At Seventh Fire: Indigenous Cuisine, the restaurant Saskatoon chef Rich Francis plans to open, you won't find bannock on the menu. "There's nothing wrong with bannock, I think for the most part bannock has this kind of pre-conceived notion that it is Aboriginal cuisine," said Francis during an interview with CBC Radio's Saskatoon Morning. Francis, a former Top Chef Canada finalist, has traveled to several Indigenous communities across Canada to try and learn how food was prepared before Europeans stepped foot on the continent. The idea has garnered interest from the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority who are providing support and guidance to Francis. As a chef, I'm no longer just cooking for people now, I've been given this responsibility to kind of blaze a trail."

Source: CBC News August 27, 2016 11:29 UTC