New cook brings Indigenous flair to Historical Museum Tea Room
There’s a new chef in the kitchen at the Prince Albert Historical Museum Tea Room and she’s bringing an Indigenous flavour to the menu.
Diana Bird is set to start cooking on May 22, after a chance application for the position. She was contacted to conduct a traditional food display and during a tour, she was shown the Tea Room where she inquired about the current cook.
“[The tour guide] said there was a deadline to apply, so I applied that day because the deadline was that day, and I received the contract,” Bird said. “It’s a little bit of a dream come true for me, I didn’t expect that at all.”
She said working and going to school has made for a frenzy of a few years. She had intended to take the summer off but the chance to pursue her passion was too good to pass up.