Mealtime & Culinary Connections
Proudly serving a taste of our region. Cooking at the Edge focuses on balancing globally far-flung tastes with provincially produced foods. While seasonal menus are inspired by flavors from afar, we seek to prepare our meals with ingredients raised closer to home.
Our award winning mealtime steward, Greg Waters and our Culinary Adventures have been recognized by the tourism industry as some of the best in Canada. Some food ingredients come from our garden, but most come from local gardens and Ontario farms, including a local organic meat provider. We even serve local craft ales from Highlander Brewery in South River and wines made by co-founder Martha Lucier’s family at Viewpointe Estates Winery.
Read Gregor’s PDF on how he grows and plans meals at the Edge or his blog post that explains why Greg doesn’t have any recipes at this time.
Our promise: Your mealtime experiences at our Algonquin Park home will be remembered and treasured by everyone. Our meals take into account specialty food restrictions for health and personal reasons ensuring each individual’s needs are looked after when we deliver a colourful, tasteful buffet style meal. Learn more about Chef Gregor.
Some words from our guests :
- "Meal times feel like a mix of upper echelon catering but in the comfort of your own home. At each meal the Head Chef would describe the meal, its ingredients and where they came from. This would often involve a story of procurement from a local farmer or food that was harvested from their own garden . . ."
-Andrew Tkach, February 2014
Read Original Post - "A Relaxing and fulfilling weekend - went into the retreat with no expectations and was blown away! It is more like staying at a close friends cottage than a retreat with a group of strangers. The instant camaraderie that is shared between participants is remarkable! The food is all locally sourced, nourished the soul and palette . . ."
-Lauren Reinhart, September 2018
Read Original Post - "Let me tell you Gregor is the most amazing chef! Guests return primarily because the meals he creates are better than any 5 star restaurant. Gregor provides a sensory experience during mealtimes by telling a story, explaining where all the food was sourced from and providing a large variety of items to choose from."
-Monica Holland, July 2019
Read Original Post - "A beautiful space to escape from the city, technology and enjoy nature surrounded by a gorgeous family-style lake house. Chef Greg was my favourite addition, his food was wonderfully prepared, locally & organically sourced, and SO delicious! You could really tell he loved what he does. Yoga studio has a fantastic view of the lake, and every part of the space was thoughtfully and beautifully designed - would highly recommend and will definitely be back."
-Ashleigh Martin, September 2018
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