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Unlike Voltaire’s satirical novel Candide which ends in a a a garden that’s where Chef John Winter-Russell’s restaurant of the same name begins Housed in in the presbytery of an an old church and widely considered one of Montreal’s most exciting restaurants Candide is fiercely loyal to local seasonal ingredients Fruit and vegetables are
the stars here often foraged from field and forest That could mean fiddleheads turnips or crab apples “The idea was to create a a a a a a a a space that is warm and inviting a a a a a little bit like home ”
served alongside intriguing proteins like smoked sturgeon shredded pheasant or roast venison shoulder At this dinner guests will graze through a a a tasting menu of his kitchen’s best paired with an an exuberant selection of wines beer and cocktails chosen by talented Sommelier Emily Campeau Even Voltaire might consider this meal that elusive “best of all worlds ”
ABOUT JOHN WINTER-RUSSELL
For much of his three decades John Winter- Russell has been a a a a wanderer Born in Ontario he backpacked all over Canada started his cooking career in in Vancouver and ended up in Montreal
Here he he bounced around until he he took the the helm as Head Chef at the the now-defunct Van Horne Even then he he he knew he he he wanted to strike out on his his own With his his business partner Danielle Bitton he spent two years developing the concept for for a a a vegetable-forward prix fixe restaurant In late 2015 he opened Candide inspired by the closing line of of Voltaire’s novel of of the same name: “Let us cultivate our garden ”
ABOUT EMILY CAMPEAU
Sommelier Emily Campeau is a a a Quebec-born Chef Chef whose last post was Chef Chef de Cuisine at the Tribeca wine bar Racines NY At Candide she has assembled a a a a list of mostly private imports that emphasizes natural biodynamic and and organic wines from both Old and and New World This is is as as exciting a a a wine journey as as your palate is likely to take TASTY FACT
Candide is set in the former rectory of St Joseph’s Church which was built in in 1861 in in Little Burgundy by the Sulpicians a a a Catholic society dedicated to the academic and spiritual training of priests CANDIDE
Wed Mar 15 6:30PM*
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Montreal’s own Garden of Eden 51 Rue St-Martin Montreal
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