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The Cutting-Out of the French Corvette La Chevrette, 21 July 1801, by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740-1812)

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Today In Women’s History Month we celebrate the birthdays of Louise-Florence-Pétronille Tardieu d’Esclavelles and Wanda Hazel Gág

Louise-Florence-Pétronille Tardieu d’Esclavelles, dame de la Live d’Épinay, byname Madame D’épinay, (born March 11, 1726, Valenciennes, Fr.—died April 17, 1783, Paris), a distinguished figure in advanced literary circles in 18th-century France. Though she wrote a good deal herself, she is more famous for her friendships with three of the outstanding French writers and thinkers of her day, Denis Diderot, Baron Friedrich de Grimm, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Mme d’Épinay interested herself in literature and the welfare of men of letters after the breakdown of her marriage to Denis-Joseph de La Live d’Épinay, a financier. She set up a congenialsalon in her country house at La Chevrette, near Montmorency, and offered hospitality to the Philosophes, the leading intellectual figures of the period immediately prior to the French Revolution. Her friendship with Grimm was long and untroubled, and Mme d’Épinay collaborated with him on his famous correspondence. Her association with Rousseau, on the other hand, was brief and stormy: in 1756 he accepted her offer of accommodation in the “Hermitage,” a small dwelling near her country house, and wrote his novel La Nouvelle Héloïsethere. But then he quarreled with his hostess, and the two became implacable foes. Mme d’Épinay was the author of several novels and works on education, but her writings are of interest now chiefly for their autobiographical revelations.

Her Wikipedia page had more information about her works

Her pseudo-memoires are written in the form of a sort of autobiographic romance, L'Histoire de Madame de Montbrillant, begun when she was thirty but never published in her lifetime. It intersperses fictionalized set pieces exhibiting the sensibilité of the earliest generation of Romantics,[6] with genuine letters and autobiographical material. Bequeathed to Baron Grimm, a mangled version of the manuscript was edited by J. P. A. Parison and J. C. Brunet (Paris, 1818) as Mémoires et correspondance de Madame d'Épinay with all the names changed to identify the supposed originals: Madame d'Épinay figures in it as Madame de Montbrillant, and René is generally recognized as Rousseau, Volx as Grimm, Gamier as Diderot, who is sometimes credited with major interventions in the text. The work has had a checkered career since.[7] The only accurate edition is George Roth, ed. Les Pseudo-mémoires de Madame d'Épinay, 3 vols., 1951.

Other works

Her Conversations d'Émilie, a dialogue recollecting the education of her granddaughter, Émilie de Belsunce, was published in 1774.[8] The Mémoires et Correspondance de Mme d'Épinay, renfermant un grand nombre de lettres inédites de Grimm, de Diderot, et de J.-J. Rousseau, ainsi que des details, &c., was published at Paris (1818) from a manuscript which she had bequeathed to Grimm.

Many of Madame d'Épinay's letters are contained in the Correspondance de l'abbé Galiani (1818), which provided material for Francis Steegmuller's joint biography,[9] and have since appeared in a definitive redaction.[10] Two anonymous works, Lettres à mon fils (Geneva, 1758) and Mes moments heureux (Geneva, 1759), are also by Madame d'Épinay.

In January 1783, three months before her death, she was awarded the Prix Monyon, recently established by the Académie to honour the author of the "book published in the current year that might be of most benefit to society"; it was her Conversations d'Émilie (1774).[11]

Wanda Hazel Gág, (born March 11, 1893, New Ulm, Minnesota, U.S.—died June 27, 1946, New York, New York), American artist and author whose dynamic visual style imbued the often commonplace subjects of both her serious art and her illustrated books for children with an intense vitality.

Gág was the daughter of a Bohemian immigrant artist. While attending high schoolin Minnesota, she helped support her family by contributing drawings to a children’s supplement to the Minneapolis Journal. She attended the St. Paul Art School on a scholarship, and from 1915 to 1917 she studied at the Minneapolis School of Art. In 1917 she traveled to New York City and entered the Art Students League, where she studied with John Sloan and other noted teachers.

