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Cranbrook’s Soulfood

by Marie Milner — February 08, 2017

Tamara Mercandelli, Christel Hagn and Caitlin Berkhiem are the owners of Soulfood restaurant in Cranbrook, B.C.

Chef Ronny Belkin and restaurant owners Tamara Mercandelli, Christel Hagn and Caitlin Berkhiem serve good, clean, kind food at Soulfood restaurant in Cranbrook, B.C. — Marie Milner photo

Tamara Mercandelli, Christel Hagn and Caitlin Berkhiem, owners of Soulfood restaurant on Cranbrook’s Baker Street, share a mission to provide good, clean, kind food for their patrons. Chef Ronny Belkin, formerly of the Smokehouse Grill at St. Eugene Mission Resort, uses locally sourced, humanely produced, organic, and seasonal ingredients whenever possible, with imported additions like organic mangoes, avocados and Fair Trade coffee. For delectable waffles, housemade granola, soups, quiches and other pies and more, drop by Soulfood: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Marie Milner is a writer and photographer for Kootenay Business magazine and several other publications. She appreciates the inspiration that she gets during her interviews and hopes to share that inspiration with you. View all of Marie Milner’s articles