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Lake Louise Village, Alberta (Episode #32)

In the famed Canadian Rockies, Taste of Life takes the viewer deep into the mountainous interior and celebrates the dramatic and breath-taking splendor of this alpine park. Lake Louise is surrounded by spectacular glacial mountainsides which words cannot describe. The food of the region, Canadian Rocky Mountain Cuisine is shown at its most innovative with Executive Chef Alistair Barnes, of Canadian Rocky Mountain resorts and Gerrard Smith executive chef of The Emerald lake Lodge. This lodge is one of the three properties in this exciting company's group. Alistair and Gerrard prepare a stunning salmon and scallop terrine with nori and follow it with a Ribeye of Buffalo with a Redcurrant Reduction, Wild Mushroom Timbale and Smoked Bacon Rösti.

Emerald Lake Lodge, British Columbia

Just a stone's throw, and across the border into B.C. we find The Emerald Lake Lodge, part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts trio of fine lodges. Here, Executive Chef Alistair Barnes and Lodge Chef Gerard Fletcher makes for us their legendary Scallop, and Salmon Terrine and then a Timbales of Wild Mushroom which they serve with Buffalo Ribeye.

click here for the recipe "Wild Mushroom and Onion Timbale"

click here for the recipe "Salmon, Scallop, Roasted Pepper and Nori Terrine"