In the former post house on the square, L'Image cultivates the spirit of a village house, where you enter through the Belle Époque bar before entering the dining room. Old country tables, cross-talk between neighbors, music in the background: the atmosphere is frankly rural and assertive. At the helm, Mathieu Musnier, a native of the region who returned after a brief interlude in Singapore, casually leads the way. His partner Sihan Lee is busy behind the piano, offering a cuisine with a dual DNA: southern Touraine terroir and an international outlook. A case in point is the Jerusalem artichoke, melt-in-the-mouth and crunchy on the outside, escorted by delicious chard caramelized with maple syrup. The spectacular pork chop, over 500 g, pink through and through, from the Galland farm in Betz-le-Château, asserts a rare generosity; silky parsnip purée, pickled beet and full-bodied jus structure the whole. For dessert, a chocolate velvet with pomegranate, in the spirit of a black forest revisited, combines greed and freshness. The cellar is short and mainly looks towards the Loire. Special mention should be made of the impressive collection of rums, offered with communicative enthusiasm and measured prices.
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