Echo Valley
Nestled in the heart of British Columbia's spectacular Cariboo region, Echo Valley Ranch and Spa lies amidst four distinct geographic areas. These regions are called biomes, and create a surrounding landscape that includes magnificent mountains, boreal forests, pristine lakes, winding rivers and steeply carved canyons.
Add to this the gourmet cuisine of Master Chef Kim Madsen, a fusion of cultures where the wild west meets the exotic east of Thailand, and you have a culinary experience that embraces the senses. Echo Valley uses ranch-raised stock and produce from its organic garden. Chef Kim has cooked for Royalty and State Leaders; for the James Beard Foundation in New York, and has won numerous awards including the Cordon Bleu and Silver and Bronze medals from the Culinary Olympics.
Designed for anyone wanting to improve their kitchen time with timesaving practices, our “Learn To Cook Like A Pro” package will teach you some insider culinary tricks of the trade. Chef Kim will share his expertise and share some tools and techniques that will inspire you to cook like a pro. There's even a day for specific requests such as learning to fillet a fish, de-bone a chicken, and how to adapt recipes for special-need diets.
We are what we eat, and in our stress-filled, fast food, dine-out lives, food has the potential to do more harm than good. Our unique “Healthy Food & Well Being” package reveals the pros and cons of the latest diets, the nutritional and medicinal values of everyday foods, and how to give traditional meals a healthy twist. While food fuels the body and nourishes the mind, this package also offers an EVR touch to soothe the soul with three spa treatments. This includes a Thai massage and facial, and two eco-activities such as a guided half-day hike, a trail ride or fly fishing lesson.
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Culinary Vacation Highlights:
- Seven nights deluxe accommodations
- Three gourmet meals each day
- Full use of ranch facilities including sauna, hot tub, indoor pool, gym, and more...
- A review of kitchen gadgets and gizmos
- Using knives the sharp way - efficiently and effectively
- The fundamentals of great cooking; soups, sauces and stocks
- Tips and ingredients for fixing meals fast
- How to use spices, flavors, and food substitutions
- Learn great presentations from spectacular shape and color combinations to simple carvings and design
- Turning mistakes and kitchen disasters into delicious winners
- Customizing your kitchen experience - your chance for one-on-one consultations, and words to the wise on areas such as starting a kitchen garden, food substitutions and adapting meals for special diets
- Planning, shopping, freezing, and overall kitchen organization
- The Cooperative Culinary Experience - a grand finale meal, prepared by the group, for the group
- Table settings that set the stage and add finesse
- The whys and wherefores of wine pairing, featuring British Columbia wines
Note: Epitourean, LLC provides a referral service for operators of culinary classes, vacations, cruises, schools and demonstrations. We cannot be held responsible for variations in descriptions, courses offered, changes to dates and/or prices provided by the operators.
