Quebec’s local food scene goes so much deeper than cheese and maple
syrup. Choose your own adventure through the Lanaudière
and Mauricie
regions close to Montreal for a picnic lunch worth Instagramming.
Sample a certified table champêtre "country table" meal at Domaine
des Trois Gourmands, featuring ingredients from local producers
including carpaccio from the farm’s own highland cattle.
In nearby village Ste-Marcelline-de-Kildare, confiturier Simon
Turcotte has set up shop with his range of jams and jellies made of
local fruits with a gourmet twist. The strawberry and Chinese five spice
goes especially well with a baguette and soft cheese.
Lawyer Desneiges Pepin and her husband started Bergerie
des Neiges in 1985 with a flock of 11. Almost 30 years later,
they’re known for their lamb and mutton charcuterie and kid-friendly
self-guided tour.
Pick up a tasty selection of organic cheese and other local food
products at the boutique of Fromagerie
F.X. Pichet; book ahead to visit the farm and cheese factory as well.
For a prime picnic spot and a walk through the fields, head to lavender
farm Passion
Lavande, where you’ll find oils, beauty products and home scents as
well as lavender lemonade, chocolate and (our favourite) fudge.
Book a room in the spa building at Auberge
Le Baluchon for easiest access to treatments and the Nordic spa’s
outdoor sauna, hot tub and cold plunge pool. Treat yourself to a
four-course meal featuring 75 percent local ingredients in the on-site
restaurant, then make up the calories with a morning trail run or ride
around the expansive grounds. Kat Tancock
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