Bakeries and pastry shops of La Petite-Nation, village by village
Croissants in a grey wooden house, bread baked to order next to a stone-ground mill, pies until the end of October. Our tour of the region's ovens.
Food & drink
La Petite-Nation restaurants worth the drive, town by town
A seasonal menu in Chénéville, maple-smoked brisket in Duhamel, a poutine with a secret sauce in Fassett. Our restaurants, from the Ottawa River up to the Lièvre.
Butchers, charcuterie and game processing in La Petite-Nation
Tourtière in Chénéville, woolly pigs in Montebello, the hunters' butcher in Lochaber. Where to buy your meat and get your deer processed this fall.
Breweries, wineries and cideries in La Petite-Nation
Natural wine from a south-facing slope in Ripon, wild-apple cider in Chénéville, a brewery in an old bank in Montebello. What to drink around here.
Farmers' markets in La Petite-Nation, from summer to Christmas
Saturday morning in Ripon, the little market huts in Bowman, Fridays in La Salette, then the fall and Christmas markets. Where to do your market run in La Petite-Nation.
Farms, farm stands and pick-your-own in La Petite-Nation
Blueberries by the bucket, saffron grown in Saint-André-Avellin, a self-serve stand on the back road, Swiss goat cheese in Papineauville. Where to buy straight from the farm.
Where to eat breakfast in La Petite-Nation
Eggs Benedict in Saint-André-Avellin, diner booths in Papineauville, the market brunch in Ripon. Where to eat breakfast in La Petite-Nation.
Sugar shacks and maple farms in La Petite-Nation
All-you-can-eat sugar-shack meals and taffy on snow on Côte Saint-Charles, farm syrup in Lochaber, maple popcorn in Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix. Sugar season, La Petite-Nation style.