A show of Gág’s drawings, lithographs, and woodcuts at the Weyhe Gallery in New York in 1926 brought her first recognition as a serious artist, and subsequent shows there in 1928, 1930, and 1940 increased her reputation. She was represented in the Museum of Modern Art’s 1939 exhibition “Art in Our Time,” which was presented at the time of the New York World’s Fair. At the suggestion of a children’s book editor, she wrote and illustrated Millions of Cats (1928), which became a classic children’s book. Her subsequent books for children include The Funny Thing (1929), A.B.C. Bunny (1933), Gone Is Gone (1935), and Nothing at All(1941). She also translated and illustrated Tales from Grimm (1936), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938), Three Gay Tales from Grimm (1943), and More Tales from Grimm (1947). Growing Pains: Diaries and Drawings for the Years 1908–1917 (1940, reprinted 1984) is a memoir based on her journals.

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We had a long pull before we reached the object of our intended attack, which we found moored close in shore, and well prepared for us. A broadside of grape-shot was the first salute we received. It produced the same effect on our men as the spur to a fiery steed.

— Frederick Marryat, Frank Mildmay (The Naval Officer)

The Cutting Out of the French Corvette 'La Chevrette' by English Sailors, 21 July 1801, by Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1802

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Évian les Bains: Good in Any Season

and our driver, Laurence pulls over and leaves the automobile operating. ‘Often, at this level, I cease and present you the gorgeous view of the lake and the mountains past’, she says, a slight trace of regret in her voice. Laurence factors to the fitting: ‘The Rhône River, if you happen to might see it, enters from the east and exits the lake by the west, simply over there’. Already our drive from Bellegarde station has been filled with tantalizing views of snow-topped mountain peaks and speeding river valleys filled with quaint and picturesque French Alpine villages. However alas, our first views down the sloping valley to the gorgeous Belle Époque city of Évian les Bains is shrouded in a creamy white masking of cloud. Nearer to Lac Léman, (NOT Geneva, we’re reminded) a low hanging fog lingers for our five-day go to, sponsored by the Evian Tourism Board. Evian is an attention-grabbing mixture of locals and vacationers alike. Ferry commuters to Lausanne, alpine hikers and skiers from Britain and Germany, spa lovers taking the well-known heat and soothing waters of Evian les Thermes, all descend on this historic resort city of 8000 residents, having fun with the mountains, the lake,  and naturally quenching their mineral water thirst with bottle upon bottle of the city’s ‘Evian Eau’ or Evian water. Very similar to we’re, having fun with Christmas within the French Alps. From the loopy inhabitants of Le Fabuleux Village, ‘Les Flottins’, to a pastry making class: the traditional Mont Blanc, with a famend native pastry chef, or a wholesome hike within the French Alps, there’s a lot to do in Evian, even when it proves to be an unseasonably heat, cloudy, gray and snow-less time. Completely located on the shores of Lac Léman and on the foot of the French Alps, Évian les Bains gives an unimaginable number of actions, summer time or winter.

Our first glimpse of Evian’s Lac Léman (Geneva)

Soak up Le Fabuleux Village

The medieval torches parade up and down Évian essential sq. every night time in the course of the Christmas season, calling all of the Flottins, the inhabitants of the whimsical Le Fabuleux Village constructed of driftwood-strewn on the shores of Lac Léman, to make merry in the course of the busy Christmas season. Evian doesn’t entertain her residents and seasonal guests with a standard Christmas Market. Reasonably, December ninth via January 2, finds the complete city of Evian festooned with over 1000 fantastical driftwood sculptures. Plan to reach for the opening night the place you may be handled to a magical parade via the city sq., torches burning vivid, and a luminous white, four-story magical horse main Les Flottins, seemingly out of Lac Léman and into city, and all capped with an amazing show of fireworks to welcome the vacation season. Your youngsters will likely be charmed!

Evian’s Le Fabuleux Village

Take the Waters:

Evian is thought for it’s therapeutic mineral waters: reported to be an ideal tonic for expectant moms, newborns, the aged or these with joint ache. Go on to the supply: the gorgeous columned supply Cachat, the place Eau Evian constantly flows at a temperature of 11.6 °,  is known as after the household who, in March 1827 offered the spring to a Genevan entrepreneur M. Fauconnet launching the Évian mineral water firm, Société des Eaux Minérales d’Évian. The supply Cachat is the remaining single outlet for the water which started its lengthy journey as rainfall and snow-melt excessive atop the French Alps, taking some 15+ years for the valuable water to filter via the glacial sand formations, arriving on the supply Cachat. Francois, our information handily fingers us a few glasses for sampling of the mineral water. I return a number of instances throughout our go to to fill my very own private bottle from the supply Cachat. Positioned in entrance of the supply Cachat and housed within the former authentic 1903 Artwork-Nouveau pump room on the rue Worldwide, the exhibition and data centre now showcases upscale procuring and all the pieces you possibly can probably need to learn about Evian’s well-known water.

