Restaurant Le Normand

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"A farm-to-table restaurant and five-room inn set beside the Rambouillet forest, created by California-born chef Cybèle Idelot and her sommelier husband Frank around a permaculture garden, greenhouse, and bakehouse. The kitchen emphasizes hyperlocal produce grown on the 3.5-acre site or sourced within a few kilometers, producing bright, vegetal plates such as guinea fowl with wild asparagus and lacto-fermented kumquat, rainbow carrots with pursha lime gremolata and fresh turmeric, and an array of homemade sourdough breads and pastries. Menus include five- and seven-course lunchtime tastings on weekends, while dinner with an overnight stay allows guests to enjoy Frank’s natural and biodynamic wine selection and wake to fresh bread at breakfast." - Lindsey Tramuta