For about three decades I've been on a quest to discover...to really pin down...the essence of Canadian cuisine. For years it seemed to be a moving target. Now, finally, I've eaten and traveled widely enough to share insights and tastes and experiences. My education was like so many others, through sometimes-raw, sometimes star-blessed experience. I have come to the realizaton that there's no mystery to cooking. Great cooks listen to their hearts. Here you'll get opinions, read about some very special places and taste, as I have, the pure sensual pleasure of our country.
A One of a Kind Bakery
Submitted by Anita on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 13:49
The tiny river village of Wakefield, Quebec is on the map for many reasons. Great music at the Black Sheep Tavern; a plethora of restaurants (some 23 for a populace of 800 + tourists) and now the Pipolinka Boulangerie, which would be a serious culinary destination for any major Canadian city.
But here it sits, beside the river, serving forth the best lemon tarts I’ve ever tasted, butter-rich croissants and authentic sourdough breads made with flour milled and grown in Quebec. Today’s faves were the hot cross buns (warm from the oven); the mushroom pâté-filled pastry (my breakfast) and their Paris Brest, an authentic choux paste piped into a round and filled with praline whipped cream.
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