| We all know there are great restaurants in France | | | | efforts of two generations of Sordellos and of |
| but where are they? What is the food like? | | | | course Chef .The next step is soon to come. Le |
| Travel guides are nice and they offer some | | | | Restaurant de Bacon is closed all day Monday, |
| advice, but these restaurants aren’t reviewed | | | | closed at lunch on Tuesday, and closed from 1st |
| by gourmets and certainly don’t tell you | | | | November to 1st march 2007. |
| where they are. Well never fear, is here! | | | | Scholteshof |
| is your resource for the gourmet life style. From | | | | Chef Roger Souvereyns is a passionate collector |
| dishes, to the worlds restaurants, to little things | | | | and homme de gout. Transforming a magnificent |
| like napkin folding that add an extra flare to your | | | | farmhouse from 1742 in Stevoort, Belgium, into a |
| food, is where the world gourmands go to get | | | | true haven of peace, where gastronomy and art |
| advice, share recipes, and network with other | | | | de vivre perfectly harmonize, Roger Souvereyns |
| like-minded people. | | | | maintains a 28-acre garden, where he grows |
| One of the best traveling and food resources on | | | | herbs, vegetables and other ingredients for his |
| is the restaurants directory. It can be found here: | | | | cuisine. The "Scholteshof" will let you discover |
| It lists restaurants from all over the world serving | | | | superb art objects, precious, ancient furnishing and |
| every cuisine imaginable. Right now our featured | | | | an excellent cuisine! |
| restaurants are all in France but they are unique | | | | El Raco de Can Fabes |
| because they are not all in Paris. So if you want | | | | In 1981, Angel and Santi Santamaria opened the |
| to try new chefs, new ideas, and new foods then | | | | "El Raco de Can Fabes" in Sant Celoni, a small |
| get out of Paris and get into these restaurants. | | | | village very close to Barcelona. Being an |
| Restaurant de Bacon | | | | autodidact, Santi Santamaria serves a typical |
| In 1948, the family Sordello sold pan bagnat, beer, | | | | Catalan cuisine, which has already been awarded |
| and lemonade at Buffet de Bacon (a tent roof | | | | with 3 Michelin stars. |
| and two trestle tables). Alphonsine Sordello | | | | Le Jardin des Sens |
| presided over the small seaside establishment and | | | | Jacques and Laurent Pourcel are twin brothers |
| open-air dance floor that became the Restaurant | | | | and a true duo in the cuisine. Being consultants to |
| du Bacon in 1950. For 20 years she prepared fish | | | | the well-reputated restaurant "Maison Blanche" in |
| soup, bouillabaisse, small fry, and other dishes with | | | | Paris, they are extraordinary 3-star-Michelin-chefs |
| the help of her two sons Etienne and Adrien, | | | | in their own restaurant, the "Le Jardin des Sens". |
| called "Didi." As the years went by, with their help | | | | Having a favor for contemporary arts, "Le Jardin |
| and that of Serge Philippin, who became chef in | | | | des Sens" was decorated and designed by |
| 1980, the restaurant was awarded its first Michelin | | | | architect Philippe Stark. Jacques and Laurent |
| star in 1985. Frequented these days by a more | | | | Pourcel serve cuisine from the Languedoc, playing |
| sophisticated crowd – | | | | with both, the land and sea, influenced by the |
| epicureans of excuisite seafood. Le Bacon, | | | | Spanish border. Above all, the cuisine is strong in |
| superbly located facing Old Antibes and the Baie | | | | taste, aromatic, personalized, and enriched with |
| des Anges, has acquired an international reputation | | | | their own dreams of the entire world. |
| and professional recognition that crown the | | | | |