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Ross Derrick a locally known chef and restauranteur, who also owned Broken Anchor and the Globe at Big White, opened Derrick含羞草研究社檚 Steakhouse earlier this summer, which with Veriker含羞草研究社檚 new venture has changed the face of dining on Water Street in downtown Kelowna. 

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