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Meet the...
Le Jardin Délice

Benoît Larose – EN

Over the years, Benoît Larose has built up an enviable reputation for offering quality food, while retaining a taste for local produce, which he has been able to reinvent and sublimate.
His establishment, well known to the people of Montluçonnais, has established itself over the years, and remains a trusted and respected name in an often competitive and delicate environment.
Very attached to his region, he has never ceased, with the help of experience, to question himself and to adapt to the evolutions of a clientele ever more eager for novelties.

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Who is he?

A former Michelin-starred chef working for Michel Rubod, Benoît Larose has worked his way up through the ranks.
His refined cuisine has been awarded 3 cocottes by Logis de France.

  • The kitchen
  • Its terroir
  • Know-how

A flying start

After his studies, during which he was named best apprentice in the Allier region, Benoît Larose confirmed his solid culinary skills during 15 years spent as head chef at Commentry’s Michelin-starred “Michel Rubod” restaurant.

Back to basics

Attached to his native region, he decided to open his own hotel***-restaurant “Le Jardin Délice” in Saint-Victor.

The interview

Which dish do you enjoy cooking the most?

Any dish! I don’t really have a preference…
Cooking in general makes me happy.

What dish would you absolutely not eat?

Er… Strangely enough, none!

Do you have a particular memory or anecdote about cooking that you’d like to share with us?

An unforgettable culinary memory… A real Breton lobster, SO GOOD!

If you were a sweet dish, you’d be :

A real rum baba.

If you were a savoury dish, you’d be :

Grilled red mullet in Baux de Provence oil. Mmm!

If you were a hashtag, you’d be :

#lesproduitsfraiscestlavie

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3 good plans

According to Benoît

1 (other) good restaurant where you enjoy eating or would enjoy eating in this area :

Apart from my colleagues in the Montluçon area, I love what chef Pierre Gagnaire has to offer.

1 natural site that you particularly like in this area :

The Forêt de Tronçais, for walking and mushroom picking…

1 cultural site that you particularly like in this area :

The medieval village of Hérisson, which is very pleasant at any time of year.

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