More than 50 Maîtres Restaurateurs in Touraine!
A total of thirty-odd chefs have earned the title of Maître Restaurateur in Touraine. Every day they put their passion into “homemade dishes” using raw, fresh and seasonal produce with a natural focus on local producers.
Heritage skills
Since 2010, the gastronomic meal of the French has been included on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. While UNESCO has wisely highlighted the social connections and conviviality associated with meals as we know them in France, particular emphasis has been placed on the heritage aspect and the associated skills which we can rightly be proud of and which should be passed on.
Alongside us all, many chefs are particularly keen on being part of this process, by upholding culinary heritage, based on our way of life. The Master Restaurateurs initiative resonates with this perfectly. Obviously it can be found in fine establishments such as L’Auberge Pom’Poire, L’Evidence, La Mère Hamard, La Liodière and Le Cheval Blanc.
Auberge Pom'Poire
La Mère Hamard restaurant
In the kitchen of Le Cheval Blanc
The skills of Cyril Plateau - La Liodière
But many other restaurants have other advocates of these skills in their kitchens, driven by the same fiery passion. Young chefs in particular are carrying the torch, such as Marine Augé (La Suite, in Amboise), whose appeared on the Midi à la Une show (France 3), her creative cuisine prompting broad agreement.
Maître Restaurateur, a title that means something.
The Maître Restaurateur title is the only one provided by the State for French catering. Chefs with the title strive to fly the flag for French gastronomy. Chefs in Touraine have Rabelais’ beloved “good food” and the “garden of France” identity in their blood so they make a point of keeping their precious expertise alive. Pierre Koniecko at L’Auberge de l’Ile is a good example:
Restaurants with Maîtres Restaurateurs in Touraine:
- L’Ardoise, Les années 30, Au Local, Nemrod and l’Océanic in Chinon;
- Le Moulin Bleu (Bourgueil),
- Vincent Cuisinier de Campagne and Château de Rochecotte (Coteaux-sur-Loire),
- L’auberge du Val de Vienne (Sazilly),
- L’auberge de l’Ile (L’Ile Bouchard),
- L’auberge Pom’Poire, Ripaille, Côté Cour, l’Epine and L’Aigle d’Or (Azay-le-Rideau),
- La Mère Hamard (Semblançay),
- Le Château de Beauvois (Saint-Etienne-de-Chigny),
- L’Opidom et Le Jardin des Roches (Fondettes),
- La Liodière (Joué-lès-Tours),
- Domaine de la Tortinière (Veigné),
- Le bistrot comme hier (Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine),
- L’évidence (Montbazon),
- Domaine de la Tortinière (Veigné),
- Le bistrot comme hier (Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine),
- La Roche Le Roy, la Deuvalière, Le Bistro Rossini, le Léonard de Vinci, La Maison des Halles, L’Aubépine, La Trattoria des Halles, la Souris Gourmande, L’Embellie, la Rissole and le Coin de Table in Tours;
- L’Arche de Meslay and L’Atelier Parcillon (Parçay-Meslay),
- Le Val Joli (Vouvray),
- Le Clapotis (Saint-Avertin),
- Le Saint-Honoré (Véretz),
- Gueuleton (Montlouis-sur-Loire),
- Le Cheval Blanc (Bléré),
- Le Lion d’Or, le Patio, Le Choiseul, and Les Arpents (Amboise),
- Les Thomeaux (Mosnes)
- Le château de Pray (Chargé),
- Le Colonial (Cangey),
- L’Aubinière (Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes)
- L’Auberge du Bon Laboureur (Chenonceaux)
- The restaurant of the Best Western Plus Hotel de la Cité Royale (Loches).