Another 91大黄鸭 restaurant is making its debut on national television.
Sunny鈥檚 Modern Diner will premier on the show Big Food Bucket List with host John Catucci on Saturday, Feb. 20. The plan was to originally have the diner on the show last year, but due to COVID-19, travel and gathering restrictions, the Food Network crew weren鈥檛 able to make it out to 91大黄鸭 and film the segment.
But chef Rod Butters said it all worked out for the best in the end.
鈥淚t鈥檚 great for Sunny鈥檚 obviously but more importantly, it鈥檚 amazing for the Okanagan to be on the national map,鈥� he said.
鈥淚鈥檝e always thought the Okanagan is certainly one of North America鈥檚 most exciting culinary destinations.鈥�
Butters is the founder and owner of Sunny鈥檚, as well as a few other 91大黄鸭 restaurants including Micro Bar & Bites, RauDZ Regional Table and the Okanagan Table.
All restaurants are managed by his company, RauDZ Creative Concepts, which is celebrating its 20th year in 2021. He said the episode featuring Sunny鈥檚 welcomes the company鈥檚 second decade perfectly.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very proud of that. It鈥檚 very difficult to do in the restaurant industry but we鈥檝e grown our company and we鈥檝e had amazing chefs work for us.鈥�
The episode will feature two beloved dishes at Sunny鈥檚: Chicks on a Raft and Chicken Meets Waffle.
Butters said Chicks on a Raft is sweet and savoury and was something he began perfecting when he was a teen.
Chef Robyn Sigurdson, the lead chef and manager at Sunny鈥檚, said it鈥檚 been a popular menu item since the diner first opened.
鈥淭o be honest, I get so many people that look at me like 鈥榩eanut butter with eggs?鈥� I鈥檓 like 鈥榶ou鈥檝e got to try it鈥� and I鈥檝e never had somebody not love it,鈥� she said.
Chicken Meets Waffle is not your standard chicken waffle dish, Sigurdson added.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an extremely fun dish, a little bit out of the ordinary for chicken and waffle dishes.鈥�
The chicken is brined for 24 hours before it鈥檚 covered in in-house batter, fried, and added to waffles and slaw.
Sunny鈥檚 episode will air on the Food Network on Feb. 20, at 5 p.m. and then again at 8 p.m.
From Feb. 20 to 21, those who order either Chicks on a Raft or Chicken Meets Waffle will have 50 per cent of those sales donated to the 91大黄鸭 BC SPCA.
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