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The New Hidden Gems of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
The 2026 Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region Guide is available in bookstores and online. From Poitiers to Bordeaux, explore the region by trying out its restaurants, hotels, and food shops.
Thomas Besnault, cook, and François Rieant, gardener, at Loire Valley Lodges
Beyond the now classic image of the chef crouching in his vegetable garden, for some there's a real work of vegetable production, which implies a close relationship and complicity with the gardener. The latter is no longer confined to the simple role of supplier, so much so that it's no longer clear which one is at the service of the other. Sixth episode in our series of portraits with Thomas Besnault, chef of L'Ardent at Loire Valley Lodges, and gardener François Rieant.
City Guide Tours
To coincide with the release of our guide to the Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire regions, the Guide Jaune has picked out the best places to visit if you're passing through Tours.
Discover local farms with the Balade du Goût.
Once a year, the Balade du Goût offers a day dedicated to discovering local farms. Discover the program and the list of farms here!
An artist at refining
Rodolphe Le Meunier's cheese dairy is located 30 km from Tours. It's here, in his maturing cellars - which in this case are more like cold rooms - that hundreds of specialties wait patiently to be shipped. They will be sent to the boutique at Les Halles de Tours, to restaurants, sales outlets and supermarkets in France, and to a multitude of countries, including Saudi Arabia, Korea, Japan, the United States... Rodolphe Le Meunier is a cheesemaker and refiner with a MOF title, and an outspoken businessman who debunks preconceived ideas.
Champagne in the countryside
Hotels, museums, personalized tours, gastronomic experiences... Champagne houses have embarked on a major campaign to renovate their reception facilities. A simple visit to the cellars followed by a tasting is no longer enough.
How do you become the world's best cheesemaker? The 2023 winner's answer
Self-taught Frenchman Vincent Philippe won the World Cheesemakers' Championship. A first step for the man aiming for the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge pass.
Trade fairs to add to your diary for back-to-school 2025
Want to fill up on good ideas, inspiration and gourmet discoveries as you head into autumn? Autumn 2025 promises to be rich in flavors and encounters, with these not-to-be-missed trade shows.
Between culture and tasting, the program of MGallery hotels for the European Heritage Days 2024
During the European Heritage Days, MGallery Hotel Collection will open its doors to reveal its architectural treasures, and offer workshops, guided tours and gastronomic experiences.
Tasting of Vendée ham at the Atelier du Goût
Limited production: like most regions, the Vendée has seen a sharp decline in the number of artisan butchers. As a result, there are now only four producers of Vendée ham to supply the 1,150 tons produced annually.
