During
the summer of 2006, chef Michael Stadtlander journeyed on his
biodiesel/solar powered kitchen bus, The Liberator, with his family and
a group of apprentices from his farm in Ontario heading west to
Vancouver, Quadra and Cortes Islands, in British Columbia. He was
returning to the province that nurtured and inspired his early days as
a chef in Canada. In each locale he encounters artists, farmers, oyster
cultivators, environmentalists and loggers dedicated to environmentally
sustainable business practices and the bounty of their islands. In plein-air
dinners made with locally raised and foraged ingredients he lavishes
his local guests with the delectable creations of his edible art. You
will wish you were there.
Michael
Stadtlander’s Collingwood, Ontario-based Eigensinn Farm was named one
of the top-10 restaurants in the world by Restaurants magazine (2002).
For the past 10 years Michael and his wife Nobuyo have welcomed small
groups of visitors to the farm to enjoy haute cuisine created from
ingredients produced on Eigensinn or neighbouring farms. Stadtlander,
has been the Chef at several Toronto restaurants and is a recognized
supporter and promoter of sustainable cuisine and organic food.
Recently he received the 2007 Organic Supporter Hero Award from the
Canadian Organic Growers.
Michael Stadtlander
Canada, documentary, 2007
102 mins.
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