that deserves the spotlight

• Businesses that want first-priority placement across everything OCC creates

Everything in the Local Favourite Package, plus:

Chef Spotlight Feature

A dedicated profile on the person behind the food — their path, their philosophy, and what drives the kitchen. It’s the kind of storytelling that turns diners into loyal regulars.

Dedicated Blog Feature

A standalone Journal article built entirely around your restaurant, working continuously in search results to bring new guests through the door.

Priority Best Of Guide Placement

Top billing in OCC’s most-saved, most-referenced guides — the content locals return to again and again when planning where to go.

Priority Newsletter Placement

First-position placement inside The Weekly Bite, so you’re one of the first names readers see in the inbox they trust for local recommendations.

Official Partner Badge

A visible signal of credibility across OCC’s platform, marking your restaurant as a verified standout in the local food scene.

Premium Exposure Across All Channels

Consistent presence across social, web, newsletter, and Journal — the widest and most sustained visibility OCC offers.