Two friends. Five months. One car. Ten provinces. Three territories.
Seven islands. Eight ferries. Two flights. One 48-hour train ride. And
only one call to CAA. The result: over 100 incredible Canadian recipes
from coast to coast and the Great White North.
In the midst of a camping trip in Squamish, British Columbia, Lindsay
Anderson and Dana VanVeller decided that the summer of 2013 might be the
right time for an adventure. And they knew what they wanted that
adventure to be: a road trip across the entire country, with the purpose
of writing about Canada's food, culture, and wealth of compelling
characters and their stories.
37,000 kilometres later, and toting a Best Culinary Travel Blog award
from Saveur magazine, Lindsay and Dana have brought together stories,
photographs and recipes from across Canada in Feast: Recipes and
Stories from a Canadian Road Trip. The authors write about their
experiences of trying whale blubber in Nunavut, tying a GoPro to a
fishing line in Newfoundland to get a shot of the Atlantic Ocean's cod
highway, and much more.
More than 80 contributors--including farmers, grandmothers, First
Nations elders, and acclaimed chefs--have shared over 90 of their most
beloved regional recipes, with Lindsay and Dana contributing some of
their own favourites too. You'll find recipes for all courses from
Barley Pancakes, Yukon Cinnamon Buns, and Bannock to Spot Prawn Ceviche,
Bison Sausage Rolls, Haida Gwaii Halibut and Maritime Lobster Rolls; and
also recipes for preserves, pickles and sauces, and a whole chapter
devoted to drinks.
Feast is a stunning representation of the diversity and complexity of
Canada through its many favourite foods. The combination of Lindsay and
Dana's capitivating journey with easy-to-follow recipes makes the book
just as pleasurable to read as it is to cook from.
