Good Food, Served Well. This is our mission and the foundation for everything we do as an operator. St. Martha's Brasserie D'Orléans is a multi-award-winning brasserie located in Ottawa's east end that takes its name from the patron saint of cooks and innkeepers.
The restaurant's founder, Doug Feltmate, is a member of Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI). He has been designing kitchens around the world for over four decades and was one of the first to specify a RATIONAL into a kitchen design in Canada back in the 1980s.
With a background in engineering, Doug understands how powerful the technolgy behind RATIONAL is. He did, however, have trouble convincing those who were unfamiliar with the technology that it was as good as he shared. To solve this, he opened St. Martha's Brasserie and installed a RATIONAL in the heart of the kitchen. His goal is to illustrate how technology can advance the hospitality industry in delivering superior quality dining experiences without sacrificing the bottom line.
With the brasserie being open 364 days a year, their kitchen is almost always in use. Since installing their RATIONAL SelfCookingCenter®, they have clocked in over 46,000 cooking hours. They prepare over 70 % of their menu in the RATIONAL, including many items that are difficult to cook with traditional equipment, such as porketta, Osso Bucco de boeuf, and creme brulee.
