Exploring Southern Alberta with Shane Chartrand.

The trip started out with a small dinner in Medicine Hat Whiskey District. Had their food and talked with the culinary team and listened to their individual stories and life journeys. Noticed not to many went to Culinary School, which needs to be addressed in this area to heighten the strength of the south. I was thrilled to see a steak tartare being served to us with such presentation and flavours!

The next day spent the entire day in the town of Medicine Hat fall day long, coffee shops, bakers like Sonders, etc. I really enjoyed the original coffee shop and listened to a fire that burned through the building and they kept the place up and going even with the fire damage still showing in some of the brick.

Insane crumbles and cheesecake first thing in the morning.

From there we hit up the giant teepee learning more about its actual existence and also some knowledge sharing and smudging. With an elder.

Zucchini ‘Blossom came next, as the owner is well known for her food fare, personality and quality of products, using everything local.

We next visited why Medicine Hat got its name as well as where is was also given its name.

Time to hit up some Bees and learn about the importance of them and how they dwell and exist.

Ended by dinner at a place FH, where brother and sister team opened their dream. 

We Had GRY MATR mushroom coffee, checked our murals, through town. Also. Found that the brother was running for a position in the town as well that same day.

WE then ended up with a morning at Coulee Café, where I have never had such big pastries, almost for no reason, that tasted as I may not need to eat again for the day BUT delicious. 

Who cant go to the south without a pumpkin patch visit? Where were almost overwhelmed with the amount of them looking on into the scenery.

Cattleman’s time, where the south celebrate steak! Very high-end clean cut higher end place with next level steaks and deservingly probably the best steak on this trip!

Learning where they get their steak from as well as all their products and produce. 

Off to Lethbridge Culinary School to meet the cooking students and the Blackfoot confederacy, where we heard students talk about their culinary journeys and the Treaty 7 talk about medicine walks and the land the students get to dwell on. Two for one!

We then took off to do a Japanese excursion on Lethbridge to discover the building that lies there, as we got to learn about this building and the importance it is to them.

More stories in Taber, Claresholm and even Old station Meadery. 

Brewery in Fort Macload and high-end dining in Waterton, even ate hotdogs there! Went to One-more and the pantry for more snacks and food listening to more southern Alberta stories.

We ended up Red Rock Coulee taking in the air!!