The Gist: http://www.fougeres.ca/hws/fougeres.php?lang=en&pn=fougeres_welcome
The Food: 1 glass of wine, coffee, two appetizers, three mains, three desserts, complimentary bread service.
3oz Neige Premiere 2008 Cidre de Glace:
Whole Wheat Fennel and White with Sea Salt House Butter, Olive Oil, Sea Salt
Tomato Soup with Basil and Orange
Québec duck foie gras sampler – foie gras terrine pressed with duck and Armagnac macerated prunes, served with maple balsamic syrup; Foie gras mousse with partridgeberry preserve; pan-fried fresh foie gras with rhubarb and rosemary compote
Crisped brandade ravioli and garlic chips served on tomato basil coulis with Juniper Farm seedlings
Duck, maple syrup and orange tourtière
Wild Mushroom and Brie Pie
Apple tartlet with maple syrup ice cream and a caramel cage
Prune and Armagnac soufflé with prune ice cream and almond financiers
Maple syrup pie served with chantilly cream, pears, walnuts
Bodum Press of Yirgacheffe Ethiopien
The Verdict: Rustic but refined – a space that would not seem out of place in the French countryside – Les Fougeres was a great choice en route from Montreal back to Ottawa and with a lunch menu every bit as enticing as the dinner menu it also proved a veritable bargain for the quality of the food, service, and setting. A restaurant, a market, and a destination given its off-the-beaten-path location Les Fougeres is without a doubt worth the drive to those located in or visiting Ottawa.