Take a Hike

Within the Alps, that’s. We have a look at our itinerary for the morning: ‘You may be taking a snowshoe hike’. How Canadian, I assumed. Nonetheless, there isn’t any snow for our snowshoes! Our information, the very French Francois of the Alp’Evianature group, matches us with some climbing boots and we drive up and over the foothills of the Chablais Mountain vary and spend a beautiful Sunday, surrounded by the one solar and blue sky that we’ve seen, climbing excessive up between Mont Blanc and Lac Léman, earlier than actually crossing ten steps throughout the Swiss border.  We cease in Alp’Evianaure’s ‘Igloo’ mountain hut and refresh with path combine, heat tea and if we like, a glass of wine within the Sunday solar, having fun with intensive views right down to a clouded-over Lac Léman and additional on, the Swiss metropolis of Lausanne. Lunch is on the Alpine and family-run Le Relais de la Chevrette and is full on Raclette Royal: heat gooey, tacky loveliness simply ready to be paired with boiled potatoes, heat bites of sausage and carrots, a choice of charcuterie, contemporary baguette and a tangy inexperienced salad.  Beer and glasses of wine heat our weary climbing bones.

Take Some Spa Time

After your rigorous hike and mountain lunch, les Thermes d’Evian is the final word spa expertise providing a number of methods to rejuvenate and calm down these post-hike aching bones and that full abdomen. Whether or not they be medical, well being or magnificence associated issues, les Thermes d’Evian gives a pure option to recharge your batteries ‘from the supply’ and is acknowledged as a legit possibility of hydrotherapy care, and well-being by France’s Nationwide Academy of Medication.

Evian’s les Thermes

Soak up a Museum

With no snow to entice us to the ski hills of Chamonix and Mont Blanc, we spend the afternoon on the Palais Lumière, the unique Thermal Corridor, an unimaginable instance of early 20th-century spa structure, which housed the Evian Baths from 1902 to 1984 has served because the city’s cultural and conference centre since 2006. We completely loved De la Caricature à l’affiche, highlighting the contributions of cartoonists and satirists to the historical past of poster artwork between 1850 and 1918. A small portion of the exhibition, on mortgage from Paris’ Musée Artwork Ornamental, centered on the latest satirical and political contributions of Charlie Hebdo. Very highly effective.

Our final afternoon is spent with one of many many challenges the Tourism Board has set for us. We wander the afternoon sq., having fun with the smokey scent of Le Village and the antics of Les Flottins. Spontaneous music and the sounds of Sunday afternoon youngsters, excitedly anticipating Christmas fill the air. We cease to sip and savour some seasonal bits and bites and heat our toes by the open pit fires burning brightly. Our ultimate problem full, we wander right down to the lake because the skies open up and a ravishing,  blue-skied, sunny view of Lake Léman and the majestic mountains past presents itself to us. Fréderique, our host for the final 4 days, slyly feedback ‘see? I saved the most effective for final!’

And certainly she has.

Ideally situated on the shores of Lac Léman and on the foot of the French Alps, Evian-les-Bains gives an unimaginable number of actions, summer time or winter. Take pleasure in if you happen to can in the course of the Christmas season: we definitely did!

Our journey to #FestiveFrance was made doable by the beneficiant assist of the France Tourism Workplace, Air France and the Evian Tourism Board. Additionally thanks to Rail Europe for offering swift, comfy and fear free journey between Paris, Evian and again once more. Whereas in Evian, we stayed on the Hilton Evian les Bains, conveniently situated proper on the shores of Lac Léman. Thanks as properly to My WebSpot, who supplied a wonderful transportable WiFi service that allowed tripstations to attach our  Instagram, Fb, and Twitter content material with you on a minute by minute foundation!

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The Cutting-Out of the French Corvette 'La Chevrette' - Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg

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Cutting out La Chevrette, 21 July 1801, by John Christian Schetky

The cutting-out of La Chevrette was a once-famous incident in the wars against Napoleon. Britain feared invasion and the capture of this heavily armed corvette was a tremendous boost to British morale. How could the French invade if they couldn’t even protect their own ships in their own harbours? The action itself was heroic, bloody and strategically unnecessary. Four British frigates were watching the enemy fleet at the entrance to Brest Harbour, Brittany.

