Sugar Shack: An Album from the Celebrated Au Pied De Cochon

by Martin Picard

From Montreal’s celebrated Au Pied de Cochon restaurant comes this sequel to its bestselling food album. Indulge in a historic, artistic and humorous cooking adventure at the Cabane à Sucre, or Sugar Shack, a small restaurant in the Laurentian mountains that’s open just six weeks of the year. Set on 130 acres of maple bush, the Sugar Shack serves only one innovative takes on maple syrup and its derivatives drawn from trees on the property.

Forget everything you know about traditional pancakes and imagine, instead, 70 dishes such as pea soup with foie gras, pork rind salad and even lobster maki with maple syrup?all made with the silky, sticky boiled maple sap. This book celebrates more than just the recipes; it is an off-the-wall tribute to the nostalgia and the camaraderie of traditional sugaring off. A post-apocalyptic short story, zany illustrations by Au Pied de Cochon contributor Tom Tassel, and mouth-watering photos present an overall picture of this unique restaurant, maple syrup culture and the Rabelaisian Martin Picard and his friends. This irreverent romp through food and food culture might just be the opportunity you've been waiting to eat with your fingers in a three-star restaurant.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Martin Picard is a Canadian chef, author and television personality.

Picard is the author of Au Pied de Cochon Sugar Shack, including 100 recipes including maple tree products. He has hosted the Food Network (Canada) show 'The Wild Chef'.

Reviews

[Andre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Les recettes et l'expérience de la cabane à sucre version Pied de Cochon. Le visuel est superbe, les recettes alléchantes et l'information sur le sirop d'érable pertinente. Je n'ai cependant pas du tout accroché sur le journal.

Another great cookbook from Martin Picard & team. The recipes are appetizing, the bit about maple syrup really interesting but I did not read the fiction stories.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

A mouth watering exploration of the mentality behind the Au Pied du Cochon Cabane a Sucre and all things maple.

[Foxthyme · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is not your ordinary ode to maple syrup. This is an everything written and visual experience: food, sex, maple syrup, wild game, maple sugar, pork. Maple syrup! Oh so sweetly delicious to read this book.

[Derek Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

A legend of Canadian cooking tackles an entire book on the quintessential Canadian ingredient, maple syrup. Fun and inspired.