The Canadian Rockies are renowned for the incredible variety of dining opportunities they offer. Chefs come from around the world to create dishes to tempt food lovers and travellers alike. A Taste of the Canadian Rockies includes many of the mouth-watering recipes from the best restaurants in the towns of Banff, Jasper, Lake Louise, Waterton and Canmore, as well as selections from the backcountry resorts and lodges nestled throughout the Canadian Rockies.

Spectacular mountain photographs by Douglas Leighton accompany the recipes, making this book an excellent gift and a remarkable culinary experience of Canada's famous Rocky Mountains.

Enjoy recipes from the following kitchens: Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Jasper, Chateau Lake Louise, Banff Park Lodge, Emerald Lake Lodge, Lodge at Kananaskis / Hotel Kananaskis, Mount Assisniboine Lodge, Sunshine Village Ski & Summer Resort, and many more!

Myriam Leighton moved from Switzerland to Banff in 1987 and now lives with her husband Douglas on a rural acreage near Golden, BC, where she loves to garden and experiment in the kitchen while enjoying spectacular views of the West slopes of the Canadian Rockies. She has co-authored three other cookbooks.

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Chip Olver moved to Banff in 1977 from Ontario. She loves the mountains and considers it a privilege to live there with her husband and three children. She has been a Town of Banff Councillor since 1994, and is Banff's longest surviving councillor. She is one of the 250 Canadians trained to present the Canadian version of the slide show that was featured in the Oscar winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth.

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