Sea to Sky Cooks
Book & Event Series

In 2026, the Sea to Sky Cooks Collective is developing a regional cookbook and event series.

Sea to Sky Cooks: Culture, Food & Story, is more than just a collection of recipes. It's a collaborative project bringing together writers, illustrators, photographers, chefs, farmers, makers, and the community who shape the distinct food culture of the Sea to Sky Corridor.

Our Project Vision

The project aims to create a vibrant cultural and culinary portrait of the Sea to Sky Corridor by gathering recipes, stories, and creative works reflecting the region’s diverse people, places, and practices.

Through a multidisciplinary book and event series, we seek to honour local voices and celebrate the food, creativity, and community spirit that make the Corridor unique.

Our vision is to build a creative platform that:

Honours the land and the cultural histories of the people who have lived, created, and cooked here
Celebrates food as art, recognizing the creativity, craft, and storytelling at the heart of cooking, farming, gathering, and making
Uplifts diverse cultural perspectives, from Indigenous foodways to immigrant and multigenerational traditions
Connects culinary and artistic communities to spark collaboration and shared expression
Strengthens community identity by weaving together the stories, imagery, and cultural practices that define the Sea to Sky
Amplifies and preserves local cultural knowledge through multidisciplinary creative work
Invites residents and visitors to engage more deeply with the region’s creative and culinary landscape

Our work brings together chefs, farmers, artists, cultural leaders, photographers, designers, storytellers, and community members to create a living archive of the region’s cultural expression.

By positioning food within the broader context of art and culture, we aim to foster appreciation, connection, and shared pride in the rich creative tapestry of the Sea to Sky.

What We’re Creating

In 2026, the Sea to Sky Cooks Collective is creating a series of interconnected creative initiatives designed to uplift and represent the full breadth of the corridor’s culinary and cultural landscape:

Community

Storytelling Series

Photography, illustration, videography, design, and storytelling partnerships that position culinary creativity as an art form and elevate local makers through visually compelling, culturally engaged work.

Sea to Sky Cookbook

& Limited Art Prints

A beautifully curated collection of recipes, art, photography, cultural narratives, and place-based stories that reflect the diversity and artistry of the region’s culinary community. This cookbook will be a lasting cultural artifact, created collaboratively with local contributors.

Artist & Creative Collaborations

Featuring chefs, farmers, food producers, restaurateurs, cultural leaders, and home cooks across the Sea to Sky Corridor of BC. These profiles capture the stories, traditions, craft, and creativity that shape local food culture.

Community Workshops

& Events

Small-scale gatherings, tastings, farm visits, cultural storytelling sessions, and collaborative food-and-art events held across the corridor. These activations help build community connection, gather stories, and celebrate creativity in place-based ways.

Why This Project Matters

The Sea to Sky’s culinary landscape is rapidly evolving, shaped by a blend of traditional practices, new cultural influences, and a dynamic creative community.

This project responds to several core community needs:

Cultural Preservation: Capturing and honouring the region’s diverse culinary heritage
Creative Activation: Providing space for artists and culinary creators to collaborate
Economic Support: Offering visibility and storytelling that uplifts local businesses
Community Engagement: Encouraging shared experiences, cultural exchange, and dialogue
Regional Identity: Strengthening a collective sense of belonging across the corridor

By framing food as both culture and creative expression, the Sea to Sky Cooks Collective helps build a deeper, more inclusive understanding of what makes this region such a vibrant place to live, work, and create.

Our Approach

Our work is grounded in values of collaboration, authenticity, equity, and respect.

We prioritize:

Engaging directly with community members and cultural leaders
Ensuring informed consent and respectful storytelling
Centreing diverse and underrepresented voices
Building partnerships with local businesses, non-profits, and arts organizations
Creating high-quality, accessible, and meaningful content
Supporting cultural expression through creative practice

Everything we create is developed with the community — not simply about it.

Join Us

Sea to Sky Cooks is seeking chefs, food producers, artists, photographers, writers, and storytellers to help bring our region’s culinary and creative culture to life.

