Chef Bradford Boisvert– Amuse French Bistro 

Our Chefs in the Garden series started off with a delicious burst of flavour last Monday when Chef Boisvert presented us with a deliriously delicious lunch of Grilled Qualicum Bay Scallops; Garden Vegetable Ragout; Rosti Potatoes; Arugula Pistou Vinaigrette finishing with a plumply textured Hazelnut Savarin, Blue Cheese Ice Cream with Raspberries peaked with Thyme and Lemon Balm Foam.

Featured in Forbes, Newsweek, USA Today and Epicure Magazine, classically trained chef Bradford Boisvert has won many prestigious culinary awards including the Bocuse d’Or USA Concours award. Bradord and his wife Leah are proud proprietors of Amuse French Bistro in Shawnigan Lake where they grow their own produce and herbs.  James Barber of Eat Magazine declared Amuse the “Best restaurant in the Cowichan Valley”.  The restaurant currently enjoys the rank of 2nd best Restuarant on Vancouver Island by Vancouver Magazine.   www.amusebistro.com