Celebrating through food, culture & creativity

Celebrating food, culture, and creativity across the Sea to Sky, on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), Lil'wat Nation, and St̓át̓imc Nation, the Sea to Sky Cooks Collective is a region-wide cultural storytelling collective that blends food, art, and community to showcase the people, places, and practices that make this corridor unique.

SEA TO SKY COOKS

In 2026, we are launching Sea to Sky Cooks, a community-inspired cookbook celebrating the food, people, and creativity of British Columbia's Sea to Sky Corridor: Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Lillooet, and the communities between, alongside an event series funded in part by the Squamish Arts Council and the District of Squamish.

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About Sea to Sky Collective

Celebrating food, culture, and creativity across the Sea to Sky—on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), Lil’wat Nation, and St̓át̓imc Nation—the Sea to Sky Cooks Collective is a region-wide cultural storytelling collective that blends food, art, and community to showcase the people, places, and practices that make this corridor unique.

Grounded in collaboration and community engagement, we bring together chefs, farmers, food producers, artists, cultural leaders, storytellers, and residents to highlight the rich diversity of local culinary culture. By amplifying local voices and creating high-quality, place-based content, we aim to build a shared cultural narrative that reflects the spirit, resilience, and creativity of our communities.

What We Do

How We Work

Who We Work With

Our Commitment

Sea to Sky Cooks is a collaborative cultural storytelling collective documenting the relationship between food, place, and creativity across the Sea to Sky Corridor of British Columbia. Our work spans recipes, photography, visual art, personal stories, and profiles of the makers and growers shaping the corridor’s culinary identity.

We use a multidisciplinary approach—combining food writing, visual storytelling, and community engagement—to create a portrait of the Sea to Sky that reflects its character, culture, and people.

Our contributors include chefs, farmers, foragers, bakers, craft beverage producers, artists, illustrators, photographers, writers, cultural leaders, and residents. Participation is open to all backgrounds.

We honour the shared, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, Lil’wat Nation, and St̓át̓imc Nation and work to ensure this project is welcoming, respectful, and inclusive to all communities.

Meet the Team

Meet the team behind the Sea to Sky Cooks Collective—creators and community-builders dedicated to elevating local food culture. Together, we bring decades of experience in storytelling, strategy, and engagement.

Business Planning, Content & Partnership Lead

Kate Mulligan

Kate is the Business Planning, Content, and Partnership Lead for the Sea to Sky Cooks Collective. With decades of experience in strategy, communications, and community engagement, she guides the project’s business planning, budgeting, marketing, and outreach efforts. She oversees the creation of written and visual content, editorial coordination, and storytelling across all project platforms. Kate also leads partnership development across the corridor, supporting collaborations with chefs, producers, artists, cultural groups, and local organizations. She ensures the project is grounded in meaningful community relationships and long-term impact.

Art Director

Keanna Lee

Keanna is the Art Director for the Sea to Sky Cooks Collective. She leads the project’s visual identity, creative direction, and overall design vision. Her work spans book layout, branding, and the visual storytelling that will define both the cookbook and the broader cultural project. Keanna brings a multidisciplinary creative background and a refined visual approach that helps shape how the Sea to Sky’s food, art, and culture come to life across all materials.

Publisher

Terra Gaddes

Terra believes food connects people and brings them together. Over the past two decades, she has immersed herself in her community, witnessed its food culture evolve, and connected with some remarkable individuals. As the publisher of Edible Sea to Sky, she encourages readers to explore the vibrant community behind our food, discover new places, support local endeavours, and foster connections over shared meals. Sea to Sky Cooks Collective is an extension of that journey — a collaborative storytelling project documenting the relationship between food, place, and the people shaping this corridor's culinary identity.

Event Coordinator

Valé Balart

Valé is passionate about creating meaningful experiences that bring people together through art, dance, and well-being. With experience in institutional settings, including municipal programs, Valé has worked with diverse groups ranging from teenagers in nature-based activities to elderly communities. These experiences have strengthened their skills in team coordination, adaptability, and problem-solving.

Driven by human connection and creativity, Valé has a natural ability to guide and support people with clarity, empathy, and care. Their work is rooted in a deep commitment to art, health, and the creation of purposeful spaces that foster connection and personal growth.

Valé brings vision, energy, and experience to projects that value innovation, community, and the crafting of memorable and impactful experiences.