co-owner Claudine Cyr makes 200 tourtière or pâté à la viande (meat pies) by hand, mixing up the beef, pork, and turkey with seasonings like summer savory and a little clove, just like her Acadian ...

Saint John's former colonization by the French and British and its large Irish immigrant community mean Acadian ... City range from shepherd's pie (a hearty meat pie topped with mashed potatoes ...

But a new breed of Acadian chefs, including Benjamin Cormier ... co-owner Claudine Cyr makes 200 tourtière or pâté à la viande (meat pies) by hand, mixing up the beef, pork, and turkey ...