Hearth to Table: Historic Dining Experience - September (last 2025 date)

Savour 17th-century gourmet dishes by candlelight right on the grounds of historic Sainte-Marie. Hearth to Table invites guests to gather around a harvest table inside the chapel of the reconstructed Jesuit mission and enjoy a delicious, multi-course French meal featuring historic seasonal ingredients carefully prepared using methods from the 1600s.

Start each course with an introduction from a costumed interpreter specializing in 17th-century cooking. Learn to appreciate the many challenges and intricacies – from basic technology to limited vegetable options – of preparing an epicurean French-style meal in this era, before enjoying your taste of history.

We are working on finalizing this seasonal menu and will post details as soon as they are available.

Select non-alcoholic beverages included. Wine and beer pairings available at an additional cost.

Note due to the unique ingredients, recipes, and presentation for this 17th-century menu, Sainte-Marie cannot accommodate dietary restrictions and requests.

For questions about booking or the experience, contact [email protected] or 705-526-7838. For questions about ingredients or food preparation, contact [email protected] or 705-321-2912

Info: Check-in at the Sainte-Marie’s visitor centre where you’ll be greeted by a costumed historical interpreter.

Info: At 6 p.m. you'll be escorted by a costumed historical interpreter to the North Court on the grounds of Sainte-Marie.
Spend a few minutes learning about buildings that would have been instrumental in preparing meals here in the 1600s: the cookhouse, stables, gardens, and chicken coop.

Info: Walk into the picturesque chapel and sit down at a carefully set harvest table bathed in candlelight, just as French Jesuits of the 17th century might have done after a long day’s labour.
Pick from an assortment of beverages and get to know your fellow guests. Wine and beer pairings will be available at an added cost.
Enjoy an introduction on each course from a knowledgeable historian specializing in 17th-century cooking. Learn about historic ingredients and culinary techniques for each dish and ask questions.
Our friendly serving team will bring you each course over an interval of two hours, offering you plenty of opportunity to savour the meal, the atmosphere, and the experience.
After the last plate has been removed, your historical interpreter will walk you back to the visitors centre to say goodbye.

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Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, 16164 Ontario 12, Midland, Canada