Introducing Our First Cookbook:
“Where the River Narrows”
Featuring over 125 soulful recipes that celebrate the timeless dishes of Québec and France.
Praise for “Where The River Narrows”:
Gold – Regional/Cultural Cookbooks, Taste Canada Awards, 2023
Named “One of Indigo’s Most Anticipated Canadian Cookbooks” of 2022.
It’s with great excitement that we announce the release of our inaugural cookbook, Where the River Narrows: Classic French & Nostalgic Québécois Recipes from St. Lawrence Restaurant.
Over the past three years, J-C Poirier and Joie Alvaro Kent have been hard at work to chronicle J-C's culinary journey and the recipes that are dear to his heart. This incredible labour of love has finally come to fruition, and we’re thrilled to announce the release of Where the River Narrows.
We look forward to bringing the culture, flavours, and traditions of Québécois and French cuisine into your kitchen.
Where the River Narrows
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About the Book
From the acclaimed and multi award-winning chef J-C Poirier of St. Lawrence restaurant comes a stunning, lyrical cookbook with over 125 recipes that celebrate the classic dishes of Québec and France.
Where the River Narrows is a loving homage to Chef Jean-Christophe (J-C) Poirier’s home province, Québec—the phrase is a direct translation of the Algonquin word “kebec,” describing the area around Québec City where the St. Lawrence River is hemmed in by towering cliffs. Québec is where J-C’s love for the nostalgic beauty of French cooking began. In his debut cookbook, he shares recipes from both cultures, Québécois and French, and the intersections between them—whether from the menu of his famed Vancouver restaurant, St. Lawrence, or his kitchen at home.
WHERE THE RIVER NARROWS: CLASSIC FRENCH & NOSTALGIC QUÉBÉCOIS RECIPES FROM ST. LAWRENCE RESTAURANT
Author: J-C Poirier, with Joie Alvaro Kent | Foreword by: Derek Dammann
On sale: November 8, 2022
Hardcover: 9780525611189 | 344 pages | $45.00 CDN | EL: 9780525611196 $18.99 CDN | Appetite by Random House