As a born (almost, moved there when I was one) and bred Smithereen, I have to say that the attractions of the Bulkley Valley (and there are many) are admittedly not focused on the culinary. Good, even excellent restaurants tend to come and go rather quickly (the current chef/owner of Paprika in Victoria once operated a lovely little restaurant on Main St called the Little Onion)... However, when I lived in Smithers (coming up on 13 years ago), you could get a good bowl of soup and slice of triple berry or chocolate pecan pie from Java's, you could get some delicious Chinese from the North Star, yummy pizza from Vera's, and wonderful pepper chicken from 4th St Deli in Telkwa. I know that the last in that list is now gone, but are the others still around...Viola? All in all, probably the best way to go in Smithers is to dust off the barbeque, and create your own culinary gems as you enjoy some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. I love Smithers in the summer. (avec le bugspray, of course)