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Quebec’s ITHQ Create Royal Menu for Kate and William's Canadian Cooking Class

Before Prince William and his lovely bride, now the Princess Kate, left eastern Canada for the stunning beauty of the Pacific Northwest, they visited Quebec’s prestigious culinary school - the ITHQ or Institut de Tourisme et d’Hotellerie to take a cooking class featuring some of Canada’s best ingredients and finest young chefs-in-training.

The Institut’s esteemed instructors, Chefs Pasquale Vari and Jean-Louis Themis, and 24 of their talented students worked together for many weeks to also prepare a menu customized to accommodate the lifestyle of a unique celebrity couple, just started married life together, without any servants.

Working side by side with this skilled staff, the Prince and Princess helped create this delightful menu crafted with a wealth of wonderful “Quebecois” ingredients: 

Canapes 

Entrée 

 Dessert 

  • Iced Cheesecake Filled with a Maple Caramel Topped with Meringue, Served with Granite of Fresh Regional Starberries and Blueberries

Wines and Beverages

Delightful, no? Wish you could have joined in the tasting?

Well, have no fear – you can, if when visiting Quebec, you call the Institut de Tourisme et d’Hotellerie (514-282-5161) and request luncheon or dinner reservations at the Center’s demonstration restaurant.

The cost is more than reasonable, $55-$90 with wine pairings, depending on the seating time chosen. 

Any chef would agree that’s more than fair and you will, of course, also be supporting one of North America’s great culinary schools – all with an amazing glass of great Canadian wine in your hand.  Bon Appetit! 

Your Culinary World copyright Ana Kinkaid/Peter Schlagel 2011

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Ana Kinkaid and filed under Appetizers, Cheese, Chefs, Chocolate, Cooking, Cooking Schools, Culinary History, Dessert, Elegance, French Cuisine, Travel, Trends, Wine and tagged Atlantic Salmon Brome Lake Duck Charlevoix Lamb Eastern Townships Goat Cheese ITHQ Institut de Tourisme et d'Hotellerie Isles de la Madelaine Lobster Jean Talon Market Jean-Louis Themis Kate and William L'Orpanilleur Winery Pasquale Vari.

Be Sure to See Wine Enthusiast's New Top Wine Restaurant List

Hurray, hurray, hurray – the Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s August 2011 issue will present America’s 100 Best Wine Restaurants.

Not just wines, but the restaurants in which they are perfectly matched with cuisine. At last, a wine list set in the context of enjoyment!

A single glass of wine is always a pleasure, but when served with the appropriate cuisine, dining can become a memorable experience. This is because terroir, unless interpreted in the strictest soil-only sense, is expansive and inclusive.

What makes a wine great is not merely the liquid in the bottle nor the ground in which it grew. It includes the skills of the blender, the cellar master, the marketers, the sommelier and finally, the chef and the supportive restaurant staff.

Each of these talented individuals adds to the clarification of experience that is the essence of meaningful terroir.

Using the creative lists in Wine Enthusiast’s August issue, it’s now easy (and a lot of fun) to locate the stateside restaurants that embrace this more contemporary concept of terroir. Just take a look at their innovative destination titles: 

  • Emerging Stars
  • Best Blow Your Mind Bottle Collection
  • Bragging Rights for Wine Buffs
  • Best Dinner and a Show
  • Sexy Sips
  • Old School Made Cool - Wine Lists with History
  • Best Blow Your Mind Bottle Collection
  • Superb Saké Programs
  • Outstanding Cocktail Programs
  • Beer Trailblazers
  • Trend Watch: Pop-Ups to Temp
  • Restaurant Radar: New & Notable
  • Best Bets for BYOB

With topics such as these, is it any wonder that the Wine Enthusiast Magazine has over 700,000 monthly readers.

And this month they have produced another not-to-be-missed issue.

Don't wait to get your copy as this is sure to be a sellout issue. Just be sure to write your name on your office copy as everyone will want to borrow it – the issue is that good. 

Your Culinary World copyright Ana Kinkaid/Peter Schlagel 2011

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Ana Kinkaid and filed under Awards, Beer, Champagne, Cocktails, Magazines, Restaurants, Reviews, Sake, Sommeliers, Spirits, Terroir, Trends, Wine and tagged America;s 100 Best Wine Restaurants Wine Enthusiast Magazine.