Associate chef for the Mont-Tremblant Summer Markets

Fine Quebec cuisine

  • Associate chef for the Mont-Tremblant Summer Markets

    To create a world cuisine using fine regional produce, to innovate for a variety of clients open to new ideas and also be involved in the development of tourism in the Mont-Tremblant area of Québec: voilà the philosophy of chef Sébastien Houle.

    It’s a philosophy that, inevitably, had to be made more concrete. As a result, just three years ago, he sought out Diane Seguin, director general and organizer of the Tremblant Summer Markets, and offered himself as associate chef for the market.

    A chef who invests time and energy in a public farmers' market is, as far as we know, the first of his kind in Québec. Sébastien wanted to add value to the products on offer, provide them with an original showcase, and show customers how to prepare them at the same time.

  • Each Saturday, Sébastien selects a different product:

    Wapiti from Ferme-Neuve, lamb from Mont-Laurier, duck from Montcalm, a variety of vegetables from an organic farmer, mead or honey from Ferme-Neuve, and more.

    Each Saturday, a crowd rapidly gathers around the chef’s display area to watch the demonstration, pick up a few tips, taste the product and then ply the chef with questions. The producer is also on hand to present his farm and its produce. Once begun, the discussion is endless as participants talk about health issues, ecology, gastronomic treatment of local produce, and on and on.

    From week to week, Sébastien Houle discovers and visits producers and encourages them to go further. He has developed an excellent rapport with local producers and come to know their products well. In addition, Sébastien publishes weekly recipes in the Mont-Tremblant edition of the local newspaper, L'Information du Nord as well as the bilingual Tremblant Express.

  • The Mont-Tremblant Summer Market

    From the month of July to the beginning of September, it’s a rendezvous with some of nature’s best produce.

    Every Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the old village at Mont-Tremblant.

    Culinary demonstrations with chef Sébastien Houle from 11 a.m., under canvas.

     

    See some of Sébastien Houle’s recipes from the market (french only)

     

    Diane Seguin discovers chef Sébastien Houle.


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