LA BELLE PROVINCE: ST. LAWRENCE CELEBRATES EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY

LA BELLE PROVINCE: ST. LAWRENCE CELEBRATES EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY
WITH QUÉBÉCOIS ‘TABLE CHAMPÊTRE’-INSPIRED MENU THIS AUGUST

Michelin-Starred Restaurant Marks Occasion with Exploration of Chef/Owner J-C Poirier’s
Culinary Roots, Traditions via Farm-Focused Menu Showcasing Beloved Québécois Fare

Vancouver’s award-winning St. Lawrence restaurant is celebrating its eighth anniversary by transporting guests on a guided tour of Québécois cuisine, culture and Chef/Owner J-C Poirier’s culinary journey when it introduces a new ‘Table Champêtre’-inspired menu for August at the Michelin-starred destination (269 Powell Street).

The menu takes its cues from Québec’s ‘Table Champêtre’ (Dining Out on the Farm) culinary experiences and will celebrate the region’s farmers, foragers, fishers and sustainable food systems that provide the fresh, local ingredients delivered to St. Lawrence’s back door daily. It also allows Poirier to pay homage to his youth and formative years spent honing his craft in kitchens like Les Remparts and Toqué! before heading West and opening St. Lawrence in the Railtown District in 2017.

Poirier’s four-course ‘Table Champêtre’-styled menu will feature an ever-changing array of classic, home-spun Québécois fare as well as personal favourites from his own archives and recipes from the ‘Where The River Narrows’ cookbook that the chef published in 2022 via Random House and won a gold medal in the category of Regional/Cultural Cookbooks at the Taste Canada Awards in 2023.

“This menu is all about going back to the roots,” says Poirier. “The roots of our local farmers and the quality of produce they provide, the roots of what makes this restaurant such a special place for all of us, and the roots of Québécois cuisine and culture. This is my way of paying homage to Les Québécois and all the larger-then-life ways that we’re excessive, bold and full of personality, and that ebullience will be mirrored in the way we’ll approach and prepare each dish.”

Reservations for the Table d’Hôte ‘Table Champêtre’-inspired menu are now available online at stlawrencerestaurant.com for $125 per person plus tax and gratuity. Guests can also add optional enhancements and beverage pairings handpicked by the St. Lawrence team during each dining excursion.

This spring, Poirer continued to build on St. Lawrence’s renown by opening a sister restaurant on the corner of Fraser & 27th in Vancouver’s Fraserhood called Chez Céline — a cozy, inviting enclave that channels the edgy charm of Montréal, effortless elegance of Paris and the communal warmth of Québec’s beloved casse-croûtes.

RESERVATIONS
Reservations for St. Lawrence’s ‘Table Champêtre’-styled dinner services taking place throughout August are now available for $125 per person plus tax & gratuity at stlawrencerestaurant.com. As St. Lawrence prides itself on placing a premium on the availability and seasonality of all ingredients, the menu may be subject to slight changes.

For more information or to stay up to date on all the latest news, visit stlawrencerestaurant.com, become a fan of /St-Lawrence-Restaurant on Facebook and follow @stlawrencevan on Instagram.

ABOUT ST. LAWRENCE | Launched in Vancouver’s Railtown Design District in 2017, St. Lawrence is an exciting restaurant concept that offers a marriage of classic French cuisine and the gastronomic identity and culture of Les Québécois. St. Lawrence is a passion project for acclaimed Chef/Owner and 2019 Vancouver Magazine Chef of the Year Award winner Jean-Christophe (J-C) Poirier, who brings his razor-sharp focus and dedication to craft and time-honoured traditions to an elevated-yet-approachable enclave where food, drink and ambiance combine for a transportive dining adventure unlike any other. Since opening, St. Lawrence has been singled out as Best New Restaurant at the 2018 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards; No. 4 on enRoute Magazine’s 2018 compilation of Canada’s Best New Restaurants; Consecutive awards as Vancouver Magazine’s 2018 and ’19 Restaurant of the Year; No. 1 on Monocle Magazine’s 50 Favourite Restaurants in the World in 2019; Consecutive top-five spots on the annual ranking of Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants, including the No. 2 ranking in 2020; and three consecutive One-Star designations by the prestigious Michelin Guide beginning in 2022.

Media release and images provided by Michele Lan, Armstrong + Lan Communications. Photo credits: Britney Gill Photography