Alberta chefs cook up partnerships with local farmers
Posted June 14, 2007 – 2:13 pm in: News, Restaurants
Alberta restaurateurs are tapping the eat-local movement to fill out their summer menus with fresh fare.
Janice McGregor, who works for Alberta Agriculture, co-ordinates restaurants with local growers. She says the trend, which is catching on with all types of different cuisines from East Indian to Chinese to Italian, is creating a new bond between farmers and entrepreneurs in the province.
“We often find that chefs are starting to meet with the producers early in the year [to] sort of talk about their needs,” McGregor said of the collaborative process. “[Chefs] can make their menus based on what the producers are planting.”
CBC story: Alberta chefs cook up partnerships with local farmers
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