Food & Drink
Eat to live or live to eat? Really, it’s summer. Do we have to be faced with existential choices? Can’t we just enjoy ourselves?
Well, yes, we can. After all, with so many on-the-go things to do in a summer’s day, chances are pretty good you’re going to burn way more calories than you imagine. And even if you aren’t, sounds like a good excuse, doesn’t it? When it’s time to refuel, or when it’s simply time to relax, somebody somewhere is getting ready to whip up exactly the dish you’re craving. If you ask some of the best chefs around Whistler what they think the town’s greatest contribution to the gastronomic scene is, they’ll tell you about using farm-fresh ingredients, sourcing food locally, working with artisan-farmers to put heirloom veggies on plates, reeling in the freshest bounty of the sea and other mouthwatering truths. And they’d be right… as far as they go. But you can’t talk about food and Whistler and summer without paying tribute to this town’s elevation of après — long considered an after-ski repast — to a languorous, slow food, slower livin’ art form. Summer après acknowledges longer days, later dinners and your need for something to keep you going until you get around to eating the farm-fresh, local, artisanal, heirloom goodies. No doubt, fresh and local are watchwords in Whistler cuisine, so think fresh, eat local... and don’t forget après.
