Only RBC Avion® Visa® cardholders gain exclusive access to celebrity chef, Chef Michael Smith. Enjoy authentic East Coast dining experiences, exclusive booking access at the Inn at Bay Fortune (Prince Edward Island's legendary 5-star Country Inn), and a curation of signature recipes.
About Chef Michael Smith
Restaurateur, Innkeeper, Author, Food Network Host, Sustainability Advocate, and Nutritional Activist.
Chef Michael Smith is a member of the Order of Canada, Prince Edward Island’s Food Ambassador, and Foodservice and Hospitality and Hotelier 2022 Pinnacle Chef of the Year. One of Canada’s best-known chefs, Michael is a passionate advocate for simple, sustainable home cooking and an inspiration for families creating their own healthy food lifestyle. He's hosted TV shows like Chopped Canada, Chef Michael's Kitchen, and Chef Abroad seen on Food Network Canada and in more than 100 other countries. Chef Michael and his wife Chastity are the proprietors of The Inn at Bay Fortune on Prince Edward Island. The inn is where Michael gained international fame in the 1990s with a new spirit of five-star hospitality and an innovative dining experience, the FireWorks Feast.
Après the day away at exclusive Chef Michael Smith East Coast dining experiences at select ski resorts.
Blue Mountain Resort
RBC Avion® Visa® and Chef Michael Smith welcome cardholders to Blue Mountain Resort for an après ski experience, featuring fresh PEI oysters and other East Coast-inspired dishes.
Nakiska Ski Resort
RBC Avion® Visa® and Chef Michael Smith welcome cardholders to Nakiska Ski Resort for an après ski experience, featuring fresh PEI oysters and other East Coast-inspired dishes.
Check out some of Chef Michael Smith's favourite recipes, including highlights from his latest cookbook, Farm, Fire & Feast.
Appetizers, dinner and dessert – learn tips and ideas on them all from a master in the kitchen.
Potato Gnocchi with Smoked Salmon
The humble potato dressed up for a Saturday night. Handmade into rustic gnocchi – half pasta, half mashed potato. Tossed and sauced with the familiar flavours of smoked salmon, asparagus, pickled red onions and fresh dill. Enjoy!
Top 10 Kitchen Tricks
Chef Michael Smith dives into a revealing list of tools and techniques from his life as a chef and home cook. You’ll learn how to impress yourself in your own kitchen.
Live from the Fire Garden
Follow along as Chef Michael Smith shares his secrets to perfectly-grilled oysters and showcases 5 different live-fire stations. Find more live-fire cooking recipes in his latest cookbook: Farm, Fire & Feast, Recipes from The Inn at Bay Fortune.