Dinner at Hilltop Cellar

Sylvain and Francine have a beautiful custom designed house on the south side of Rice Lake. Their wind turbine was not working on this day because someone had shot at it. This wind turbine makes no sound when it is working, but there are people who resent it being there.

Sylvain, a Principal with Eckler Ltd., the actuarial consulting firm for which Paul used to work before he retired, met us at the door.

This intriguing sculpture is firmly planted the front of the house.

Besides the flowers around the house, Francine has planted enviable vegetable gardens.
Choosing flowers for dinner.

Sylvain made his special bouillabaisse for dinner. This is an all day affair. Francine went to the market in Toronto to choose the fish for the bouillabaisse. With the dinner we had the traditional Chateauneuf du Pape. For Sylvain's delicious recipe, go to: http://web.me.com/macsyg/Hilltop_Recipes/Welcome.html. You can also read about Sylvain's fantastic wine cellar at: http://www.hilltopcellar.com/

To prove that some Canadian wines are wonderful, we had a tasting of this Cabernet Franc. It was in the Amarone style but with special nuances. It was amazing. If you want any, there are 50 cases left at the winery!

Comments

Hervé and Bryn said…
had my mouth watering as I read over the recipee on their internet site. Huge quantities!
August 13, 2009 at 9:24 a.m.
The Old and the Restless said…
The six of us ate it all. There was only a bit of broth left.
August 13, 2009 at 9:27 a.m.
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