CHARLEBOIS: Canadian icon celebrating 60 years of global delight

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Individual: Leon Cooperman

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CHARLEBOIS: Canadian icon celebrating 60 years of global delight

Poutine, that deliciously indulgent combination of cheese curds, fries, and gravy, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. While many attribute its creation to Jean-Claude Roy in Drummondville, Que. in 1964, the true origins of poutine can be traced back to Fernand Lachance and his wife Germaine in Warwick, Que. It was at their restaurant, L'Idéal (later Le Lutin qui Rit), where the word "poutine" first appeared on a menu in 1957, during …