For over 10 years, Carte Blanche has served up bistro-style cuisine prepared with locally-sourced produce, consistently offering unique and quality menu items. The design of the restaurant, which earned its status as a 2006 finalist at Créativité Montréal, makes it popular with couples and groups of friends. A bring-your-own-wine establishment, Carte Blanche offers fine dining options at affordable prices.more...See more text
Partners in both love and in business, Sylvie Vioux and André Loiseau may have fundamentally opposite temperaments, but they complement each other perfectly. Talkative and charming, the partners in crime are self-assured and honest as they tell the story of how they met and opened Carte Blanche.
"We've been married for 22 years. We met in Paris in the '90s," says Sylvie. "I was with US Airways for 10 years, having built up solid experience in customer service, while André was working crazy hours in the kitchens of the Senate. He had an extremely demanding schedule at the time, which really held us back from enjoying our new life together."
When Sylvie became sick and fell into a coma, the couple had to rethink what they were doing. They knew they wanted a family and a better quality of life that seemed to elude them Europe. "We gave ourselves the opportunity to get what we wanted by coming to Quebec," says Sylvie.
The chef at Carte Blanche, Frenchman André Loiseau, welcomes you in a friendly, relaxed setting and serves a fusion of traditional and contemporary French cuisine. Local products like salmon and beef tartare, duck breast, foie gras, and lobster bisque appear on the menu with enticing additions like truffle oil and Cognac reduction. The restaurant is open Tuesday through Saturday starting at 5:30 pm.
The chef at Carte Blanche, André Loiseau from France, welcomes you in a friendly and relaxing atmosphere and prepares cuisine that combines contemporary and traditional French gastronomy. Local products are featured: salmon and beef tartares, duck breast, foie gras, and lobster bisque appear on the menu with enticing mentions of truffle oil and Cognac sauce. Finally, don't forget to bring your own bottle of wine!
The young owner and chef of restaurant Carte Blanche, André Loiseau, greets his guests with genuine fine cuisine made with the freshest local products. The elegant ambiance, courteous service and wine list offering a selection of private imports are much appreciated by the clientele. Carte Blanche was the Regional Award winner at the 2008 Québec Tourism Awards, and André Loiseau received the 2010 Regional Chef Award from the Société des Chefs, Cuisiniers et Pâtissiers du Québec.