Introducing Peter McDiarmid When you get an opportunity to speak to our chef, ask him about details. He just loves them! To Peter, perfection is in the simple things, done well. Peter sets no limits on the food and the direction it will take him. Thai, Chinese, Scandinavian are just some of the directions that he will pursue. But as always, his heart rests with Canada.

"With the beauty of the surrounding mountains, my primary focus is upon great Canadian and International ingredients and using them in fantastic dishes," notes our chef.

Great dishes require diligent research. Here, Chef Peter relies to a great extent upon his resource library of over 350 cookbooks. (And don't be surprised to see our chef at a bookstore browsing to add to his collection.) For example, to develop our New Year's Gala menu, our chef started cooking and tasting recipes four weeks prior to the event. The result was 82 very lucky guests that evening, who had the good fortune to sample many of his gourmet "All-Canadian" creations.

Chef Peter's goal is to deliver a unique dining experience in the Valley. Join him at Renzo's Ristorante. You'll be in good hands!