{"id":4300,"date":"2013-05-18T18:24:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T22:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheeseloverca.wordpress.com\/?p=4300"},"modified":"2013-05-18T18:24:38","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T22:24:38","slug":"quebecs-best-cheeses-featured-at-winedine-at-the-grange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2013\/05\/18\/quebecs-best-cheeses-featured-at-winedine-at-the-grange\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu\u00e9bec’s best cheeses featured at Wine\/Dine at The Grange"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CF13<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7ois Gagnon, a Top Chef Canada contestant and owner of a trendy sandwich shop and flourishing catering business in Montr\u00e9al, is returning to cook up a cheese-themed feast at the upcoming Great Canadian Cheese Festival.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chef Gagnon has created a mouth-watering five-course menu featuring the best in Qu\u00e9bec cheeses paired with exceptional wines made by Caroline Granger at The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards and Estate Winery on Saturday evening, June 1. Starting with smoked duck tartare and concluding with salted chocolate caramel for the road, the menu is posted above. Click on it for an enlarged view.<\/p>\n

Space is limited so don\u2019t delay in ordering tickets online by clicking here<\/a>. The costs is $125 per person + HST + gratuity for food and wine. The dinner starts at seven o\u2019clock, Saturday, June 1.<\/p>\n

The eight outstanding cheesemakers taking part are all under the Plaisirs Gourmets<\/a> banner.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Top Chef Canada contestant Fran\u00e7ois Gagnon<\/a>, a seasoned chef who has worked in the best restaurants in Quebec, France and Vancouver, owns Lunch Insolite<\/a>, a trendy sandwich shop and flourishing catering business in Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n

Until a year ago, when he was featured in the Cooks & Curds Gala at last year’s Cheese Festival, Fran\u00e7ois was a private chef for \u00c6difica<\/a>, a prestigious architectural firm in Montreal, where the design culture stimulated his use of color, texture, technique and flavours to produce visually and conceptually inspiring meals daily.<\/p>\n

Just before joining \u00c6difica in 2011, Chef Gagnon took part in the first season of Top Chef Canada on the Food Network, finishing in the top five.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>At The Grange of Prince Edward<\/a>, the title \u201cpresident and CEO\u201d doesn\u2019t do justice to Caroline Granger\u2019s job description. Caroline began with planting and managing 10 acres of vineyards all on her own. From there she oversaw the restoration of the historical barn that now houses the tasting room and cellar, as well as the construction of a brand new wine making facility. In those same years she oversaw the planting and management of a crew for another 50 acres.<\/p>\n

Caroline now over sees, winemaking, viticulture, tasting room, and sales herself. Perhaps \u201cchief, cook, and bottle washer\u201d would be a more apt title some days, but Caroline wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/p>\n

“The Grange of Prince Edward is a family-run winery,” she explains. “We produce only 100% estate grown and made wines because we want our wines to reflect our region and our distinct style. We grow seven varietals and produce three distinct lines of wine to suit our diverse clientele. We believe in eating and drinking locally and we believe in value\u2014and we hope these beliefs can be passed on to you.”<\/p>\n

The Grange of Prince Edward is located at \u202a990 Closson Road\u202c, Hillier, Prince Edward County. Click here for a map<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wine & Dine with Francois Gagnon at The Grange is the final event to be announced in the Festival’s new Saturday evening offerings<\/a> for visitors seeking a memorable evening of food and drink\u2014and artisan cheese, of course!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fran\u00e7ois Gagnon, a Top Chef Canada contestant and owner of a trendy sandwich shop and flourishing catering business in Montr\u00e9al, is returning to cook up a cheese-themed feast at the upcoming Great Canadian Cheese Festival. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,199,329],"tags":[416,422,428,439,449],"brand":[],"class_list":["post-4300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chef-francois-gagnon","category-great-canadian-cheese-festival","category-plaisirs-gourmets","tag-artisan-cheese","tag-canadian-artisan-cheese","tag-county-wine","tag-great-canadian-cheese-festival","tag-quebec-cheese"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4300\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4300"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=4300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}