Take vour tastebuas on a
trip through the outback

IF SUMMER’S end. brings
gastronomic wanderlust to
mind, I have two great trips
for you!

Lots of things cross my desk
each week — notices, press
releases, flats of exotic fruit, etc.

Some per tucked away for
future reference. Some get eaten
right away. A few make me sit up
and take notice.

Two tasty trips (available to
anyone) came (to my attention
recently. Both are worth sharing...
And boy, would I love to go on
one of them!

So fasten up your backpack, or
haul out your lsatner-bound wine
journal,

These two trips are entirely dif-
ferent it nature, but both are
designed for lovers of good food
and great scenery.

Wilderness Gourmet Outback

West Van's Jamie Corbett runs
his Canadian Outback Adventure
Company, and has a great trip
planned for sept. 3-6,

He calls it Wilderness Gourmet,
a truly gourmet-style West Coast
cuisine trip with North Van’s
Wolfgang von Wieser (executive
chef for The Four Seasons and
Chartwell) along for the fun —
and cooking! ,
. Corbett’s trip is an excursion
into the magnificent and remote
_Kyuquot wilderness on the~ west
coast of Vancouver Island,
showcasing the natural abundance
of piant and animal fife.

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ISINE SCENE

Chef von Wieser has accepted a
rare challenge indeed. He promises
to create splendid meals using only
the “‘bounty of the land and sea,”’
without the more familiar and
abundant amenities at his finger-
tips in his world-class kitchens.

There will be a traditional sal-
mon barbecue prepared by a
native family, and a day of
food-gathering and fishing
culminating in a grand outdoor
closing dinner where everyone will
enjoy the fruits of their labor,

Chef von Wieser recently sat
with me, planned his wilderness
menu, and shared his recipes. Try
them with your own family on
your next trip.

For more information and

booking, plone Jamie Corbett at
688-7206.

Wine and Food Tour de France
Now switch gears completely, and
turn your attention to a luxury
food and wine tour af the great
chateaux of France, Oct. 2-13.

Organizer Moira Fitzpatrick
conducts personally escorted
world-class tours for connoisseurs
and lovers of great food and great
wine, shating her life-long un-
bridled passion and extensive
knowledge.

Each trip is different, and this
autumin’s will be her seventh. It
features the world’s great vine-
yards at their peak of harvest.

To whet your appetite,
highlights are visits to the Loire
Valley, a Sancerre tasting at a
renowned chateau and several
castles, and stays at Michelin-
starred Relais.

There’s more, but I need a glass
of wine about now!

Phone Moira at M.F. Consul-
tants at 737-8944 for more infor-
mation.

GRILLED HALIBUT FILLETS
With Sprouted Mustard
Seed Dressing

Start the mustard seed sprouts
three days before using (a great
campsite project for the kids,
method below), setting them in a
darkened corner of the tent or
cabin.

Fun to do — and a delicious

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EXECUTIVE CHEF Wolfgang von Wieser of the Four Seasons
Hotel will prepare gourmet West Coast culsine on a four-day ex-
cursion to the remote Kyuquot wilderness — a zare treat for all
who go along. Here he grills his Outback Flatbread with wild
onion and mint.

Cre, Edgemont Bhd, & Gueens
Edgemont Village, North Van

983-9330

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