October 1, 2017
Island Abbey Foods sets sights on becoming a global brand I used to think innovation mostly happened in fancy buildings with walls of glass and white leather furniture, on well-manicured green lawns in places far-flung from Canada’s island province. It turns out I was way off the mark. Way, way off. In fact, innovation can happen anywhere that you find…
October 1, 2017
Claddagh Oyster House chef wins 2017 PEI Potato Chowder Competition at PEI International Shellfish Festival If you think the PEI International Shellfish Festival is about gorging on oysters and mussels, while listening to some of the biggest talents on the East Coast, you wouldn’t be wrong, but you’d only be partially right. The Festival, which celebrated its 22nd anniversary this…
October 1, 2017
Porktoberfest features local producers Porktoberfest is here! In celebration of the farmers that contribute to PEI’s hog industry, Salty paid a visit to D & E Pork Inc. in Albany. D & E Pork is a multi-generational hog farm that was established in 1982. It is owned and operated by Patrick and Lisa Murray, who manage the farm alongside its…
October 1, 2017
Bejewelled acrobats and seaweed crisp. Love Junkies and braised cow’s cheek. Chef whites and ice carvings. The unexpected and the spectacular loomed large at A Chef’s Island, the final Signature Event of The PEI Fall Flavours Festival. Arriving at The Delta Prince Edward, Charlottetown’s stunning waterfront hotel and conference centre, I take in the scene that greets me. Streams of…
September 25, 2017
Savour Victoria invites guests to experience a historic Island village and the tastes of Italy infused with local ingredients Head West from Charlottetown along the Trans Canada for about forty minutes. Turn left onto the Shore Road, then right onto Causeway Road, and drive a few minutes with the sparkling waters of the south shore on the left and rustic…
September 16, 2017
Feast & Frolic kicks off the 2017 PEI International Shellfish Festival Bountiful. If only allowed one word to sum up the Feast & Frolic event on September 14th, 2017, this three syllable word would be the one. Other strong contenders would include: enticing, indulgent, grand, impressive, and spectacular. After all, how else could one describe an evening filled to the…
September 9, 2017
PEI Potatoes Showcased at Toe Taps and Taters 2017 My love for PEI potatoes is known far and wide. Or at least as far and wide as my mother. Every year when new potato season rolls around, she reminds me of the time when I was 15 and we went for dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Summerside. I asked…
September 1, 2017
Prince Edward Island native Lesley Quinn to compete in Canadian National Sommelier Competition Somm. Short for sommelier. Short for wine steward. Short for best job ever. Definitely not a gig my high school guidance counsellor offered up as an option. So when I met Lesley Quinn, I had a lot of questions. Quinn’s the sommelier at Halifax’s Barrington Steakhouse and…
September 1, 2017
PEI’s Fall Flavours Festival marks a decade of culinary celebrations From Old Home Week to the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival to community lobster suppers, we Islanders have a long tradition of celebrating food and inviting visitors to join the party. And it’s in that tradition that the Fall Flavours Festival, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, was created. Today…
September 1, 2017
Potato warehouse transforms into a unique venue for Fall Flavours event Potatoes. There’s no denying the tuber is one of PEI’s biggest claims to fame. And we certainly haven’t shied away from celebrating this edible Island icon with songs (cue Bud the Spud), cookbooks, and souvenirs. Hey, we even have an entire museum dedicated to the potato—it’s in O’Leary in…