Okroshka: Summery Soups and Canoe

okroshka: Order this photo Executive chef John Horne and chef de cuisine Coulson Armstrong of Canoe, where Russian cold soup okroshka is gaining popularity, according to Toronto Star. Order this photo By Karon Liu Food Writer Thu., Aug. 11, 2016 Gazpacho gets the glory when it comes to chilled, summery soups, but for centuries Russian moms have been keeping it cool with okroshka , a silky cold yogurt soup containing diced cucumber, radish, dill, potatoes, eggs and ham. Canoe is adding Okroshka to a special menu that celebrates the cuisines across the Rocky Mountains region. But what it doing on the menu at Canoe, the city tent pole of Canadian fine dining Over the last year the downtown restaurant has been holding themed dinners exploring the country regional cuisine and historical roots. Now executive chef John Horne and his cooks have moved to the Prairie region, looking at the cuisine of eastern European settlers in the late 19th century through a new dinner series called Route to the Rockies, which runs till mid-September. A few months ago it looked at First Nations cuisine from Haida Gwaii in B.C., and before that Acadian food along the east coast. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.