Dine Alberta Chef/Producer Connector Events in 2008

• A month long restaurant culinary event, to encourage chefs and consumers to purchase and use Alberta regional food products.

• To help Alberta producers and processors maximize sales of their products in the local food service market.

Dine Alberta Chef/Producer Connector Events in 2008

Dine Alberta Chef/Producer Connector Events in 2008

Dine Alberta…Some History

2003

• 45 restaurants

• 70 producers

•One month feature menu with 70% AB ingredients

•3 major centres in Alberta

2006

•110 restaurants

•120 producers

•Add more small town sites & rural

Current

•115 restaurants

•100 producers

•Working together all year round•Across the whole province

Dine Alberta…. Some History

• What Alberta food products are available locally?

• When are Alberta food products available in season?

• Who produces local food products?• How do I source local food products?

Dine Al Di Chef/Producer Connector Events

• Cook’s Tour

• Producer Kitchen Tour

• Chef/Producer Roundtable

Dine Alberta Chef/Producer Connector Events

• Cook’s Tour

• Producer Kitchen Tour

• Chef/Producer Roundtable

What else is happening in Alberta

Culinary Tourism Strategy for AlbertaCulinary tourism is the pursuit of unique and memorable food

and drink

What’s on the Horizon Cont’d…

Culinary Tourism Strategy for Alberta– Culinary tourism is the pursuit of unique and memorable

culinary experiences of all kinds, often while travelling, but one can also be a culinary tourist at home

Culinary Tourism AllianceFood Anthropology of AB Regional Workshops