Has anyone tried this place yet? Sounds intriguing. My first thought when I visited the website was "Hmmm... reminds me of Alinea in Chicago". Sure enough, when I read about the chef, he spent time at Grant Achatz's restaurant in Chicago while formulating the concept for this restaurant. I'm excited to try it. I'll be very interested to see how it "goes over" in Ottawa -- a different concept than other places in the city(for instance, the singular option of a 12-course tasting menu). Based on the very short sample menu descriptions, the chef seems to be a fan of molecular gastronomy -- I believe he introduced some element of this at Courtyard and it went over fairly well.
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Atelier is due to open on Wednesday, November 12th. For more info see Ron`s Blog and the entry for November 8th.