Food With A Point

Don't blink or you might miss it. It being Spring! At La Table des Jardins Sauvages, they have decided to celebrate this momentous season with a delicious six-course meal. Francois Brouillard and Nancy Hinton, the usual suspect gathering-cooking duo, are offering what is probably the epitome of a seasonal celebration. Not one of these courses is less than spectacular sounding and I can assume, tasting. And for only $55 + tax, you are sure to get your money's worth and then some.

Reserve your seats at this BYOW establishment for the 7pm seating on May 2, 3, 9 and 10 or the 1pm seating on May 11th (which is also Mother's Day... hint, hint, nudge, nudge). Please call 450.588.5125 or go online at www.jardinssauvages.com.

In the meantime, and to get your taste buds going, here is the menu being served:

Snow crab amuse with tomato and crinkleroot dressing, pickled daisy buds

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Venison tartare with porcini and wild ginger mustard, day lily sprout and ramp remoulade

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Stinging nettle and leek chowder, smoked and braised suckling pig from Gaspor farm, boletus oil

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Quebec raw milk cheese, fried in a buckwheat crust, smoked duck breast (from Maurel et Coulombe), wild spring mesclun, wild grape balsamic

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Leg of lamb (from Stéphanie St-Jean), almond rosemary crumble, pan jus, chickpea and olive stew, Pierre André Daigneault’s root vegetables

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Labrador tea and lemon cake, vanilla-grass and white chocolate cream, rhubarb and squashberry sorbet and coulis

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Tea, coffee, infusion