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Penticton Herald, Thursday, October 17, 2013

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By JOHN MOORHOUSEPenticton Herald

Talking about being a chefjust naturally brings agleam to Paul Cecconi’seyes.

“The whole reason why we doit is to make people happy. Justto see their expressions andpleasure out of what we create iskind of the magical part of it,” hesaid. “It’s definitely what keepsme going.”

Cecconi opened Brodo Kitchenat 483 Main St., Penticton, in mid-May, and it has quickly grown inpopularity. The word “brodo” isItalian for “broth” and reflectsCecconi’s Italian heritage.

While Brodo Kitchen is perhapsbest known for its soups, it offersa full lunch and dinner menu,and a catering service.

Cecconi grew up in NorthVancouver, getting his first job ata Danish pastry shop when hewas just 12. He continued in vari-ous restaurant and food industryjobs through his high schoolyears.

He then enrolled in the culi-nary arts program at VancouverCommunity College and laterwas hired in the kitchen at theFour Seasons Hotel while hecompleted his chef’s apprentice-ship. He further honed his skillsat the Four Seasons in Sydney,Australia, before moving back toCanada and becoming a chef atthe Harvest Golf Club in Kelownain 2001.

In 2009, Cecconi became the ex-ecutive chef at the Local Loungeand Grille in Summerland, beforehe and his wife, Holly, openedBrodo this year. They have a staffof six, including dishwashers.

Although customer orders areplaced at the counter, Cecconisaid service remains a key reason

for their strong start. Ultimately,though, the food speaks for itself.

“It’s not just soup, it’s bowls,”he said. “We’re going to start do-ing different stews and thingslike that.”

Acknowledging that the restau-rant business is extremely com-petitive, Cecconi said he has al-ways maintained his love of thecraft.

“I’ve always had drive. I’ve al-ways had desire to do what I do,”he said. “I don’t have an ego. I’vealways been very humbled.

“But I don’t like failure. I’ll dowhat it takes to focus on whatneeds to be done.”

Brodo has also become a fixturein the Downtown CommunityMarket and catered the VIP tentfor the inaugural ChallengePenticton triathlon.

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Proposal for bikelanes along EllisStreet blasted at openhouse on expansion of cycling network

By JOHN MOORHOUSEPenticton Herald

The Ellis Street corridor gainedthe lion’s share of attention at anopen house on a proposed expan-sion of Penticton’s bike network.

Dozens of people turned out toCity Hall on Tuesday evening toview bike network maps and dia-grams, while talking to city offi-cials about the plans.

Most were upset over a proposalfor designated bike lanes alongEllis from Wade Avenue north toVancouver Avenue. Plans call forparking to be eliminated along thewest side of the street.

Similar lanes would be created upthe Vancouver Avenue hill to the

KVR walkway at Vancouver Place.Ellis Street property owner Rick

Valenti urged the city to look foralternative solutions.

Valenti wondered why the citywould want to remove 68 parkingstalls along a street that is home toseveral businesses. The city alsoplans to create a cultural corridoralong Ellis, he added.

Valenti said he canvassed sever-al business and home owners alongEllis who were unaware of the bikelane proposals.

“We’re hoping they’ll re-examineit, because there’s going to be an-archy on this street. Where do wepark?” he said.

He also pointed to the limited sea-son for cyclists.

“Come November until March,who’s biking? There’s a big climatechange here (during winter),” hesaid.

Jennifer Dery, who has lived inthe neighbourhood for 10 years,noted there is no back alley for

homes along Ellis.“We won’t be able to park in front

of our own house,” she said.“Where are we going to park — onour roof? It’s just stupid.

“We’ve got enough bike lanesaround that they can use,” sheadded. “Use those. Don’t take awaythe only parking that we reallyhave in that area.”

Dery said Ellis is also a primeparking area on Saturdays for peo-ple attending the farmers and com-munity markets on Main Street.

Van Horne Street resident AlGartrell wonders why cyclistscan’t be directed onto the existingPenticton Creek pathway instead.

“There’s no reason why theycan’t put it along the bicycle paththat’s already there and run itdown to where it comes out onFront Street,” Gartrell said.

