Explore the foods
and traditions of the First Peoples

With chef Chuck Hughes

Chef Chuck Hughes pursues his culinary quest among the First Peoples by visiting different Indigenous Communities from Quebec to Saskatchewan and Ontario. With traditional recipes and ancestral hunting and fishing techniques, the communities visited are a feast for the eyes and taste buds.

Chuck Hughes

Chef Chuck Hughes is the co-owner and executive chef of Montreal hot-spot Garde Manger. He is the star of such television shows as Chuck’s Day Off, Chuck’s Week Off, Chuck’s Eat the Street, À couteaux tirés, Le monde selon Chuck, Chuck & Danny’s Road Trip and Bienvenue chez Chuck. He has also produced two best-selling cookbooks (“Garde Manger”, “Chuck’s Day Off”) and a line of cookware and fine food products.

CHUCK'S JOURNEY

Chuck travels to the lower Saint-Lawrence community of Wolastoqiyik to meet chef Maxime Lizotte and fish sea urchins.

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Recipes

The morning version of a Chisasibi’s shore lunch.

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