Taking Hospitality to Heart
Commitments Seeds of change Daniel Bernard

Taking Hospitality to Heart

Château d’Audrieu in the Normandy countryside is immensely pleased with having hired Nazar, a young Afghan man with boundless determination. Here is one story born of the partnership between Relais & Châteaux and the Refugee Food Festival, helping refugees start new lives through cuisine.

Contributors
Daniel Bernard French food journalist

Daniel Bernard
French food journalist

Sophie Cornibert Co-founder of Fulgurances

Sophie Cornibert
Co-founder of Fulgurances

PAPIER MAGAZINE Magazine devoted to contemporary illustration

PAPIER MAGAZINE
Magazine devoted to contemporary illustration

Whitney Valverde Costa Rican blogger "Whitney's Wonderland"

Whitney Valverde
Costa Rican blogger "Whitney's Wonderland"

Georgia Hopkins Australian blogger "It's beautiful here"

Georgia Hopkins
Australian blogger "It's beautiful here"

Emma Love Journalist travel & design

Emma Love
Journalist travel & design

Annick Weber Travel & lifestyle writer from Luxembourg

Annick Weber
Travel & lifestyle writer from Luxembourg

Clerkenwell Boy Anonymous food & travel Instagrammer

Clerkenwell Boy
Anonymous food & travel Instagrammer

Marie Faure-Ambroise Founder of lifestyle website My Travel Dreams

Marie Faure-Ambroise
Founder of lifestyle website My Travel Dreams

Rhiannon Taylor Australian travel & lifestyle photographer

Rhiannon Taylor
Australian travel & lifestyle photographer

Tarajia Morrell Founder of cooking blog The Lovage

Tarajia Morrell
Founder of cooking blog The Lovage

Hannah Elliott Bloomberg News journalist

Hannah Elliott
Bloomberg News journalist

Tamlin Wightman Travel writer and photographer

Tamlin Wightman
Travel writer and photographer

Romain Jubert French publisher & author

Romain Jubert
French publisher & author

Jean Berthelot de La Glétais Journalist french press & radio

Jean Berthelot de La Glétais
Journalist french press & radio

Amber Gibson Tourism columnist Forbes USA

Amber Gibson
Tourism columnist Forbes USA

Lindsey Tramuta Food and travel writer

Lindsey Tramuta
Food and travel writer

Patrick Locqueneux Travel blogger - Mr. Tripper

Patrick Locqueneux
Travel blogger - Mr. Tripper

Joann Pai Canadian food & travel photographer

Joann Pai
Canadian food & travel photographer

Spencer Bailey Editor about architecture & design

Spencer Bailey
Editor about architecture & design

Céline Marks French blogger & photographer

Céline Marks
French blogger & photographer

Jane Knight Travel editor at the Times

Jane Knight
Travel editor at the Times

Guillaume Crouzet French lifestyle chronicler

Guillaume Crouzet
French lifestyle chronicler

Giulia Mulè Founder of the blog Mondomulia

Giulia Mulè
Founder of the blog Mondomulia

Cyril Foiret Founder of Trendland website

Cyril Foiret
Founder of Trendland website

Xavier Mauduit History author France Inter Radio, Arte TV

Xavier Mauduit
History author France Inter Radio, Arte TV

Rosa Park Co-founder of Cereal Magazine

Rosa Park
Co-founder of Cereal Magazine

Estérelle Payany Journalist, food critic and author

Estérelle Payany
Journalist, food critic and author

Marissa Cox Founder of lifestyle blog "Rue Rodier"

Marissa Cox
Founder of lifestyle blog "Rue Rodier"

Jill Barth Wine expert (Forbes, USA Today)

Jill Barth
Wine expert (Forbes, USA Today)

Laura Burkitt Londoner stylist

Laura Burkitt
Londoner stylist

Kristin Tice Studeman Contributing editor at Wmagazine.com, Vogue.com

Kristin Tice Studeman
Contributing editor at Wmagazine.com, Vogue.com

Lili Barbery Coulon Founder of beauty & lifestyle blog

Lili Barbery Coulon
Founder of beauty & lifestyle blog

François Simon Gastronomic journalist and author

François Simon
Gastronomic journalist and author

Macarena Escrivà Spanish travel & food journalist

Macarena Escrivà
Spanish travel & food journalist

Benoît Peeters French author, fond of cooking

Benoît Peeters
French author, fond of cooking

Stéphane Méjanès Committed gastronomic journalist

Stéphane Méjanès
Committed gastronomic journalist

David Coggins Writer and editor for US publications

David Coggins
Writer and editor for US publications

The Rollinson London-based travel blogger

The Rollinson
London-based travel blogger

Lauren Wells American Instagram influencer

Lauren Wells
American Instagram influencer

Jessica Jungbauer German photographer (National Geographic, CN Traveler)

Jessica Jungbauer
German photographer (National Geographic, CN Traveler)