Whether you have a signature recipe, a piece of artwork, or a meaningful story connected to food or community in the Sea to Sky, we invite you to share your voice and be part of this collaborative book and event series.

We’re seeking chefs, cooks, bakers, farmers, and food producers who want to share a signature recipe, food tradition, or culinary story that reflects their connection to the Sea to Sky. Whether you run a restaurant, a food truck, a farm, or a home-based kitchen, your unique flavours and food perspective are welcome.

Support the Project Through Partnership

We’re building partnerships with local businesses, organizations, farms, cultural groups, and community champions who want to support this regional storytelling initiative.

Partnership opportunities include hosting workshops or events, helping us reach underrepresented communities, contributing ingredients or in-kind support for events, collaborating on creative projects, and supporting the Sea to Sky Cookbook through sponsorship or contributor opportunities. If your organization shares our mission of celebrating art, culture, and food across the corridor, we’d love to connect—reach us at seatoskycooks@gmail.com.

Participate in Our Event & Workshop Series

Throughout the year, we’ll host community workshops, tastings, storytelling sessions, collaborative art-and-food events across the region.

Participating means connecting with local makers and artists, joining creative workshops, engaging in hands-on storytelling and recipe-sharing, and meeting the contributors behind the project.

These events create space for connection, celebration, and learning—and everyone is welcome. Follow us on Facebook for updates!

Share our Collective Story of the Sea to Sky

You can support the project by helping spread the word and celebrating the creativity rooted in our region.

Support looks like purchasing the upcoming Sea to Sky Cookbook, following and sharing our social content, signing up for our newsletter, telling your community about the project, sharing your favourite stories and dishes, and supporting the local chefs, producers, artists, and businesses we feature.

Every share, purchase, and conversation helps amplify the voices of the Sea to Sky and strengthens our collective impact. Follow on Instagram and Facebook and share on your favourite platform!

Other Ways to Take Part

Whether you're a business, organization, or community member, there are countless meaningful ways to participate in and support Sea to Sky Cooks.

Project Timeline

The Sea to Sky Cooks Collective is unfolding in thoughtful, community-centred phases. Here’s an overview of our project timeline and what you can expect as we move forward.

Phase 1 — Community Engagement & Story Gathering

(Spring 2026 - Summer 2026)

We begin by connecting with chefs, farmers, artists, cultural leaders, and community members across Lillooet, Pemberton, Whistler, and Squamish. This includes interviews, recipe gathering, photography, and fieldwork that will form the backbone of our storytelling and cookbook development.

Phase 2 — Creative Production & Artist Collaborations

(Spring – Summer 2026)

Our team works closely with local creatives to produce photography, illustrations, written content, and multimedia storytelling. This phase includes editorial development for the Sea to Sky Cookbook and the creation of digital features that highlight local voices.

Phase 3 — Workshops, Pop-Ups & Community Events

(Starting Summer 2026)

We host small-scale community activations across the corridor—including tastings, cultural storytelling sessions, collaborative art-and-food events, and cookbook-related workshops. These events help shape and refine the project through direct community participation.

Phase 4 — Sea to Sky Cookbook Development & Production

(Summer – Early Fall 2026)

Stories, recipes, and artwork come together into our region’s collaborative cookbook. Editing, design, photography, and layout take place during this phase, culminating in a high-quality publication that reflects the creative and cultural richness of our region.

Phase 5 — Book Launches & Public Sharing

(Late Fall 2026)

We celebrate the release of the Sea to Sky Cooks book and the accompanying creative work. Events, exhibitions, and community gatherings will highlight contributors and bring the region together to share food, culture, and creativity.

Phase 6 — Ongoing Digital Storytelling & Community Partnerships

(Ongoing)

Our website and digital channels continue to evolve with new stories, features, and collaborations. Partnerships with local organizations, cultural leaders, and food businesses help sustain the project’s long-term impact and visibility.

A big thank you for making this project possible...

Thank you to Squamish Arts Council and the District of Squamish for their generous grant contribution, which supports Squamish community programming in 2026!

Sea to Sky Cooks Book & Event Series