Mon Lapin Cookbook De Toute Beaute From Montreal with Love

ISBN: 9781837292639
Publication date: 06/10/2026

With recipes, sumptuous photos, and essays about food, wine, and the art of hospitality, this debut cookbook exudes the playful spirit and unpretentious culinary brilliance at the core Mon Lapin ( my bunny in French) in Montreal.
Named in tribute to winemaker Jean-Fran ois Ganevat, well-known in wine circles for calling his friends mon lapin , it opened in 2018 and began life as a humble neighbourhood spot before evolving into a fully-fledged restaurant. The five friends who opened the restaurant all continue to work there every day. In their words, this book is a personal invitation into the heartshaped centre of our Montreal restaurant .
Each of the seven chapters in this book is accompanied by a wine essay, written by Vanya Filipovic, Mon Lapin s co-owner and sommelier who has shaped the wine scene in North America. The more than 100 dishes include: Kitchen-Ade (their cure-all); Tagliatelle with Newfoundland Squid Ragu; Sourdough Chicken; Oven-Baked Rabbit alla Marco; and desserts such as the Buckwheat Celebration Cake and Mille-Fleurs de Courgette.
This book is equally at home in the kitchen or on the bedside table a love letter to eating and drinking in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Biographical note

Chef Marc-Olivier (Marco) Frappier is from Montreal and has worked in kitchens globally.
Chef Jessica Noel went to culinary school in Montreal and worked throughout Europe and in NYC.
Vanya Filipovic, wine director and front of house, was on the opening team of Joe Beef and has received many sommelier awards.
Co-author Mireille Silcoff is a bestselling author and frequent essayist for The New York Times.
Riad Nasr is a Montreal-born chef and restaurateur based in New York.

Author: FRAPPIER, MARC-OLIVIER