Rooksana Hossenally Travel & lifestyle journalist

Rooksana Hossenally
Travel & lifestyle journalist

Arturo Bamboo Berlin-based silver halide photographers

Arturo Bamboo
Berlin-based silver halide photographers

Ryoko Sekiguchi Japanese author and translator

Ryoko Sekiguchi
Japanese author and translator

Jackie Caradonio Travel editor of Robb Report

Jackie Caradonio
Travel editor of Robb Report

Eugénio Mailler Slow Food member

Eugénio Mailler
Slow Food member

Megan Lambert Travel journalist The Telegraph, Travel + Leisure, The Times of India

Megan Lambert
Travel journalist The Telegraph, Travel + Leisure, The Times of India

Marie-Christine Clément Writer specialised in taste and food

Marie-Christine Clément
Writer specialised in taste and food

L'art du voyage Journalists in luxury hospitality

L'art du voyage
Journalists in luxury hospitality

Gabriel & Ruxandra Gavrilescu Romanian gourmets writers

Gabriel & Ruxandra Gavrilescu
Romanian gourmets writers

Paz Levinson: | Wine Fascinations
Cuisine Ask the sommelier Léon Mazzella

Paz Levinson:
Wine Fascinations

Paz, the sole female sommelier of a three-star in France, has been blessing the Pic group with her extraordinary nose and palate since March 2018.

Serge Vieira: flying high
Cuisine Savour Sophie Cornibert

Serge Vieira:
flying high

Serge and Marie-Aude Vieira’s restaurant is in the tranquil, verdant countryside at the foot of the Auvergne’s volcanoes. The couple has spent a decade forging their life’s work. A soaring adventure.

One chef, one product : | aromatic plants by Julien Lahire
Cuisine One chef, one product

One chef, one product :
aromatic plants by Julien Lahire

Chef Julien Lahire talks about the aromatic plants he grows in his vegetable garden, deep in the Belgian Ardennes. These flavorful fireworks remind him powerfully of his childhood. Through novel taste combinations, he brings the emotional experience of the garden to the cuisine at the Moulin Hideux.

A man and the sea
Cuisine Stolen moments Romain Jubert

A man and the sea

Chef Christopher Coutanceau has always had the sea as his horizon. Today, in La Rochelle, the two-Michelin-starred chef is an activist for traditional, seasonal fishing. Stolen moments from a culinary artist with a fisherman’s heart who refuses to resign himself to seeing fish disappear.

Belcanto: the modern soul of Portugal
Cuisine L'art du voyage

Belcanto: the modern soul of Portugal

Belcanto, a symbol of Portuguese haute cuisine, has put that country in the spotlight on the world gourmet stage. Meet the restaurant’s chef, José Avillez.

Christopher Kostow and Meadowood : | a duo story
Cuisine Vite dit, bien dit François Simon

Christopher Kostow and Meadowood :
a duo story

When asked what Napa Valley has taught him about himself, Christopher Kostow, Meadowood’s charismatic chef, turns the question around and offers a reply heavy with meaning: “I’m not sure I remember how I was before.”

Arnaud Faye: velvet glove
Commitments 60 seconds for a better world Stéphane Méjanès

Arnaud Faye: velvet glove

Arnaud Faye is the two-Michelin-star chef at La Chèvre d’Or in Èze, southeastern France. The establishment, perched on a promontory, is blessed with an idyllic setting and a culinary commander, just named a Meilleur Ouvrier de France, who leads his staff with gentle strength.

La Côte Saint-Jacques, |with the planet in mind
Commitments Seeds of change Annick Weber

La Côte Saint-Jacques,
with the planet in mind

At La Côte Saint-Jacques, Jean-Michel Lorain is proving that sustainability can be at the heart of a high-end hotel and dining experience. We visited the chef in Burgundy to get an insight into his ecological commitments and the association he founded.

Glenn Viel: tends the garden
Commitments 60 seconds for a better world Stéphane Méjanès

Glenn Viel: tends the garden

Since he arrived at L’Oustau de Baumanière, Glenn Viel has made it a point of honor to cultivate a garden that respects the rhythm of nature, to raise animals, to minimize waste. Meet a role model.

The Tour de France | in 10 culinary steps
Concierge Our Top 10 Rooksana Hossenaly

The Tour de France in 10 culinary steps

For three entire weeks, the Tour de France’s cyclists will be zipping through some of France’s most spectacular countryside, inspiring travelers to flock there. If that sounds like an adventure you’re ready to embark on, then make sure these 10 handpicked hotels and restaurants are on your list.

A feast of unfamiliar fish
Commitments Fish Unknown Sophie Cornibert

A feast of unfamiliar fish

Exploring “lesser-known” fish means demonstrating that we can source outside the array of mass-market seafood and choose fish that aren’t threatened with extinction by virtue of finicky human consumption.

Fish Unknown| Volando Urai, Taiwan |Hotel del Parque, Ecuador| Wharekauhau, New-Zealand
Commitments Fish Unknown

Fish Unknown
Volando Urai, Taiwan
Hotel del Parque, Ecuador
Wharekauhau, New-Zealand

30% of global fish stocks are overexploited, 60% are fully exploited. To mark World Oceans Day, more than 200 Relais & Châteaux chefs are demonstrating their long-standing commitment to protecting marine resources and fighting overfishing, a pledge they honor by cooking unknown fishes.

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