La Pinte des Mossettes

Compromiseless and passionate

Of course, there are ingredients that aren’t local, having grown elsewhere—but they are rare. Salt is one example. Beyond that, it’s hard to find outsiders in the kitchen. That Chef Nicolas Darnauguilhem is obsessed with local ingredients is well known, and his passion for plant-based ingredients is just as strong. If he doesn’t source them from his own gardens, he turns to two external farms, both dedicated to organic and biodynamic produce. His cooking is technically driven—wild yet refined, classic yet creative. Either or, it is deeply impressive.