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Dorangeville Restaurant

Quentin Dorangeville

This true globetrotter who has shown a great capacity of adaptation during his career, blossoms as much as a talented chef as a caterer full of creativity. Charmed by the peaceful medieval village of Ainay-le-Château, north of Montluçon, he and his partner offer you a modern and gourmet cuisine inspired by the Bourbonnais region, in a 14th century building where the decoration reminds the nearby forest of Tronçais…

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Who is he?

After his studies in hotel and restaurant business, he left Le Mans to travel around the world to visit great restaurants: Le Château de Courcelles, the institution C-Gastronomie - Maison de Gôut, the very trendy F2 Café Comptoir where he was head chef, the New Hall in Birmingham or La Pyramide directed by the talented Patrick Henriroux...

  • The kitchen
  • Its terroir
  • Know-how

An original career path

From Relais & Châteaux to Michelin-starred restaurants, from Picardy to Great Britain, via Isère or even Normandy, Quentin Dorangeville is building a solid culinary background.

But he has also cooked for renowned establishments in other fields around the world, such as the company Bivouac Catering which provides catering on the WRC (World Rally Cars) championship or Warner Bros!

Coup de Coeur for the Allier

At only 31 years old, Quentin Dorangeville has taken advantage of his rich experiences to take his own flight as a business leader.

Aspiring to leave the hustle and bustle of Lyon to recharge his batteries as close to nature as possible, he and his partner set their sights on a historic building in the Bourbonnais region, to set up their restaurant and gourmet catering service: Dorangeville.

A place that allows them to reconnect with the forest, dear to the chef since his earliest childhood, thanks to the proximity of the largest and most beautiful oak grove in Europe: the Tronçais forest.

The interview

Which dish gives you the most pleasure to cook?

Hard to select a dish but the risotto is just right.

Which dish could you absolutely not eat?

The kind of meaningless dishes you might encounter on a TV challenge…

If you were a sweet dish, you would be:

A Millefeuille, for its crunchy, gourmet feel.

If you were a savory dish, you would be:

Risotto, creamy yet crunchy.

If you were a hashtag, you would be:

#chefgangang.

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3 good plans

According to Quentin

1 good culinary plan that you would like to share on our territory:

The very good restaurant Le Relais de Pirot in Isle-et-Bardais, an honest and quality cuisine, proposed by two passionate…

1 natural site that you particularly like on this territory:

No surprise… The majestic forest of Tronçais !

1 cultural site that you particularly like on this territory:

The remains of the ramparts that once encircled the medieval city of Ainay le Château, prospect of a nice digestive stroll at the exit of the restaurant...

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