A month ago, I was lucky to be a guest at the Mont-à-Gourmet, the restaurant owned by Arnaud Hamoline and headed by Chef Nicolas Tournay. I had never tried it but was already familiar with their work, looking at their taste for local and seasonal produces. This positive vibe was confirmed one enjoyable evening. For…
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Christophe Pauly and the Coq aux Champs
Not long ago, I went back to the Coq aux Champs to spend an afternoon with Christophe Pauly. Sharing a meal and visiting the food market of Villers-Le-Temple, I witnessed his collaboration with Marc Pellizer, a vegetable producer. This collaborative approach, a real trend in Wallonia, indicates that mentalities are changing among chefs and producers. Christophe…
The Château de Grandvoir
A while ago, my friend Bernard and I visited the Castle of Grandvoir (Château de Grandvoir), a tall building in the area of Neufchâteau, where a restaurant, a hotel and a brewery have been implemented. This place is not yet on the radar of reputable food guides but is already worth a trip! A global…
Florian Beck-Hartweg, the knowledge of the soil
Here is the portrait of an Alsatian winemaker who made the choice, a few years ago, of organic farming and winemaking. A peaceful man, far away any biofundamentalism who doesn’t only think about environment but also act according to it, to finally produce in the greatest respect of his Terroir, a wine who looks like him,…