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| | The James Beard Foundation Events: September 2002 |
 | | He speaks little English, he has confined his restaurant empire to Montreal and its environs, and his style of cuisine combines classic French technique with a fierce regional pride in local ingredients such as caribou, cloudberries, ground cherries, and cheese from regional artisans. |
 | | He describes the province's regional cooking as a collaboration between local producers and "demanding chefs with a creative spirit," which results in "an evolving and unique cuisine with its own roots, depth, and specificity." Bastien has clearly mastered the style. |
 | | Guiderestos.com described Café des Beaux-Arts as a bistro that "serves the cuisine of grand restaurants." It continued, Bastien "concocts dishes that are completely original and that celebrate beautiful and high quality ingredients." Dining at Leméac, Robert Beauchemin of voir.ca loved his meal from the "absolutely delectable" rillettes to the "exceptional" lemon tart. |
| www.jamesbeard.org /events/2002/09/015.shtml (377 words) |
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