Au Bon Vivre, Parnac welcomes you

Enjoy the summer weather and dine outside!
Dave and Teresa welcome you to the Au Bon Vivre restaurant, at Parnac, near St Benoit du Sault.
Call us on 02 54 24 83 31 to book! BBQs every Tuesday evening throughout the Summer, food served all day and evening. more...

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A change from lettuce!

Dandelion salad

Dandelion salad

Dandelions may be weeds, but you can make use of some of them in a summer salad.

Pick young dandelion leaves before flowering, and soak for an hour ... more...

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The Galette des Rois

Celebrating the Feast of Kings in the Indre At this time of year you will see Galettes du Roi (or La Galette des Rois) in all the boulangeries in the Centre region. The Galette, which celebrates the biblical three kings, appears in the New Year around Epiphany, or the Feast of the Kings. This is normally celebrated in France on the first Sunday in January... more...

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A late autumn recipe

Berry pumpkin pie with garlic Use the last of the pumpkins in this Berrichon recipe:
Ingredients: Pâte briseé - shortcrust pastry - made with 300g flour, 150g butter, salt, small amount of water.
One small pumpkin, pepper and salt, garlic ... more...

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Sucrine du Berry squash with smoked salmon

Try out this autumn taster! The Sucrine du Berry is a late squash, tan in colour when ripe but can be eaten green. Substitute another type of squash if you cannot obtain the real ... more...

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Try the Indre goat's cheese for this recipe

Peach and goat's cheese puffs The Berry region is renowned for the quality of its goat's cheese, some of which has the AOC award normally given to wine. Crottin de Chavignol, Selles-sur-Cher, Saint Maure de Touraine and Valencay are... more...

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Pate Berrichon

Berry pork and egg pie
This Indre speciality is made of minced meat with eggs, similar to a pork and egg pie. It is also known as Pate de Paques (Easter pie) but is eaten all year round in the Indre. If you don't want to ... more...

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It’s Bon Appetit au Bon Vivre!

British couple take on the French at their own game!
Some people might think it would be a mad idea for a British couple to take on a full service French restaurant without having any experience. But Dave and Teresa Maskell have had varied careers with experience in different industries, so the prospect of running a French restaurant in the Indre, in the heart of the ... more...

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Gourmet, traditional and international cuisine

A great choice of places to eat in the Indre
Here's our pick of restaurants around the Indre.
We have commented on those we have already tried, and if you have any recommendations or restaurant reviews, we will be pleased to add them to our food and... more...

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One for the pot - chicken in France

What those special labels mean King Henri IV of France is reputed to have promised “A chicken in every peasant’s pot every Sunday.” He supposedly made the statement during his coronation address around the end of the 16th century. Four hundred years later, the French come close to his ideal. Today, each person in France ... more...

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Nights out in the Indre

Discos and Clubs more...

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