Mitch Moroziuk, the city’s direc-tor of operations, explained thatthe Penticton Creek pathway is al-ready a designated multi-use route.

The bike network is designed toprovide a more direct route on thestreet for cyclists to use.

However, Moroziuk emphasizedthat nothing is a done deal just yet.Comments from those attendingTuesday’s session will be incorpo-rated into a report to be presentedto city council in early November.

He said a second public forumwas held after only a handful ofpeople showed up at a previousmeeting in September.

“I don’t think you’ll see anythingon Ellis Street this year because bythe time we finish that process, itwill be too late to paint and stufflike that,” he said.

Although no cycling traffic countfigures are available, Moroziuksaid the bike network is designedto increase safety and encourage agreater use of bicycles throughoutthe city.

“Really, it’s aimed at what the fu-ture will be, not what’s there to-day,” he said.

VALLEYINBRIEFCity Hall upgrade going to tender

A planned $250,000 upgrade toPenticton City Hall is ready for a callfor proposals.

Chuck Loewen, the city’s generalmanager of recreation and facilities,said the renovations will see all di-rect customer-contact services (in-cluding development services) locat-ed on the ground floor while admin-istration and support services will bemoved to the second floor. The re-cently renovated council chamberswill remain on the second floor.

Loewen said the move is aimed atproviding a “one stop shop” for cityservices on the main floor, while alsoimproving accessibility, visibility andtraffic flow through the building.

The city received a $50,000 feder-al accessibility grant in addition to

the $200,000 in local funding bud-geted for the project.

The main floor, excluding corpo-rate administration and the mayor’soffices, will be renovated from lateOctober to mid-November. Work onthe second floor will follow until mid-December.

No, it’s not a UFO“Air mail” will be used to deliver a

new 15-metre-wide radio telescopereflector to the Dominion RadioAstrophysical Observatory at WhiteLake today.

The National Research Councilplans to use a large industrial heli-copter to ferry the three-ton dish tothe DRAO facility from OkanaganFalls late this morning.The Canadianreflector is a key part of a dish pro-totype concept for the internationalSquare Kilometre Array project.

The radio telescope project willeventually involve about 2,500 dishes,located mainly in Africa and Australia.

Alarm boxThe Regional District of

Okanagan-Similkameen fire dis-patch centre received the following911 calls:

Wednesday• 2:04 a.m. Birch Avenue,

Penticton. Medical first response.• 3:15 a.m. Winnipeg Street,

Penticton. Assist ambulance.Tuesday• 8:15 a.m. Forestbrook Drive,

Penticton. Medical first response.• 8:40 a.m. Cedar Street,

Okanagan Falls. Medical first response.

• 9:37 a.m. Winnipeg Street,Penticton. Medical first response.

• 11:25 a.m. Vancouver Avenue,Penticton. Medical first response.

• 11:50 a.m. Winnipeg Street,Penticton. Medical first response.

• 11:56 a.m.Warren Avenue West,Penticton. Medical first response.

— Penticton Herald

TOP 40 UNDER 40

Pleasing diners pleases chef

JOHN MOORHOUSE/Penticton Herald

Opponents of the City ofPenticton’s plans to extend bikelanes along Ellis Street wonderwhy an expansion of the city’s bicycle network is being considered. They point to many existing bike lanes, such as thisstretch along Government Street,which are rarely used.

TRANSPORTATION

Cyclists face roadblock of opposition

JOHN MOORHOUSE/Penticton Herald

Paul Cecconi, owner of Brodo Kitchen in Penticton, takes a chef’s pride in his work. Cecconi is among a number of young business people being featured in the Top 40 Under 40 series launched by the Penticton &Wine Country Chamber of Commerce.

Paul Cecconi, operator of Brodo Kitchen in Penticton, says putting smiles on faces of his customers is what keeps him going

”The whole reason whywe do it is to makepeople happy.Just tosee their expressionsand pleasure out ofwhat we create is kindof the magical part ofit. It’s definitely whatkeeps me going.

Paul Cecconi