Maison D’Affinage Maurice Dufour is a fromagerie in the Charlevoix region, along La Route des Saveurs de Charlevoix. Back in the early spring when we were busy at work and tired of the frosty winter, we dreamed of our next vacation. Our original inspiration for this foodie adventure was actually a cheese-eating tour of Quebec. Luckily, we found plenty […]
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Boulangerie Meunerie La Rémy
Boulangerie Meunerie la Rémy is a bakery and flour mill that Tomiko and I visited along La Route des Saveurs de Charlevoix in the valley of the Gouffre. The bakery uses flour that is made from wheat grown in the Charlevoix area and milled on-site, and the bakery offers a variety of freshly baked goods. The […]
The Year In Books: September with French Lessons by Peter Mayle
French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew by Peter Mayle chronicles the culinary adventures of an English writer living in Provence. While eating across the country with his friends, Mayle finds out how the French stress the importance of local and seasonal foods. One such example is how the chicken farmers of Bresse mark each bird […]
Les Fromages de l’isle d’Orleans
On our Quebec Culinary Adventure, Tomiko and I stopped at Les Fromages de l’isle d’Orleans in Sainte-Famille. After buying some of their cheeses, we had a picnic on the front lawn of the fromagerie. Our picnic consisted of a baguette and croissant from Boulangerie Blouin, a vegetarian pâté and some veggies from the Marché Jean-Talon, fresh-picked strawberries […]
Chocolaterie de l’Île d’Orléans
Tomiko and I stopped at the Chocolaterie de l’Île d’Orléans on our Quebec Culinary Adventure. Located on the Île d’Orléans, the Chocolaterie de l’Île d’Orléans started making chocolates in 1988 using raw ingredients from the Barry Callebaut Group in Belgium. On our visit, I bought a maple and caramel dark chocolate tartinade spread that Ryan and I will […]