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<\/p>\nLocal culinary experience at Prairie Berry<\/p>\n
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Prairie Berry, a farm located in Glenlea, is gearing up to offer visitors a unique tourism experience in July: a culinary Manitoba adventure.<\/p>\n
Owners Jennifer and Matthieu Turenne worked with the Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Communities (CDEM) to develop a new concept on their farm this summer: culinary tourism.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was CDEM that approached us with the idea and we immediately liked it. We quickly got to work with them to see how we could develop it further,\u201d says Jennifer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith COVID-19, people can\u2019t travel this summer, so they\u2019re looking for different things to do close to home. They want to explore or rediscover their province. They\u2019re looking for new and unique experiences. That\u2019s what we wanted to give them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new\u00a0Farm to Table\u00a0<\/em>dining experience will run from July\u00a09 to 19. It\u2019s essentially a gourmet dinner. Visitors will be able to choose from three renowned local chefs: Luc\u00a0Jean, from WOW Hospitality Concepts, Jos\u00e9e\u00a0Cur\u00e9, a chef based in St-Pierre-Jolys, or Tyrone\u00a0Welchinski, chef at the Nonsuch brewery and one of the chefs at the RAW:Almond winter pop-up restaurant at The Forks. (1)<\/p>\n Visitors will also be able to choose their meat, as well as the size of their meal: three, four or seven courses.<\/p>\n \u201cAll the dishes prepared by the chefs, from appetizers to desserts, will have a strawberry component because that\u2019s our specialty here at Prairie Berry,\u201d adds Jennifer. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re offering the experience in July: because it\u2019s strawberry season!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGuests will start with a glass of our special Prairie Berry Slush, made from our own strawberries, before heading to the table for dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n Apart from strawberries, \u201cthere\u2019s no preconceived menu. Each chef will work with fruits and vegetables that are in season. Everything will be local. Even the meat will be from Manitoba. And the meal will be served directly in the heart of our strawberry fields, or under the gazebo in case of bad weather\u201d.<\/p>\n Jennifer also emphasizes the Francophone advantage of the\u00a0Farm to Table<\/em>\u00a0experience. \u201cIt\u2019ll be a truly unique experience, and available in French. In fact, two of our three chefs and all our waiters, as well as Matthew and I, are bilingual.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEvery summer, many Francophones like to come here to pick strawberries, so it was very important for us to offer the experience in French.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition, the farm known as Manitoba\u2019s premier strawberry picking location and the recipient of the 2018 Manitoba\u2019s most beautiful farm award will continue to welcome pickers throughout the summer, but only by appointment, to better ensure physical distancing measures. (2)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (1) The chefs will not be present on the same dates. To find out when your favourite chef is cooking or for any other information, visit Prairie Berry\u2019s Facebook or Instagram page: @prairieberrymb. Places are limited to about 30\u00a0people per night to make sure that physical distancing rules are followed. Reservations are strongly recommended.<\/p>\n
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