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Salut to snow

by Virginia Rasch — January 09, 2015

Nevados restaurant owners Storm Largue and Kurt Saari. The Latin restaurant opened in Fernie in the summer of 2014. — Photo courtesy Kurt Saari

Take your thirst to Fernie. The biggest asset of the new restaurant Nevados is the award-winning drink list of margaritas, Kootenay craft beers, South American wines and high-end artisan tequilas and mezcals. Owners Kurt Saari and Storm Largue opened the Latin American restaurant last summer. “So far things are going well,” said Saari. “We just don’t sleep anymore.” Nevados—translating to “covered in snow”—serves everything from Argentinian-style steak to Central American-style ceviches to Mexican-style artisan tacos. “Business in Fernie is solid,” said Saari, with a steady flow of world travellers any time of year.

Virginia is a writer and editor with KPI Media. She is an avid outdoor recreationist in all seasons and has lived in the Kootenays for over 15 years. With degrees in the natural sciences, she has worked as a tour guide, an environmentalist, a writer, and an editor of books and scientific publications. Virginia now brings her passion for everything green to KootenayBiz. View all of Virginia Rasch’s articles