Celebrations in Camargue
For Christmas holidays at La Chassagnette, the headchef Armand Arnal is preparing a refine and contemporary version of gastronomic Christmas and new Year’s customs. His ambition: match the winter flavours and multiply the celebration’s savors. And renew the traditions to cook up in the heart of Camargue many new Eve dinners, tonic and audacious, epicurean and warm-hearted.
Opened during the holidays, the restaurant La Chassagnette sublimates the magnificent harvest of the season: fall and winter fruits, fleshly and round savors of squashes, pumpkins, soil-scented mushrooms, root-vegetables…the recipes are inspired of season’s late fruits as well: plums and figs, apples, quince, grapes and dried fruits, pears and citrus fruits.
For the 25th of December 2007, Armand Arnal will inspire himself freely of the traditional Provencal Christmas diner which will start with a squash soup and will finish with the 13 desserts, through a chorus of fishes and winter vegetables. All being smothered by the light of the candles.
To celebrate the new year, the chef unbridled his imagination and propose in a Sea-Soil menu a symphony of contemporary and sophisticated flavours, evocating and rhythmic tastes. Armand Arnal think of the new year’s eve as a gustative and festive adventure, a friendly and impassioned ride to well-start 2008.
The restaurant will be opened on Tuesday, December 25th 2007 (closed on Monday’s night)
For Christmas’ menu (lunch on December 25th): starters, fish or meat, cheese+13 desserts.€55
For New Year’s Eve menu, Sea-Soil: four starters, fish, meat, cheeses, pre-dessert, dessert…with a selection of regional great wines. €145.