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UPDATE: The Atelier Restaurant Grand Opening will be taking place on November 12! 

Chef and Algonquin Sommelier Certificate Graduate, Marc Lepine, has struck out on his own. Rather than striking out, though, he’s hit a grand slam with his Atelier Restaurant at 540 Rochester Street, Ottawa. Marc was twice named ‘Ottawa Chef of the Year’ while at The Courtyard Restaurant and has been both Professor and judge for the Sommelier Program’s Wine and Food Matching course.

Marc is on the cutting edge of culinary art and science with stunningly creative and flavourful cuisine prepared unlike anything you’ve experienced. Amongst his tools and magic he uses liquid nitrogen, at minus 330 degrees F, a solar oven and the sous-vide method to prepare food; this involves food being cooked in vacuum-sealed containers. There’s no oven, no microwave, no deep-fryer. And, there’s no gimmicks; it allows Atelier to seriously reduce their carbon footprint while producing a tantalizing ‘small plates’ menu – some items are bite-sized others more substantial, but produced with local products, many in the wild, readily available a short distance from Atelier. Read more from The Ottawa Citizen's Food Editor, Ron Eade.