This Pint Has 20 Ounces

This episode kicks off with Zac Hartley of Burgundy Oak, to tell us about how wanting some ribs at the cabin led to a thriving Calgary business, and later we speak with architect and real estate developer Kate MacGregor about her firm, XYC Design, and her contribution to Calgary’s East Village. During the break we’re back with another Canfessional! It all started when Zac attended the Penticton Rib Festival. Later at family cabin Zac wanted to recreate a great recipe he’d tried, so he picked up a used wine barrel, sliced off the top, and built his own smoker at the cabin. Wanting to share his project he posted a few photos online, and soon after they were contacted by CTV news. What took place afterwards they hadn’t expected: people wanted to get wine barrel smokers of their own. Zac and his partner Nick made a trip out to the Okanagan where they put $1500 worth of barrels on their credit cards so they could fulfill their first order, which was built in mom’s garage. Today Burgundy Oak is well known for their