Les Stroud's Wild Harvest

At Les's cottage in Ontario, the delicious and dark blackberries are the main focus of the story. Paul finds savory ways to use the flavorful fruit while Les heats up his forno the old-fashioned way… with fire.

Les and Paul leave the Queen Elizabeth to connect with kelp forager Lia Heifetz. After harvesting some kelp, and an eventful and educational lunch, the tandem return to the ship to meet sous chef Karin for another special collaborative meal.

Behind an urban mall, Les discovers an abundance of delicious roots and flowers, which he shares with Paul. Using his restaurant's kitchen, Paul gets to work crafting a meal with the newly discovered local flavors.

Les and Paul disembark from the Queen Elizabeth to meet Mario Benassi, an expert forager. They remain vigilant for bears while gathering chocolate lily bulbs. After a brief lunch on the shore, they return to the ship to rendezvous with Marius Cochintu, the sous chef. Together, they experiment with the novel ingredient to create unique culinary dishes.

While hiking in the local forest, Les stumbled upon remnants of an old homestead, including some ancient crab apple trees. After trying the crab apples himself, Les decided to bring his friend Paul to the trees to harvest some for his own experimentation. With some old culinary concepts, Paul created new flavors.

Using the Cunard Queen Elizabeth as home base, the tandem disembark in Sitka Alaska to meet local forger Mary Goddard to harvest sour dock and beach parsley. Later when back on the ship, Paul cooks with Executive Chef Roland while checking out the Hubbard glacier.

While hiking in a local forest, Les discovers a huge specimen of a well-known fungus. He brings it to Paul for some playful experimentation with this new type of chicken.