05/24/2007

La Chassagnette at Japanese Time

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Land of rice, Japanese tourists love Camargue, dozen of thousands of them visit Arles every year in the footsteps of Van Gogh. They have shown interest in the “Arlésiennes” costumes and the traditions of Provence as well…as the delight of food. For them, La Chassagnette has just launched a Japanese version of its webblog. The head chef Armand Arnal admires the food of the archipelago he was on vacations last winter. About Japanese clients of La Chassagnette, they specially enjoy the fresh-cut vegetables from the organic garden and the food which is both imaginative and fine.

Visit the Japanese blog: http://lachassagnettejaponais.blogspirit.com/

 

 

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05/14/2007

"A Symphony Toward Nature”

medium_medium_guide_hubert2.jpgLa Chassagnette and its headchef Armand Arnal got top-graded in the “Grand Terroir” category awarded by the 2007 Hubert Guide. This grant rewards “the superlative land” expressed by a “chef who seeks his culture and inspiration deep in the soil of his land”. By awarding La Chassagnette with 4 "marmites", the Hubert Guide notes “an environment designed with spirit, preserved with care and run with genius. Armand Arnal has managed to adapt his technique and imagination to this world for experienced botanist, giving to his courses as much aspect as taste” writes the reviewer who concludes by “La Chassagnette, a symphony toward Nature”.

03/26/2007

La Chassagnette is opened

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It's spring time! La Chassagnette is opened since Thursday, March 15th after a few weeks of winter closure. The chef Armand Arnal and his team celebrate the reopening by glorifying season's flavors in your plate. The garden offers a wide range of colours and natural tastes with its vegetables, fruits and aromatic herbs. all is 100% organic (Ecocert certified).

At La Chassagnette's, the preservation of the environment is expressed by the will to work in partnership with local producers to reduce transports and so, ecological costs. Combining creative, healthy and contemporary cooking with the spirit of environmental duty is La Chassagnette and Heureuse Camargue's group philosophy.