One night their boats, manned by volunteers and with oars muffled, set out to board her but the French were armed and waiting. After a fierce battle the smaller British force captured the ship, her captain was killed in one-to-one combat and La Chevrette taken in triumph to Plymouth.

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Assault and capture of the French corvette La Chevrette by HMS Doris, 21 July 1801, by John Christian Schetky 

HMS Doris was in company with the 40 gun frigate HMS Beaulieu, when they spotted the French 20 gun ship-corvette Chevrette lying under a shore battery in Camaret Bay. The French considered that given the strength of the shore battery, that the Chevrette was a secure as she would be if she was in the harbour at Brest. Nevertheless, Captain Brisbane resolved that the French vessel would be taken, despite the difficulties and the risk. His reputation had gone before him, so when he called for volunteers for the mission, there was no shortage. The mission was to be commanded by Lieutenant Woodley Losack, who had been sent from the Channel Fleet's flagship, the mighty HMS Ville de Paris of 110 guns, specifically to command the mission. On the night of 20th July, the force comprising of all the boats from HMS Doris and HMS Beaulieu, set off. Things went wrong when the boats became separated as a result of the lead boats pulling ahead. The rear-most boats decided to return to the ships when they lost sight of the others in the darkness. The lead boats meanwhile reached the entrance to Camaret Bay, where they lay at their oars waiting for the others to catch up. When they had failed to arrive by daybreak on the 21st, since the operation needed to be conducted in darkness, the leading boats also decided to return to the ships.

Unfortunately, they had been spotted by the French and although they had not been fired upon by the enemy, the French decided to lay a trap for the British in case they decided to try again. La Chevrette weighed anchor and sailed about a mile and a half further into the bay. There, the French crew was reinforced by soldiers, bringing to 339 the total number of men aboard. In addition, La Chevrette was now moored under a larger, more heavily armed shore battery. The shore battery itself was augmented by the throwing up of temporary earthworks. Arms and ammunition were brought on deck and the ship's guns were loaded almost to their muzzles with grapeshot. The French moored a guardboat, fitted with 2 36pdr long guns at the entrance to the bay and to encourage the British to try to attack them again, hoisted French colours over British ones. This was seen by the British frigates, which by now had been joined by a third ship, the ex-French 38 gun frigate HMS Uranie. It had the desired effect and the British were determined to capture La Chevrette.

During the 21st July, the force was joined by the pinnace and barge from HMS Robust (74), bringing the total number of boats to 15 and the total number of British officers and men committed to the attack to about 280. At about 21:30, the British launched a second attempt, again commanded by Lieutenant Losack. Shortly after they departed from the frigate position, Lieutenant Losack took his own and five other boats to chase down an enemy boat, presumed to be the lookout boat posted by the enemy to watch for their approach. This was the right and proper thing to do; the British had already lost the element of surprise. The remaining boats pulled slowly ahead or lay on their oars waiting for their commander to return. When he did not return as soon as expected, command of the mission devolved to Lieutenant Keith Maxwell of HMS Beaulieu and he, mindful of the advancing time and the six miles they had to go to reach the enemy vessel, ordered that they pull ahead regardless. By now, the force had been reduced by a third, so Lieutenant Maxwell issued new orders, redeploying his men to make better use of the reduced resources now available to him. At about 01:00 on the 22nd July, the force sighted La Chevrette, which opened fire with grapeshot and muskets. They were joined in this by musket fire from ashore. The British then rushed at the enemy ship. HMS Beaulieu's boats under Lieutenant Maxwell assisted by Lieutenant James Pasley and Royal Marine Lieutenant James Sinclair attacked La Chevrette;s starboard bow and quarter.

One of HMS Uranie's boats commanded by Lieutenant Martin Neville, one of HMS Robust's boats commanded by Mr Midshipman Robert Warren and one of HMS Doris' boats commanded by Lieutenant Walter Burke attacked the port bow. The attack was met with fierce resistance from the French, armed as they were with muskets, pistols, tomahawks, pikes and swords. The French attempted to board the boats. In the face of brutal hand-to-hand fighting in which no quarter was asked or given, the British sailors, marines and officers had to literally hack their way through the mass of French sailors and soldiers to reach their objectives. Despite being outnumbered three to one, the British quickly took control of the French ship's yards and within three minutes of getting aboard La Chevrette, had released all three topsails and cut the anchor cable. As soon as they saw their ship getting underway, many of the enemy jumped overboard while others threw down their weapons and fled below. This enable the British to gain control of the quarterdeck and forecastle. By this point, almost five minutes had elapsed since the British had first boarded the French vessel and her decks were covered with dead bodies and her scuppers were running with the blood of the dead and wounded. For a while, some of the enemy continued firing their muskets through the hatches, but they were soon overwhelmed by the British and forced to surrender. As they sailed their prize out of the bay, the British were fired upon from the batteries ashore, but to no avail. They had done it.

