Fresh Fest

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Friday, June 12th, 2015

Starting the BC Seafood & Shellfish Festival off on a high note, Fresh Fest is designed to tantalize the taste buds pairing Canada’s freshest seafood with some of our nation’s finest chefs in support of education and culinary culture in B.C. Tickets are now on sale for $25 at FreshFestTickets.com and will be sold at the gate for $35.

Price includes seafood feast and concert...we promise, you won’t leave hungry! • Children 8 & under FREE • Net proceeds donated to the North Island College culinary program.

Fresh Fest is the official kickoff to the 9th annual BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival – a 10-day celebration of seafood excellence in the Comox Valley from June 12-21, 2015. Featuring: Chef Andrew Stigant (Russell Food Equipment), Chef Hamid Salimian (Captain of Culinary Team Canada for the World Culinary Olympics), Locals Restaurant, Custom Gourmet, Eatmore Sprouts, Prontissima Pasta, Chef and Captain, As you Like it Products, and West Coast Mobile Kitchen. Purchase the perfect pairing beverage from the Okanagan’s Hester Creek Winery, as well as local craft beer from Vancouver Island Brewery. Music by Zerbin, The River and The Road, and Luke Blu Guthrie

• Zerbin – As passionate songwriters Zerbin harmoniously combines lyrics and music with deep emotion and spirituality. The Canadian band is being noticed all over North America, sharing the stage with many national and international acts.
• The River and The Road – Imagine folk, bluegrass, and indie-rock stayed up all night having a dance party. The River and The Road manage to combine beautiful, haunting lyrics with strong harmonies, heavy percussion breakdowns, and dynamic arrangements to create a unique sound that will have you hooked.
• As rhythm and blues duo with alternative roots, Luke Blu Guthrie and Elizabeth Penney electrify Canadian stages with their soulful performances. Armed with acoustic & electric guitars, assorted foot percussion and plenty of rhythmic slaps and yowls, Luke Blu Guthrie’s songs explore the dark underbelly of human nature and confront the joy, mystery and confusion of love and loss.

The event will showcase the best in B.C. aquaculture products including • Coast Fresh Atlantic Salmon • Certified Organic Chinook from Creative Salmon • Smoked Coho and Sablefish from Golden Eagle Aquaculture • Oceanwise Lois Lake steelhead • Manilla Clams from Salish Seafoods • Clams & Oysters from Mac’s Oysters • Oysters and Mussels from Fanny Bay Oysters The Culinary Creations available at Fresh Fest are heart healthy, tasty, and are made from locally grown ingredients. • Eatmore Greens Salad – topped with poached miso-ginger sablefish and Japanese pepper flakes • Prontissimo Pasta Salad – tossed with a basil vinaigrette with smoked Coho • Coast Fresh Salmon Burgers – grilled with an arugula pesto • Organic Chinook Salmon Rice Bowl – seared and served on a bed of rice with blackberry ginger sauce • Lois Lake Steelhead Tacos – finished with “As you like it” chipotle sauce, spinach and finely shredded cabbage • Bayne Sound Seafood chowder – Fresh Local Manila clams, Oysters & Mussels from Salish Seafoods, Fanny Bay Oysters, Mac’s Oysters + loads of veggies • Mexi Pops Cart – with Frozen Mangos on a stick and chocolate dipped bananas • Cocoa-Nuts Coffee Bar – Serving Royston Roasting coffee

Taking place from June 12-21, during BC Seafood month, Comox Valley’s ninth annual BC Seafood & Shellfish Festival is the largest of its kind in British Columbia.

Attendees are able to experience 10 days filled with a variety of culinary events, aquaculture workshops, demonstrations by celebrity chefs, farm tours hosted by seafood and shellfish producers, networking events, a tradeshow, and more.

For Festival details visit bcshellfishfestival.com.