Meals are prepared in an open kitchen, and served family style in the Dove Lodge dining room; a comfortable area that characterizes lodge informality. Echo Valley Ranch staff often share mealtimes with guests, adding to the familial ambiance that is Echo Valley's trademark. This style of hospitality is what has made Echo Valley a top-rated Canada ranch resort.
Breakfast and lunch are relaxed, help-yourself affairs from a selection of items laid out along the kitchen counter. Generally, guests share their meal seated together around a large table, often joined by owners Norm and Nan. Dinner menus at the ranch resort are pre-set with a selection of choices usually tailored to the individual preferences of guests. Often, ranch resort guests choose to savour their evening meal more intimately, as a couple or with a new group of friends -- individual tables can be set accordingly.
Thursday night's culinary showcase epitomizes Echo Valley's East-West harmony. This is when the ranch's Thai staff prepares superb Thai food, as authentic as you would find in Thailand's finest restaurants, and served with the gracious hospitality that is the hallmark of the Thai people. But this is only the beginning. The evening continues with traditional Thai dancing where everyone can get involved. The exotic pageantry, fun and friendships that these evenings engender is not to be missed. No other Canada ranch resort can compare.
Tuesday and Friday night summer barbecues are all about the flavours of the wild west: rosemary roasted lamb, slow-baked salmon, baked potatoes, barbecued beef, burgers and hot-dogs, and always a vegetarian option. The ranch's working cowboys find these nights hard to resist and around the open pit fire, s'mores are at the ready.
Stay to watch shooting stars cross the ebony-black skies; perhaps grab a blanket and head to the grassy verge at the end of the runway. Set a small distance away from the main buildings, it's a magical spot on any night for star-gazing, and never more so than when the camaraderie and wilderness of the west has been so much a part of your evening.
One of the best seats in the house is at the kitchen counter. Our Master Chef is always happy to provide ranch resort guests with cooking demonstrations, tips and techniques. You might even enjoy some preview tasters of dinner, though only enough to whet your appetite .... never spoil it! Cooking lessons are offered upon request.
There is also the opportunity to explore the concepts of Eating Right for Your Blood Type - a healthful way of eating that promotes overall good health including good digestion, cholesterol counts, weight loss and more.
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