They had overwhelmed a force three times their own number and had stolen a fully armed and manned French warship from under the guns of a powerful shore battery. This did not come without a cost however. Royal Marine Lieutenant James Sinclair and Midshipman Warren together with seven seamen and two marines had been killed. Lieutenants Martin Neville and Walter Burke together with Masters Mate Mr William Phillips, Midshipmen Edward Crofton, Edward Byrn and Robert Finnis together with 42 seamen and 9 marines were wounded. Lieutenant Burke of HMS Doris died of his wounds later. La Chevrette's loss had been far greater. In ten minutes of frenzied fighting, 92 Frenchmen had been killed and 62 wounded. The dead included her captain, two of her three lieutenants, an army officer and three midshipmen.

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The Cutting-Out of the French Corvette La Chevrette, 21 July 1801, by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740- 1812)

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The Cutting-Out of the French Corvette, ‘La Chevrette’, 21st July 1801 by Philip James Loutherbourg (1740-1812)

The cutting-out of 'La Chevrette’ was a once-famous incident in the wars against Napoleon. Britain feared invasion and the capture of this heavily armed corvette was a tremendous boost to British morale. How could the French invade if they couldn’t even protect their own ships in their own harbours? The action itself was heroic, bloody and strategically unnecessary. Four British frigates were watching the enemy fleet at the entrance to Brest Harbour, Brittany. One night their boats, manned by volunteers and with oars muffled, set out to board 'La Chevrette’ but the French were armed and waiting. After a fierce battle the smaller British force captured the ship, her captain was killed in one-to-one combat and 'La Chevrette’ taken in triumph to Plymouth.

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Top Restaurant Recommendations at Tremblant

Our friends at Expedia.ca  sent tripstations on a three-day, long weekend to Eastern Canada’s premier ski resort, Mont Tremblant as part of their #BigWorldExplorer campaign. My initial response was, ‘but I haven’t been on skis in 25 years!!’ but upon arrival, I was soon caught up in Tremblant’s charm, excitement, joie de vivre and intoxicating energy. And yes, I did get up on skis again!

you have to take some time to eat, unwind and in my case, lubricate my out of shape, weary legs. Will it be in and out fast food, fine dining, or perhaps a local gastropub? In-hotel room service, close to the slopes or outside of the village? So many choices to satisfy a hungry skier! Here are some Tremblant Restaurant recommendations both close to the hill and further afield.

La Forge

My first-night welcome to Tremblant dinner is spent upstairs at the clubby, wood and leather La Forge in their popular Grill. Françis welcomes me with a relaxed, Quebecois sense of ‘I’ve met you before’ and makes me feel entirely at home. I perch myself at the bar with views of their maple-fed open fire grills and Alex from New Brunswick, walks me through the menu, intermittently telling me what brought him to Tremblant some fifteen years earlier. I decide on an entirely beef night and start with a traditional tartare: quail- egg topped and toasts on the side, pickled, acidity caper berries countering the rich, raw meat.  Splashes of sriracha and spicy olive oil topped with a tasty garnish of cilantro make this dish sing! I pause and sip my Henry of Pelham 2014 Baco Noir before enjoying refreshing kale, red cabbage, and green apple salad. Everything is relaxed and well-timed. Finally le piece de resistance: Japanese Wagyu ‘aux fillet’ cooked medium rare over the wood fire, a separate sea salt bowl for seasoning. The meat is buttery-rich and tender with full-on flavour in my mouth; a tablespoon of pickled, salty, gingery slaw cleanses the palate between each wonderful, beefy bite. Sides of hand-cut fries, garlic or smoked cheddar (how Quebecois!) mash or simple green beans round out my meal. The dress is casual, aprés ski wear: boys in hoodies and girls in cashmere. Dress comfortably and enjoy the candle-lit ambiance watching the groomers zoom back and forth across the mountain in preparation for tomorrow’s crowds.

