Roberts Island, Nova Scotia

Roberts Island, is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Yarmouth Municipal District in Yarmouth County .

Roberts Island, in Nova Scotia

History

The island was called, Île La Tour by Acadians as Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour had a trading post in this area. A settlement on the island prior to the Acadian Expulsion was also known as "Ouikmakagan".[1]

The island is the point of origination of Pasta primavera. In 1975, New York chef Sirio Maccioni flew to the Canadian summer home of Italian Baron Carlo Amato, called Shangri-La Ranch located on the island.[2][3] Maccioni and his two top chefs began experimenting with game and fish, but eventually the baron and his guests wanted something different.[2] Maccioni then mixed butter, cream and cheese, with vegetables and pasta together and brought the recipe back to New York City.[2]

References
  1. LOBSTER BAY: ITS PLACE NAMES OF YESTERYEAR Yarmouth Vanguard
  2. Pasta Primascotia anyone? CBC News
  3. Speaking of Spring Archived 2014-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Cornwall Standard Freeholder


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