{"id":15023,"date":"2013-06-15T09:10:36","date_gmt":"2013-06-15T13:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=15023"},"modified":"2013-06-15T11:54:24","modified_gmt":"2013-06-15T15:54:24","slug":"atelier-restaurant-ottawa-food-wine-video-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/atelier-restaurant-ottawa-food-wine-video-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Atelier Restaurant Ottawa: Food + Wine Video Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/atelier-restaurant-ottawa-food-wine-video-review\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15037\" alt=\"Atelier dish 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Atelier-dish-1.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Atelier-dish-1.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Atelier-dish-1-160x131.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Atelier-dish-1-350x288.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Atelier-dish-1-125x102.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a>When we decided to make reservations at <a href=\"http:\/\/atelierrestaurant.ca\/\"><strong>Atelier Restaurant<\/strong><\/a> in Ottawa, we discovered that we&#8217;d have to wait several weeks for a Friday evening reservation.<\/p>\n<p>Such is the popularity of this award-winning restaurant that specializes in molecular gastronomy, and is one of my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/top-restaurants-for-food-wine-and-fun\/\"><strong>favourite restaurants<\/strong><\/a> in this city and across the country.<\/p>\n<p>I had written a profile of the superb <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/pairing-wine-and-molecular-gastronomy-steve-robinson\/\"><strong>sommelier Steve Robinson<\/strong><\/a> several months ago for Ottawa Magazine, the sister publication of Toronto Life.<\/p>\n<p>Now it was time to revisit and try the new summer menu with Steve&#8217;s pairings. It was spectacular, with whimsical dish names like &#8220;You&#8217;ve Got Quail,&#8221; &#8220;The Codfather&#8221; and &#8220;Yolko Ono,&#8221; along with delightfully surprising combinations of flavours, textures and temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s our 12-course meal in video shorts &#8230; move your mouse over the video and when you see the speaker in the top left corner with the red x, click on it to hear the sound.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u8htApbBry\">https:\/\/t.co\/u8htApbBry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345665881919086593\">June 14, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelierrestaurant.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Atelier Restaurant<\/a><br \/>\n540 Rochester Street<br \/>\nOttawa, Ontario, K1S 4M1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelierrestaurant.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.atelierrestaurant.ca<\/a><br \/>\n613-321-3537<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; See more at: http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/pairing-wine-and-molecular-gastronomy-steve-robinson\/#sthash.HARjfD0r.dpuf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Course: Ahi Road<br \/>\nWine Pairing: NV Ontario Spring Water Sake<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YHDPCOffGp\">https:\/\/t.co\/YHDPCOffGp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886892585259008\">June 15, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><strong>Second Course: Caesar <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wine Pairing: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/winepicks\/wine\/astrolabe-wines-province-sauvignon-blanc-2012\/184489\">Astrolabe Savignon Blanc<\/a>, New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Love this zesty white wine that I reviewed in the June 8 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/best-lcbo-wines-vintages-release-june-8\/\"><strong>LCBO Vintages Release<\/strong><\/a> (it&#8217;s still in stores).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uyZaB4N5iM\">https:\/\/t.co\/uyZaB4N5iM<\/a> \u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886164072402945\">June 15, 2013<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9abHZ1MRtV\">https:\/\/t.co\/9abHZ1MRtV<\/a> \u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886219605012481\">June 15, 2013<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third Course: Haligin <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wine Pairing: Astrolabe Savignon Blanc, New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rFvyhylQ2I\">https:\/\/t.co\/rFvyhylQ2I<\/a> \u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886271106846720\">June 15, 2013<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><strong>Fourth Course: Krusty the Crab <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wine Pairing: 2011 Cave Spring Vineyard The Adam Steps Riesling, Niagara<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X9iYMZge9B\">https:\/\/t.co\/X9iYMZge9B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886318607360001\">June 15, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fifth Course: Chicken of the Swamp<br \/>\nWine Pairing: 2009 Domaine de l&#8217;Aigle a Deux Tetes Chardonnay, Jura, France<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6qOMkgyQDC\">https:\/\/t.co\/6qOMkgyQDC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886852181553152\">June 15, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><strong>Sixth Course: Eat Your Greens <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wine Pairing: NV Giro Ribot Ab Origine Cava Reserva Brut, Penedes, Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Mvc7NBTOy\">https:\/\/t.co\/5Mvc7NBTOy<\/a> \u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886529777987584\">June 15, 2013<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seventh Course: You&#8217;ve Got Quail <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wine Pairing: 2011 Gulfi Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Sicily, Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xRM1ewCW3c\">https:\/\/t.co\/xRM1ewCW3c<\/a> \u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886580885577728\">June 15, 2013<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><strong>Eighth Course: Slip of the Tongue <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wine Pairing: 2011 Gulfi Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Sicily, Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f5cMduW2yl\">https:\/\/t.co\/f5cMduW2yl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886620177817600\">June 15, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ninth Course: Can&#8217;t We All Just Get Along<br \/>\nWine Pairing: 2010 Domaine Viret Renaissance, Rhone, France<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pDZn2qsZr0\">https:\/\/t.co\/pDZn2qsZr0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886659776229377\">June 15, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><strong>Tenth Course: Pop Goes the Basil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t take a video of these adorable basil-infused popsicles, but they were perfect as palate cleansers before we moved on to the sweet dishes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eleventh Course: Pinky and the Brain <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wine Pairing: 2009 Weingut Hoffman-Simon Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Spatlese, Mosel, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kta5VpRITB\">https:\/\/t.co\/Kta5VpRITB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886697877278720\">June 15, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twelth Course: Jamaican Me Crazier<br \/>\nWine Pairing: NV Blandy&#8217;s 5-Year-Old Malmsey, Madeira, Portugal<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fz6bC4Nj1V\">https:\/\/t.co\/Fz6bC4Nj1V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NatalieMacLean (@NatalieMacLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieMacLean\/statuses\/345886738012594177\">June 15, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelierrestaurant.ca\"><strong>Atelier Restaurant<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n540 Rochester Street<br \/>\nOttawa, Ontario, K1S 4M1<br \/>\n613-321-3537<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we decided to make reservations at Atelier Restaurant in Ottawa, we discovered that we&#8217;d have to wait several weeks for a Friday evening reservation. Such is the popularity of this award-winning restaurant that specializes in molecular gastronomy, and is one of my favourite restaurants in this city and across the country. I had written a profile of the superb sommelier Steve Robinson several months ago for Ottawa Magazine, the sister publication of Toronto Life. Now it was time to revisit and try the new summer menu with Steve&#8217;s pairings. It was spectacular, with whimsical dish names like &#8220;You&#8217;ve Got [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,19,20,55,117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-wine-pairing","category-restaurant-wine-lists","category-best-restaurants","category-sommeliers-restaurants","category-vine-app"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15023"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15027,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15023\/revisions\/15027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}