After a morning on the slopes, stow your skis at the Ski Valet and head downstairs to La Forge’s Bistro-Bar, conveniently located between the ski slopes and 2 ski-boot steps to Place St-Bernard.  Right in the heart of Tremblant’s pedestrian village, La Forge’s Bistro-Bar-Pub provides a convenient and yummy break from the hill. Some fairly standard bistro pub food offerings are offered including sandwiches, bread bowls, pizza and burgers with kids and gluten-free options as well. Beer is the beverage of choice here, but wine and popular mixed drinks are available for the non-hop lover. Saturday nights the bar turns the volume up with live music from local musicians.  If the weather is glorious, as it was for my visit, sit outside on their sunny patio and people-watch Place St-Bernard and sip and nibble your way through a burger and a beer or some savoury BBQ duck confit poutine.

Microbrasserie La Diable

This popular micro-brewery hangout has a big lunchtime buzz with skiers in their boots and locals alike dropping by for a beer and some traditional and not so traditional pub food.  La Diable offers 100% natural, brewed on-site blondes, reds, whites, darks and stouts with monthly beers on offer, (March was their IPA month). I start with une ‘Diable’ (of course), this micro brasserie’s most popular ale. Very smooth with a nice balancing of hops and malt. Some very UN-pubish food offerings here at La Diable: ‘Toulouse and Octoberfest sausage with house-made sauerkraut”: some Québecoise Charcuterie which I wash down with my second glass of suds, the monthly IPA choice. In the mood for more traditional pub fare? Croque-monsieur, burgers and traditional Montréal smoked meat will sate your skiing hunger. I could have wiled away a few hours sipping the entire beer menu at La Diable, but alas I was on a schedule! 

La Savoie

I recently returned from a trip to EvianlesBains and the French Alps and was totally taken by a fantastic post-Alpine hike lunch of Raclette Royale at the family-run Le Relais de la Chevrette . I have been on the lookout for this cheesy wonderfulness since my return. Tremblant friends and regulars mentioned that I had to visit La Savoie during my stay and am happy I did. This little bit of French/Switzerland heaven,  on Chemin de Kandahar in the pedestrian village, offers an authentic Savoyard experience.  Both cheese and broth fondues, grill stones offering duck, chicken, shrimps, scallops and filet mignon are popular, but really, one has to have the Raclette Savoyard with either Raclette Cheese or Raw Milk Cheese (lait cru) imported from Savoie. Of course, add some boiled potatoes, Parma Ham, Rosette de Lyon (cured pork sausage) and a green salad to make you feel just a little saintly and your evening is complete. An excellent French Alpine experience close to the slopes.

Restaurant Patrick Berman

Make sure you include some time away from the busy Tremblant Village and take a short drive to Old Tremblant and spend some adult time at the Restaurant Patrick Bermand . My last night in Tremblant was spent at this lovely, warm candle-lit room set in an original Quebec farmhouse, aptly named,”House of Happiness’  in Old Tremblant. General Manager Marc Bujold ‘amuses’ me with a typical Quebec tasting: Duck Foie gras, local goat cheese, tartare and lovely gravlax that took me back to my Montreal of the late 1970s. Ginger ice follows to cleanse the palate. Patrick Berman is personally in the house this Friday evening, and in the typical French style, working the room, welcoming guests and thanking them, and me, for coming. A truly gracious and generous host. I continue with a beautiful free range chicken, perfectly roasted, thyme ‘au juice’ with roasted carrots and simple green beans, a touch of roasted fennel to make it sing, all sitting on a pillow of caramelized onion cauliflower purée. Such welcoming staff, wonderful food, intimate atmosphere. Get out of the hectic pace of Tremblant’s ski village and enjoy a true a taste of simple, joyous hospitality.

Many thanks to Expedia.ca‘s #BigWorldExplorer program. tripstations would love to know where your favorite Tremblant experiences are, both on and off the slopes and in any season via the comments below! Need to do more research? You can always find a great flight, rental car and hotel deals to Montreal and Tremblant here . Certain meals and activities were generously sponsored by the Tremblant Resort Association who did not approve this review. Many thanks for their generosity and support. 

World Traveler, Writer, and Blogger, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the tripstations.com travel blog.  A former Actor, current shower-singer, and non-hipster foodie. Loves his week-end house in St Marys, Ontario. Dad to Sophia, Ariel, and Hastings three of the best cats in the world.

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