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Ten talented Alberta chefs from Banff, Edmonton and Calgary were Toronto-bound on May 11th of 2014 for the Terroir Chef Symposium. Alberta-inspired cocktails with Banff Ice Vodka, Alberta Premium Dark Horse Rye, and local Brewery Big Rock Warthog, India Pale ale and Traditional washed down the exotic dishes of smoked pickerel cheeks, poplar bluff potatoes with peas and brassica mustard sour cream. After being treated to industry sessions and chef presentations from accomplished global chefs, our Alberta stars took centre stage at Toronto’s Richmond Station. Partnered with Tourism Calgary, Heritage Park, Travel Alberta, Banff and Lake Louise, Calgary Stampede and the lovely Stampede Princesses, Chef presented an eight course media dining experience hosted by Arlene Dickinson (Dragons’ Den) and John Gilchrist (CBC) using local products from around the province.
Check out Elle Magazine’s recap of the event!
(Connie DeSousa, John Jackson, Jessica Pelland) Broek Farms braised pork and onion terrine, pickled chanterelles, mâche salad, dijon vinaigrette Chef JW Foster, The Fairmont Banff Springs, Citrus coriander cured rainbow trout, wilted baby spinach, sugar snap pea, hot and sour consommé Chef Duncan Ly, Hotel Arts, Wild Rose elk tartar, oyster, sour cheese, ramps Chef Justin Leboe of Model Milk, Beet Wellington Chef Pierre Lamielle, Food on Your Shirt Dirt Willy Farms pheasant, Sylvan Star gruyere & roasted onion crepe, over wintered parsnips, Evans sour cherries Chef Blair Lebsack, RGE RD Dri View Farms sous vide lamb loin, roasted carrot purée, pickled beets from the Heritage Park garden,Chef Jan Hansen, Heritage Park, Chocolate and Saskatoon berry cake, wild blueberry chantilly , Highwood Crossing flax praline Chef Karine Moulin, Hotel Arts.
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