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Restaurant review: Naturally Pacific Resort elevates Campbell River's chic quotient
Carve Kitchen and Meatery at Naturally Pacific Resort Where: 700 Petersen Rd., Campbell River When: Breakfast, lunch, daily. Brunch on Saturdays. Info: 1-866-910-4567 So, he's showing off. What chef wouldn't? Chef Ryan Watson is super excited about the massive 15,000-square-foot on-site garden with a small orchard, an apiary, and a greenhouse big enough to house a couple of families. All he has to do is wish for ingredients and a pair of horticulturalists make it happen. 'But I'd gladly help,' he says. 'I have a gardening background.' Watson is the executive chef at the year-old Naturally Pacific Resort in Campbell River, elevating the city's allure and chic quotient by a lot. Travel and Leisure magazine included it in the 100 best new hotels of the year. It's owned by a family with deep roots in the community. The Mailman family has been in the construction and development business for more than three decades, but this is their first hospitality venture, and they've poured love and pride into the hometown project. Chef Watson oversees three restaurants at the resort. Carve Kitchen and Meatery, the flagship dining room, is elegant and art deco-lite in looks. Velocity Lounge is a casual sports lounge, adjacent to an 18-hole golf course, another Mailman family operation. It includes an eight-bay virtual driving range where, if you like, you can tee off at the famous St. Andrews Old Course. In summer, the Sunset Terrace patio by the pool is a third option, offering barbecued food and salads. Down the road, there'll be a conference centre at the resort with more mouths to feed. But, back to that garden. 'It's phenomenal,' Watson says of the green growing space. 'I've worked in a lot of places with gardens with a little bit of this and that, often herbs.' But nothing like this. 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And so it goes with vegetable scraps. The trim is used for pestos, soups, or pickles. Chicken bones and feet go into stock. Thus, there's a soup du jour on the menu. When I visited in late spring, our charismatic server announced the soup du jour was asparagus and apple 'biskwee' and it took a couple of beats before I realized he'd tripped over the vagaries of English. The bisque was velvety and delicious. For dinner, there's a choice of à la carte or a $63 three-course prix fixe menu, which changes up monthly. A Caesar salad on the prix fixe differed from the one on the à la carte. Whole heirloom baby gem romaine leaves stood in for torn romaine leaves and, instead of the usual croutons, a couple of toasted croissant slices, sourced from a local bakery. That bakery, Freyja, also supplies the burger buns and sourdough bread. If visiting Campbell River, scribble a note to self and stop by this Scandinavian-style croissant shop. 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Prime Minister Carney announces new support measures for softwood lumber industry
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