YYC EXP is pleased to present a progressive Indigenous culinary experience that celebrates traditional Indigenous cuisine, re-imagined.

Held at Maisie Eatery at SAM Centre, a creative community hub located at the Calgary Stampede, every bite and sip will tell a story. The culinary team at Maisie Eatery welcomes three of Canada’s leading Indigenous Chefs: Shane Chartrand (Top Chef Canada 2025 competitor, cookbook author from Enoch Cree Nation, AB), Tawnya Brant (Top Chef Canada Competitor, host of One Dish, One Spoon from Mohawk Nation, ON) and Scott Iserhoff (Omushkego Cree Chef, Co-Owner Bernadette’s Restaurant, Edmonton, winner of 2026 Canadian Indigenous Culinary Tourism award). Joining will be Chef Duncan Ly, Culinary Director at Maisie, and Bar Chouette’s Chef Jeremy Ouelette, an Anishinaabe Chef of Ojibwe descent from Northern Ontario with roots in the Shawanaga First Nation.

Traditional Indigenous culture has deep roots in community and partnering with the land. This thoughtfully curated multi-course dinner will share locally-sourced ingredients inspired by the visiting chefs’ Indigenous heritage, and what the land around us has to offer, prepared using modern techniques. Each course will be expertly paired with beverages from Indigenous-owned or local producers. 

The dinner will be guided by Cowboy Smithx, a Canadian Indigenous filmmaker, storyteller, speaker, and cultural advocate from the Piikani and Kainai Nations of Southern Alberta.

You won’t want to miss this celebration of Indigenous creativity in culinary arts.  

$135 per person