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2006
Essentials for Travellers
Okanagan Fall Wine Festival 2007 Okanagan Summer Wine Festival 2007 International Wine Events in 2007 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival 2007 Okanagan Fall Wine Festival 2006 Sonoma County Showcase of Wine & Food 2006 International Wine Events in 2006 Recently Recommended Vintage Destinations Travel Books Madrid Fusion IV ~ Spanish Wines Take Flight Prince Edward County's Field of Dreams Long Dog Winery - No Long Shot! Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival 2005 Chicago Treasures from Art to Wine New Zealand: A Taste of Things to Come TimeOutToronto ~ The Triplets of Belleville Arizona Wineries The Lowdown on Lodi ~North America’s most exciting viticultural area International Wine Events in 2004 World's Largest Parsnip ~ Royal Winter Fair 2003 Uxbridge Celebration of the Arts 2003 Myths and Legends of the World Michelin Three Star Chef at Wildfire Restaurant at Taboo Best Vintage Destinations ~ Top Spots for 2002-2003 The Shiraz Rush is On! ~ South Africa's Hottest Grape IFOAM 2002 Organic World Congress 2002 Miami Art Highlight - Roy Lichtenstein: Inside/Outside New Horizons for Ontario’s Culinary Wine Tourism© New Zealand ~ A New Culinary Cornucopia
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MICHELIN
THREE STAR CHEF AT WILDFIRE RESTAURANT AT TABOO
Dieter
Muller, renown Michelin three star chef from the Relais &
Chateau Hotel Lerbach in Germany, is showcasing his culinary talents at Wildfire
on August 8, 9, 15, 16 and 17
– at Taboo Resort, Golf and
Conference Centre in Muskoka. This is Muller’s first
visit to Canada – unfortunately short, but very sweet. It is not very often that we get a visiting Michelin three star chef preparing meals. Taboo Resort GM Egon Von Foidl bit the bullet in terms of cost and invited the 55-year-old chef extraordinaire to come and cook. Muller who has spent his life in the kitchen, not only has he published his own cookbook, but was named by Gault Millau as the 16th best chef in the world! He opened Restaurant Dieter Muller in 1992. By the following year was awarded two stars, which rose to three stars in 1997! Only five in Germany have received this rating. Taboo’s Corporate Chef Thomas Krieger was also instrumental in convincing Muller to come and is working closely with him to ensure that Taboo’s five-course menu is up to snuff.
Muller
is an inventive dynamo in the kitchen and as a result of his work with
seafood; Gault & Millau named him as being “the best fish chef in
the world!” His 5-course tasting menu at $110 is not to be missed. The
first course - Crème Brûlée and Praline of Foie Gras de Canard with
Pumpkin Chutney is sensational. A large round nugget of foie coasted in
spiced pumpernickel “crumbs” sitting gloriously atop the crisp
caramelised sugar crust floating on a silky foie mousse. If that wasn’t
enough, it was accompanied by a thick slice of rich, gently marinated
Atlantic salmon. Sommelier Scott Northey serves it with a sweet and yet
refreshing Pillitteri 2000 Select Late Harvest Vidal. Another highlight
was the Cappuccino of Curry and Lemongrass with Shrimp Brochette. This
extremely flavourful, buttery-lime-lemongrass elixir came in a large cup
and was tangy, sweet, spicy and creamy all at the same time.
If you want this recipe: click
here. The
event runs Friday and Saturday each weekend and there is a matching wine
flight available for an additional charge of $45 each There is a cap of 60
guests per evening, so you should reserve quickly. Seatings take place
from 6 pm until 9:30 pm in 30-minute intervals. To book call Wildfire at 1-800-461-0236. Wildfire Crème brule and praline of foie gras de canard with pumpkin chutney Pan-fried pickerel with sauce moutarde violette and stuffed vine tomato Cappuccino of curry and lemongrass with shrimp brochette Loin of Ontario lamb wrapped in herbed biscuit with artichoke sauce and green beans Parfait of milk chocolate and tonka beans served with wild berry mousse Images are taken
using the Fuji FinePix M603 digital camera. |
