Saturday, October 07, 2006

Harvest

106 Bridge Street, Picton, Ontario
(613) 476-6763

http://www.harvestrestaurant.ca/
Map

Date: October 7, 2006
What's on the menu: County cuisine on locally sourced, seasonally available ingredients
Drinks: local and international wines, cocktails, beer
Cost: 6 course tasting menu - $75



First course
Velvety Hagerman's Farm Cauliflower Soup with Waupoos Apples and Saffron

Second course
"Boars of Babylon" Wild Boar Terrine, Celery-Walnut Salad and Cornichons

Seared Duck Foie Gras with Baby Beets Glazed in Sherry Vinegar

Third Course
Sea Scallops with County Sweet Corn Pancakes and White Truffle Oil

Grilled Tuna Salad with Arugula, Oven Dried Tomatoes, Romano Beans and Olives

Fourth Course
Lemon Sorbet

Fifth Course
Dana Vader's County Lamb, North African Spices and Sour Citrus Sauce

Spiced Magret of Duck, Vicki's Organic Carrots and Sweet and Sour Sauce

Sixth Course
Crème Brûlée

Maple Bread Pudding with Pumpkin Compote

Approval Rating:


Taste!

Historic Crystal Palace, Picton Fairgrounds
Picton, Ontario

http://www.thecounty.ca/taste/
Map

Date: October 7, 2006
What's on the menu: regional cuisine - lamb chili, mini emu burgers, gourmet caramelized onion pizza, and roasted wild boar to name a few selections
Drinks: local wines, ciders, and beers
Atmosphere: lively
Cost: $12.5o for admission, sampling tickets are 50 cents and delicious foods and beverages cost from 1 to 6 tickets

Merrill Inn
Duxelles stuffed mushroom cap served with sauce foyot

Smoked whitefish "eclair": house smoked whitefish mousse filling in a choux pastry bun

Iron Duke Café
Bite sized cornish pastries

Waring House Restaurant
B.J. Big Bird farms mini Emu burger served with fresh County tomato relish

Claramount
Maple smoked salmon on savoury lemon pepper biscotti with late summer corn relish

Angélinés Restaurant
Lamb consommé with truffle meat dumpling

Cherry Valley lamb chili with Black River cheddar flatbread

Acoustic Grill
Pork tenderloin medallion marinated with County premium cider cooked over apple wood chips served with carrot and cucumber salad

Capers Restaurant
County beef short ribs with minced root vegetables in merlot beef stock reduction with a herbed barley risotto

2 raviolis (celery root and apple; pumpkin stuffed with aged Black Riger cheese) garnished with shaved smoked duck

Carmela Estates
County Maple pulled pork mini sandwich

Isaiah Tubbs
Short back ribs rubbed with pepper berry and seasoning finished with a county Maple syrup and Balsamic vinegar reduction

Harvest
Spit-roasted wild boar

Viki's Veggies
Carmelized onions on a puff pastry with Black River mozzarella cheese

Buddha Dog
The County poutine dog - limited edition handmade Aman Buddha Dog laced with Black River cheese curd, served on a limited edition Pastry House Potato bun made with fresh Hagerman Farms potatoes, finished with a Vader lamb gravy

Graham Farms
Elk chili -shaved on crustini

Dinkel's
Apple fritters

Gurth Pretty
Sample plates of Ontario cheese

Approval Rating:

Monday, October 02, 2006

Review in Pictures

Due to our busy schedules, we haven't had time to do a detailed review of the following restaurants:

Perigee
Maple Yip Seafood Restaurant
Ninth Gate
3 Monkeys
Mai Thai
The Chef

For now, please enjoy the pictures:

Perigee

Maple Yip Seafood Restaurant


Ninth Gate

3 Monkeys

Mai Thai

The Chef