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On almost every list of Sugar Shacks you must visit is Martin Picard&#;s Au Pied de Cochon Cabane à Sucre and Cabane d’à côté.

Montreal chef Martin Picard’s Sugar Shack Au Pied du Cochon is located around an hour north of Montreal in Mirabel. Opened in , the ‘Cabane à Sucre’ is the same name as Martin Picard&#;s acclaimed restaurant (Au Pied du Cochon) and just as memorable an experience.

La cabane a sucre After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the famous Au pied de cochon sugar shack finally reopened its dining room in , with a new chef at the helm! A look back at a gargantuan feast. Trained with the greats Normand Laprise, Jean-Paul Grappe, Marc Meneau in several starred restaurants, he broke many taboos when he opened his restaurant Au pied de cochon at the turn of the millennium. Blending high gastronomy and Quebec tradition, with a good dose of gourmandise not to mention gluttony! By opening the Cabane in Mirabel in , Martin and his partner Marc Beaudin wanted to get even closer to the land and control the entire production line, from maple syrup to pig farming.

The Caban a Sucre was so successful they opened Cabane d’à côté or ‘the Shack Next Door’ to accommodate the demand in

The Cabane d’à côté is meant to be like visiting a friend’s cottage. You enter into the open kitchen and see the small dining area (of around 40 seats).

It really is a family feel and the open kitchen allows you to see everything being made.

And if your lucky you can even help out in the kitchen.

Dining is family-style with picnic tables with leaves in the middle for the ever-popular maple sugar.

A great thing is that the Cabane d’à côté is open during the summer too.

Famous for his poutine with foie gras, Martin Picard&#;s sugar shack you will be served pea soup with fois gras and pancakes fried in duck fat.

Of course, everything is smothered in maple syrup. Both locations use items from the Au Pied du Cochon orchard and farms.

Martin picard cabane a sucre charbonneau Picard is a legend, a culinary madman known for highlighting local ingredients, incorporating Quebecois history into his whimsical yet bold dish presentations, and most notably, things like duck in a can. Seating for the entire season fills up within one night, but somehow, I managed a seat. I marked the April date on my calendar with a doodle of a tiny pig. I was impatient for this day to arrive. It finally came, and I was well-prepared for the singular experience of a multi-course feast from the mind of the Wild Chef and the subsequent foie gras-induced stupor that notoriously comes with it.

Food is cooked on a wood oven and keeps to classic recipes with a modern twist.

Booking:

You’ll want to book early because this sugar shack fills up far in advance. Often, months in advance.

Price:

A bit pricey the prices is around $70 for adults & $ for kids aged 4 to Kids 3 and under are free.

It’s worth it because this sugar shack serves up some of the most elaborate Quebec dishes you can imagine.

Before you go:

• Bring your rain boots. The Quebec weather can be wet and muddy.
  Martin picard cabane a sucre charbonneau mont st gregoire In Quebec, maple syrup isn't just something you drizzle on pancakes. Hundreds of sugar shacks lie just outside Montreal and Quebec City, and many have massive dining halls, where families sit at communal tables and are fed an endless parade of simple and satisfying country cooking: pickled beets, pancakes, fried eggs, sausage and bacon, split pea soup, pork cracklings, meat pie, maple syrup pie. Between rounds of food, a band or a DJ might take the stage. It's an afternoon that's part Thanksgiving, part VFW social. It's not the first time.

  The parking lot can be full of mud and you will not want to ruin your footwear.

• In an effort to reduce their ecological footprint, they no longer offer aluminum dishes for leftovers. If you want to take home leftovers, bring your own reusable dishes. If you forget, they provide compostable containers for sale.

Address:

Au Pied de Cochon Sugar Shack
Rang de la Fresnière
St-Benoît de Mirabel, QC
J7N 2R9

Au Pied de Cochon – Cabane d’à Côté
Montée Robillard
St-Benoît de Mirabel, QC
J7N 2S3

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Looking for more of a kid-focused Cabane à Sucre? Check out Cabane à Sucre Les Chalet des Érables.