Media Coverage
Easy summer recipes to tantalize your guests inspired by tastes of P.E.I.
By THE CANADIAN PRESS – July 15, 2009
Here are three summer recipes inspired by Prince Edward Island and brought to you by chef Michael Smith, host of Food Network's "Chef at Home" and "Chef Abroad."
Simply Steamed Island Blue Mussels With Three Different Flavours
Mussels 101: Tips on how to buy, store, prepare and serve
By THE CANADIAN PRESS – July 13, 2009
The task of preparing mussels may be daunting to the home cook who is unfamiliar with them. But once a cook gets to know mussels, he or she will find they're the simplest fish to cook, says chef Michael Smith. Here are some tips from Tourism PEI on buying, storing, preparing and serving mussels.
HOW TO BUY
Marvellous mussels: Versatile food cooks well solo or with liquids, says chef
By Lauren La Rose – July 13, 2009
Chef Michael Smith is clearly mad about mussels. The Food Network host said the popular shelled seafood is not only highly versatile, but it's also among the tastiest seafood options available.
However, at first glance, Smith said they're one of those ingredients that seem a bit unapproachable - perhaps even complicated.
The Prince Edward Island resident said nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, once individuals get to know mussels, they'll actually find they're the simplest fish to cook.
Daily Business Buzz - Provincial exports drop in 2009, rebound in 2010
By Staff, Transcontinental Media
[OTTAWA, ON] - Prince Edward Island’s exports will drop by five per cent in 2009 before rebounding by four per cent in 2010, according to a provincial export outlook by Export Development Canada (EDC).
NovaNewsNow.com - Mussel industry plans to work together regionally
For the Sou'Wester - By Andy Walker
The mussel industry in Atlantic Canada has joined forces to develop a regional marketing plan.Federal ACOA Minister Keith Ashfield was in Charlottetown recently to announce the $800,000 contribution to the program. Industry groups in the four provinces have formed a Mussel Industry Council to oversee the effort.
Charlottetown Guardian - New mussel marketing program to boost sales throughout North America
The Canadian mussel industry will benefit from a new marketing program announced in Charlttetown today to further promote mussels from Eastern Canada throughout North America.
A combined federal and provincial investment totaling over $900,000 was announced today by Keith Ashfield, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), and the Neil LeClair, Prince Edward Island Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development.
