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A TASTE OF LOUISE PENNY’S WORLD

On the menu all
October in Brome Lake’s
participating restaurants.

Throughout October, let your table become part of the story. From October 1–31, savour the flavours that have accompanied Chief Inspector Armand Gamache through Louise Penny’s bestselling series, including her forthcoming novel, Miss Wolcott’s Ghost. Discover participating Lac-Brome restaurants where every dish reflects the warmth, friendship, and quiet pleasures of Three Pines.

Step into Three Pines… one delicious chapter at a time

TABLE D'HÔTE

Soups

Potato and leek soup (The Cruelest Month) — Chez moi chez toi — $10 

Wild mushroom soup (The Cruelest Month) — Ensemble bar à vin — $15

Butternut squash soup (Still Life) — Restaurant Un vrai délice — $18

Main Courses

Cheese Omelet (Miss Wolcott’s Ghost) — Buzz Café & Bistro — $21 

Boeuf Bourguignon (Glass Houses) — Bistro West Brome — $28

Steak Frites (A Fatal Grace) — Restaurant-Bistro Le Relais — $30

Duck confit (The Cruelest Month) — La Knowlton Co. — $32

Grilled Salmon (A trick of the Light) — Alizé du Domaine Jolivent — $49

Desserts

Tarte aux poires d’Hélène (Pear Tart) (A Rule Against Murder) — Brûlerie Virgin Hill Coffee — $4.75 

Butter Tart with Signature Beverage (Le fantôme de Miss Wolcott) — Café Three Pines — $8

Cake au citron (Miss Wolcott’s Ghost) — Raffields Centrale — $10

The table is set, the meal enjoyed, and now the perfect companion awaits: a good book, a quiet corner, and a little time to wander.

Miss Wolcott’s Ghost — Available October 20

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Alizé du Domaine Jolivent

*Starting October 10

Cornish game hens
From the title The Nature of the Beast
« Dinner was served, with the platters of Cornish game hens and bowls of grilled vegetables and baskets of sliced baguette put on the long pine table in Clara’s kitchen. The room was lit with candles.»
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Bistro West Brome
Grilled Salmon
From the title A trick of the Light
« On Gamache’s plate were grilled garlic shrimp and quinoa mango salad. The barbecue was working overtime for the hungry lunch crowd, producing chargrilled steaks and burgers, shrimp and salmon.»
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Brûlerie Virgin Hill Coffee
Tartelettes au citron
From the title All the Devils are Here
« They opened the brown paper bag and ate their tartelettes au citron in front of The Gates of Hell. Stephen talked about the remarkable work while brushing powdery icing sugar off Armand’s sweater.»
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Buzz Café & Bistro
Château Frontenac Pea Soup
From the title Bury Your Dead
«Jean laughed and leaned away as the waiter placed a huge burger and frites in front of him. A bubbling French onion soup sat in front of Émile and Gamache was given a hot bowl of pea soup. »
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Three Pines Café
Café au lait
From the title The Brutal Telling
« Sofas and large inviting armchairs sat in front of each fireplace, their fabric faded. Old chairs were grouped around dark wooden dining tables. In front of the mullioned bay windows three or four wing chairs waited for villagers nursing steaming café au lait and croissants.»
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Chez moi Chez toi
Ginger-garlic Chicken Soup
From the title A better Manr
« The incident room in Three Pines was filled with the aroma of wet socks, sweat, cilantro, and lime. Olivier and Gabri moved aside the firefighting equipment and set out the ginger-garlic chicken soup, sandwiches, and drinks.»
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Ensemble bar à vin
Cheese, Tomato and Basil Fettuccine
From the title The Brutal Telling
« Their main courses had arrived. A fruit-stuffed Cornish game hen, done on the spit, for Gamache; melted Brie, fresh tomato and basil fettuccine for Lacoste; and a lamb and prune tagine for Beauvoir. »
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La Knowlton Co.
Black Forest Ham and Brie Baguette with caramelized onions and arugula
From the title The Nature of the Beast
« Do you wish you were out there?” Reine-Marie asked, as her husband took a bite of the maple-smoked ham, apple and Brie sandwich, on a pain de campagne. He looked out the bistro window, toward the stone bridge. “You mean in the damp, cold woods at a crime scene?"
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Raffields Centrale
Trifle
From the title How the Light Gets In
« Everyone, except Ruth, cleared the table while Gabri took Olivier’s trifle out of the fridge, with its layers of ladyfingers, custard, fresh whipped cream, and brandy-infused jam. “The love that dares not speak its name,” Gabri whispered as he cradled it in his arms.»
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Restaurant-Bistro Le Relais
Autumn Beef Stew
From the title Glass houses
«The beef casserole, with hints of herbs, and wild garlic and succulent mushrooms the chef had gathered in the fall and dried, was unlike anything they’d ever tasted.»
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Restaurant Un vrai délice
Coq au vin
From the title The cruelest Month
« Gamache’s coq au vin filled the table with a rich, earthy aroma and an unexpected hint of maple. Beauvoir could have died happily right there and then, but he’d have missed the crème brûlée for dessert.  »
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