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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Culinary stage series showcases the best of local from coast to coast at Cornucopia, presented by BlueShore Financial

Whistler, B.C. – With 2017 marking Canada’s 150th anniversary – it’s apropos that this year’s Cornucopia food + drink festival culinary stage series is all about local – from coast to coast.

The Culinary Stage Series kicks off November 11 with Edible Canada’s chef and president, Eric Pateman and his team presenting Canada’s 150th – A Cultural Culinary Journey. Here, Chef Pateman and his team will lead you on a multi-course journey from Canada’s coast to coast - a culinary scene defined by local, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients in the hands of many cultures. Each course will be paired with carefully selected wines and cocktails showcasing the diversity of the amazing country that is Canada. 

Pacific Northwest residents often comment how fortunate they are to call the region home and The Collective Kitchen’s chef John Ferris is no different. Sunday, November 12 Chef Ferris presents West Coast Contemporary. As a Sea to Sky resident, Ferris’ farm to table philosophy and his passion for Pacific Northwest cuisine translates into a simple elegance, honouring the ingredients carefully sourced from B.C. purveyors.

Celebrating its 21st year, Cornucopia takes place November 9 – 19 with culinary and drink seminars, winemaker dinners, health and wellness seminars and legendary after-parties. Offering the opportunity to learn with the best, the Culinary Stage Series is a staple on the Cornucopia menu of events and features presentations by several outstanding chefs, mixologists and industry representatives.

On the festival’s second weekend, Miradoro Restaurant’s Executive Chef Jeff Van Geest presents Tinhorn Creek & Miradoro Restaurant on Saturday, November 18.  With Tinhorn Creek’s reputation as a sustainable winery, it should come as no surprise that Van Geest - one of British Columbia’s most celebrated chefs - focuses on locally procured foods from sustainable producer partners. Living in the Okanagan - also known as the heart of British Columbia’s agricultural country – guests can just as easily catch Van Geest at Miradoro’s kitchen door buying produce from a local forager as talking to a group of 50 as they sit down for a communal table dinner.

Did someone say beer? Whistler’s newest taphouse and eatery – Hunter Gather makes their debut at Cornucopia at 2 pm on the final Sunday with Smoke & Brew.  The team at Hunter Gather have partnered with Whistler’s Coast Mountain Brewing to pair local craft beer alongside their signature house-smoked meats. This will undoubtedly be a great afternoon to gather your friends and - as they say at Hunter Gather - celebrate life.

Visit whistlercornucopia.com for ticket and event information.

Cornucopia CRUSH! packages including a ticket to this flagship tasting event and accommodation start at $94 CDN per person. To find out more, visit whistler.com/cornucopia.

Media are invited to apply for accreditation to Cornucopia 2017. Accreditation forms can be accessed here.

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Cornucopia, presented by BlueShore Financial is Whistler’s Celebration of Food + Drink. The dazzling eleven-day display of gourmet food and drink attracts over 15,000 visitors to the resort and
caters to everyone from amateur enthusiasts to aficionados. Respected industry professionals, judges and presenters headline each event, seminar and tasting, offering the best possible opportunity to garner as much information and insight as possible. Held on the cusp of the opening of each ski season in beautiful Whistler, British Columbia, Cornucopia was designed to showcase and support local restaurants, restaurateurs and the food and wine industry. With wide-spread appeal through the immense variety of events available, the festival is truly a food and drink festival with a Whistler attitude.

Whistler is Canada's premier year-round leisure and meeting destination located in the Coast Mountains 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Consistently rated the top ski resort in North America, Whistler was the Host Mountain Resort of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The resort offers an extensive range of accommodations totaling 10,000 bedrooms among 24 hotels as well as townhomes, condos, B&Bs and chalets. Whistler also boasts more than 100 restaurants and bars, 200 retail shops, 25 spas and countless activity options from world-renowned skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking and golf, to hiking, rock climbing, and watersports. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is home to a diverse community of more than 10,000 permanent residents.

Tourism Whistler is the member-based marketing and sales organization representing Whistler, operating the Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler Golf Club, Whistler Visitor Centre, as well as 1.800.944.7853 and whistler.com - Whistler's official source for visitor bookings and information. As the convention and visitors bureau for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Tourism Whistler represents more than 7,000 members who own, manage and operate properties or businesses on resort lands including hotels, restaurants, activity operators and retail shops.

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Media Contact

Mary Zinck
Manager, Travel Media, Tourism Whistler/Cornucopia
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