Gourmet travel: Canadian style

Part 1:  Teaching with taste

Ian learns that a trip to Nova Scotia’s Trout Point Lodge is more than just a beautiful place to get away from it all. The Lodge offers its guests a variety of courses on gourmet cooking.

If you’re a cheese lover who wants to become an expert on your favourite food, their Master Class in Cheeses and Cheesemaking is a great way to go. Information on all of Trout Point Lodge’s courses can be found here.

If you’re ready to head out into the Nova Scotia wilderness for a primer on fine cheese, play now.

Part 2:  The luxury of choice

Manoir Hovey is one of the most acclaimed inns in Canada, offering its guests an unmatched dining experience. Ian samples a few morsels from the cheese cart, but there are many more delicacies to experience at this auberge charmante.

The restaurant’s unique Discovery Menu offers culinary travellers a chance to try some exciting new flavours, specially selected by the chef (a cheese course is included, bien sûr). For a peek at this season’s discoveries, you can email the Manoir’s sommelier.

For a tour of the Manoir’s decadent cheese cart, play now.

Part 3:  Canadian soul

Jon Cash, head chef at BC’s Soule Creek Lodge, was kind enough to share the secret of his signature dish. His Three-Cheese Polenta Lasagna with Chorizo Sausage contains cheeses from across the country, including Balderson Cheddar, feta from Little Qualicum Cheeseworks and Natural Pastures’ “Amsterdammer.”

To discover Jon’s gourmet lasagna, play now.