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(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 19, 2007 ) Huntsville, Ontario -- Algonquin Park Resort, Bartlett Lodge, is pleased to welcome Sarah Allen as the new Executive Chef.Algonquin Provincial Park has long been known as Ontario’s premier wilderness refuge and eco-tourist destination. Encompassing over 7,725 square kilometres of pristine forests, lakes, rivers and wetlands, Algonquin Park attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. Day-trippers and overnight visitors alike, guests to the park know what to expect – gorgeous scenery, abundant wildlife sightings, educational facilities and all the pleasures that nature has to offer. What visitors may be surprised to find is superb gourmet dining in a first class lakefront restaurant, right in the heart of Algonquin Park. Bartlett Lodge (http://www.bartlettlodge.com), an Algonquin Park resort, long regarded as a leader in environmental responsibility, is rapidly becoming known for the high standards it sets in its kitchen as well. Over the years, Bartlett Lodge has developed its reputation as one of few Ontario resorts totally committed to the implementation of environmentally friendly and non-polluting practices and products into its day-to-day operations. They were the first Ontario resort to offer green electric-power by switching its electricity supplier to Bullfrog Power – Ontario’s only 100% green electricity company and this year, and they have added a solar thermal hot water system to their dining room. Bartlett Lodge puts just as much care and imagination into the food that they serve and is rated as the one of the top restaurants in cottage country by the Toronto Life Dining Guide.The 2007 season brings some exciting changes to Bartlett Lodge. Marc Lepine, a multi-award winning celebrity chef who is presently working at the highly rated Courtyard Restaurant in Ottawa, will be returning to Bartlett Lodge this year as Consulting Executive Chef. Lepine, who was Executive Chef at Bartlett Lodge for four years in the 1990’s, helped build Bartlett’s reputation as a destination, fine dining establishment. His talent for infusing French-based cuisine with a contemporary panache will be reflected in the delectable menu offerings this season.Marc Lepine’s protégée Sarah Allen, a talented chef in her own right, will be Bartlett Lodge’s new Executive Chef. Allen plans to focus the menu on quality ingredients, using the freshest locally available produce, meats and fish as well as an innovative vegetarian selection. Bartlett’s fabulous dessert menu will continue to tempt diners.Resort guests and visitors alike are welcome to enjoy Bartlett Lodge’s 5-course contemporary cuisine fixed price dinners. The evening begins with a ride to the resort in Bartlett’s motorized freighter canoe. Upon arrival, guest are immediately impressed with the beauty of the grounds and the way that Bartlett’s owners have managed to maintain the property in its pristine wilderness state. The dining room itself is causally elegant, with plenty of windows offering a view of the gardens and lake. Dinner guests are encouraged to bring their own wine to enjoy with dinner, as the resort is not licensed. The unusual combination of a beautiful wilderness setting and innovative, unparalleled gourmet dining served with flair prompted the Muskoka Sun to comment that dining at Bartlett Lodge’s cottage resort in Ontario is “an experience that we would recommend to anyone looking for a day and a meal they will never forget.”Bartlett Lodge is Algonquin Park's resort dining at its finest. With the introduction of two new chefs, this Ontario resort looks forward to making even more great strides in living up to their rating as “the best cottage country restaurant.”Bartlett Lodge, owned by Kim and Marilyn Smith, is a cottage resort located in Algonquin Park in Ontario Canada that has implemented environmentally friendly and non-polluting practices and products into its day-to-day operations. Choices of accommodations include cabins, cottages, and platform tents. In addition, fine dining and various recreational activities are available in one of North America’s last wilderness frontiers. For more information, please visit http://www.bartlettlodge.com.Source: http://www.first-page-seo.com and http://prnn.com.###This press release was issued through GroupWeb EmailWire.Com. For more information on press release distribution, go to http://www.emailwire.com.
Kevin Dill
hillaryalane@yahoo.com 
Source: EmailWire.com
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