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ALBERNI'S PORT


SALMON RECIPE


Dining on Vancouver Island is an epicurean delight particularly The Nanaimo bar Vancouver


is legendary. There is no denying that it is Island’s


best known confection, but the little slice of dessert may have some


competition. The Alberni Valley now has its own signature recipe and if the chef who created it has her way, it will put Port Alberni on the map as a destination for foodies who appreciate mouth-watering cuisine.


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for seafood lovers thanks to a year-round supply of fresh fish. Gail McCully who lives in Port Alberni loves to cook with fresh, locally sourced food. For almost a decade, the culinary ace who holds a French Culinary Degree from the Pierre Dubrulle Culinary School has been creating to-die-for recipes in her Port Alberni home and selling mouth-watering seasoning rubs on the side. The woman who created each rub recipe herself has propelled her business, Metropolitan Chef, into a global success with online orders from all over the world. McCully now hopes her Alberni Valley Signature Salmon dish will become just as famous as the Nanaimo bar. Port Alberni isn't usually considered a hotbed of fine cuisine,


but McCully wants to change that perception. At home in her kitchen she is constantly concocting new


recipes and one of those recipes includes a salmon dish that won McCully the Master Chef 2009 award at the South Cariboo Garlic Festival. Her West Coast Salmon Saltimboca beat out recipes submitted from around North America. Though she's a formidable cook, McCully is quick to point


by Brenda Gough


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