Saturday, July 10, 2010

First half of E. Canada culinary tour

This is at least the halfway mark of my road trip. I have made this into a whirlwind tour of culinary delights and sightseeing. Below is an exhaustive (and exhausting) list of where I've been and what I've been doing:

June 28, 2010 (Atlanta, GA)
  • Sweetwater Valley Farms - 17988 , TN
    • Walking tour
June 29, 2010 (Huntington, WV)
  • Jamie Oliver's Huntington Kitchen
    • Community hands-on class making pizza
June 30, 2010 (Quakertown, PA)
  • Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park, NY)
    • Lunch at St. Andrew's Cafe
    • Prospective student tour
July 1, 2010 (Bethel, ME)
  • First poutine and lobster of trip (Dysart's restaurant, ME)
  • Canada-USA border crossing
  • Canada Day
  • Walk around town (Fredericton, NS)
  • Fireworks display
July 2, 2010 (Fredericton, NB)
  • Walking tour
  • Changing of guards
  • Walking tour
  • Calithumpian's Haunted Hike
July 3, 2010 (Fredericton, NB)
  • Boyce Farmer's Market
    • Sausage on a bun, samosas, cinnamon cake
  • Chocolate Museum (St. Stephens, NB)
    • Assorted chocolates and chicken bones
  • Comeau's restaurant (NB)
    • Fried haddock, poutine, and dulse
  • Run on Coppermine Trail
  • Bull of the Woods show (Fundy National Park, NB)
July 4, 2010 (Fundy National Park, NB)
  • Hike/Jog Laverty Falls and Moosehead trails
  • Hopewell Rocks (Hopewell Cape, NB)
  • Frenchy's (Moncton, NB)
  • Shediac, NB
July 5, 2010 (Halifax, NB)
  • Peggy's Cove
  • Acadian's Maple Products store
  • Maple syrup tasting: Canada No.1-3
  • Clearwater store
    • Bought first live lobster
    • Tour of distribution facilities
  • Nova Scotia Community College
    • Tour of culinary program facilities
  • Fisherman's Cove
  • Pizza Time restaurant
  • Donair plate
  • Rum Runner's Rum Cake Factory
  • Alexander Keith's Brewery
    • Interpretative history tour of facilities
  • Cooked first live lobster
July 6, 2010 (Halifax, NS)
  • Run by fort and waterfront
  • Walk through public gardens
  • Halifax Public Library
    • Got library card and searched for cooking books
  • International Tattoo band
  • Poutine from Bud the Spud mobile van
July 7, 2010 (Cape Breton, NS)
  • Ceileidh Trail
    • Tour of Glenora Distillery
    • Le Centre de La MiCareme
  • Cabot Trail
    • Charlie's Country Music Store (Cheticamp, NS)
    • Restaurant Acadien
      • Meat pie
    • La Boulangerie Aucoin Bakery
      • Oat cake, molasses cookie, baguette, and meat pie
    • Hike/run on Skyline Trail (Cape Breton National Park, NS)
  • Scenic drive through South Harbor
  • Gaelic College (St. Ann's, NS)
    • Ceileidh performance by staff and students
  • Baddeck, NS
July 8, 2010 (Cape Breton, NS)
  • Fortress of Louisbourg (Louisbourg, NS)
    • Guided tour and mililtary demonstrations
    • Soldier's bread from King's Bakery
    • Cooking in military engineer's house
  • Lobster supper (Baddeck, NS)
    • Fish chowder, mussels, lobster
July 9, 2010 (Cape Breton, NS)
  • Run by Bras d'Or Lake
  • Ferry to Prince Edward Island
  • Culinary Institute of Canada - Holland College (Charlottetown, NS)
    • Talked with chef
    • Dinner of charcuterie sampler and pork tenderloin
  • Walk on waterfront
    • Cow's Ice Cream - rated best of Canada
  • Light show at Province House


I'll try to add links and pictures later.

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