Tables & Chefs
La Paulée celebrates its 40th edition with Emmanuel Renaut
La Paulée, an event designed to highlight the richness of Loire wines, celebrates its fortieth anniversary on Sunday March 24, 2024. For the occasion, Emmanuel Renaut will orchestrate an exceptional dinner in Chartres.
Tables & Chefs
Coup de feu: Christophe Hay
News & Events
The 5 places Pierre Gagnaire recommends without hesitation
Pierre Gagnaire shares his tips for buying organic vegetables, high-quality meat, and different varieties of rhubarb.
News & Events
Why the rest of France has abandoned salted butter
Team sweet butter or team salted butter? Today, the boundaries are pretty blurred, but there's an unusual story that explains the differences between sweet and salted butter consumption in different regions.
Anjou Brissac wine: all you need to know about the appellation's terroir and history
February 17, 1998 saw the birth of the anjou villages brissac appellation, whose area, bounded by the courses of the Aubance and Loire rivers, covers seven communes in the Anjou noir region. To reinforce its own identity and distinguish it more clearly from the neighboring appellation anjou villages, the winegrowers obtained a change in the name of their appellation in August 2025. Don't say vin d'anjou villages brissac, but vin d'anjou brissac.
Tables & Chefs
When cooking is handed down: the great family sagas of French gastronomy
Behind some of France's finest restaurants lies more than just a chef: it's a family, a memory, a history handed down from generation to generation. From the Loire to Aubrac, from the Alps to Alsace, these houses tell the story of gastronomy as a living heritage.
Hotels & Bed & Breakfast
8 hotels for a gastronomic weekend
There's nothing like a weekend away to combine the pleasures of the table with some of France's most enticing regions. From the Alpilles to Burgundy, from Savoie to the Loire Valley, these five-star addresses promise much more than just a great meal. A total experience where gastronomy, nature, culture and well-being make up an exceptional stay.
Hotels & Bed & Breakfast
5 hotels that combine chic and ecology
Perfect for guilt-free travel, these five refuges combine contemporary elegance with respect for all eco-responsible standards. From Brittany to Corsica, from Belle Ile to the Loire Valley, five warm, luxurious addresses committed to a truly ecological approach.
Tables & Chefs
The chefs' recipe for moving us in restaurants
Chefs are kings and queens of the heart. Because they know how to touch us by creating dishes that move us. Here, we investigate their secrets, so that we don't remain indifferent to their dishes.
Craftsmen & Know-How
Manufacture Digoin: over a century of expertise in Burgundy
Since 1875, the Manufacture de Digoin has been shaping Burgundy clay into everyday objects. After two liquidations and three takeovers, this institution has managed to rise from the ashes.
City Guide & Walks
10 not-to-be-missed addresses in Blois
With its ancient alleyways, towering château and riverside quays, Blois exudes all the joie de vivre of the Loire Valley. Here are our ten addresses for enjoying the best of the town, which is also an ideal stopover for visiting Chambord and Chenonceau.
Tables & Chefs
5 places to dine on the water
Dockside or directly on the water... This summer, dining out takes on a nautical air.