Chef Alexander Stoll has started “The Fat Duck Cuisine” to delight Whistler food lovers and their guests with memorable multi-course meals prepared in their own kitchens.

Chef Alexander’s cuisine is the fine dining solution for special Whistler occasions. For celebratory meals of all kinds, cocktail parties or even a romantic evening for two, Chef Alexander travels to your home to cook a gourmet meal, leaving you free to enjoy your guests.

“When I’m not in the kitchen cooking or experimenting, I’m probably off somewhere researching or reading about cooking and food,” he says.

When he was boy, his grandfather operated a micro farm and garden/nursery in the Alsace region of France, and he is the man who made Stoll taste dishes like pumpkin pie and nasturtium salad, stoking Alexander’s passion for what is now called slow food.

“I opened The Fat Duck Cuisine because I had something to say,” Stoll says. “For me the food is conversation. It is the expression of my heart and passion I believe in, as well as a tasteful way to escape. The Fat Duck Cuisine is about the simplicity of Mother Nature’s seasonal creation and bounties.”

Alexander uses high-quality, farm-based products as much as possible. Born and raised in Alsace, Alexander started his career in the culinary industry and attended the famous Ecole Hôtelière de Strasbourg. After completing his education he travelled to Switzerland and Germany to work and discover different cultures.

He immigrated to Canada in 1996 and moved to Whistler in 1998. In Whistler, Alexander has worked his magic in the kitchens at Val d’Isère Restaurant, the Aubergine Grille and Whistler Cooks. Alexander has cooked for French aristocrats and VIP customers from around the world, such as Kevin Costner and Sean Penn. He has also catered to those in high-end Whistler residences such as Kadenwood, the Four Seasons and Stonebridge. Stoll is a proud member of Whistler’s Slow Food Convivium, a member of British Columbia Chefs Association, the Canadian Culinary Federation, the World Association of Cooks Societies and the British Columbia Restaurant and Food Association. For more information on Alexander and the Fat Duck Cuisine, you can call (604) 902-4636 or visit the website at www.thefatduckcuisine.com.

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Local mom, graphic designer and entrepreneur Janet Pashleigh has started a new website that is sure to impress visiting and local parents in Whistler and throughout the Sea to Sky.

Whistler4kids.com is a complete one-stop shop for parents. The website highlights handy information such as children’s activities, classes and programs, a monthly calendar of events and a directory of kid-friendly restaurants, to name a few. After 17 years in Whistler and four years of motherhood, Janet decided to answer the common question, “What is there to do with kids in Whistler?”

Whistler For Kids answers that question and many others that a parent might have. With a large community component, W4K also assists all charitable and non-profit groups for children. Visit www.whistler4kids.com to learn all that our area has to offer the kids. For more information, email Janet at info@whistler4kids.com or call her at (604) 938-9224.

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Whistler interior designer Debbie Evans has completed her NCIDQ Examinations and will now hold the designation RID, Registered Interior Designer. Debbie also holds the designation as a CMKBD, Certified Master Kitchen and Bath Designer. Only a few designers in this part of the world hold both of these designations and she may also be the only one in B.C. to hold both.

Debbie has been invited to go on the Viking Designer trip in Memphis, Tenn., March 17 to 21. She will stay at the world famous Alluvian Hotel in Greenwood, Miss. Debbie’s husband, Chris Neufeld, runs Northface Kitchens and Bath in Squamish. Northface is the only authorized dealer of Nickels Cabinets in the corridor.

Debbie said she feels very positive about the direction Whistler is moving and fee
ls the Olympics will shine a spotlight on Whistler and all of B.C. that will bring new opportunities for everyone. People are investing a lot in Whistler and expect to work with professionals. Whistler Interior Design Ltd. has been a member of the Canadian Homebuilders Association for more than five years and Evans’ company has won numerous awards.



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