Chateaux et Hotels Collection - Le Mascaret

"Very attached to his native Manche (the northerndépartementwith Cherbourg at its tip), the adventurous Philippe Hardy has worked in some prestigious Michelin-starred restaurants and in the kitchen of the French ambassador in Sofia. It was there that he met his wife, Nadia, a former principal dancer. Together they have transformed this former girls' boarding school into a chic and sweet little hotel-restaurant. All around, the garden and the vegetable garden thrive, providing vegetables and aromatic herbs grown from saved seeds. The other big thing at Le Mascaret is the sea: the chef never misses an opportunity to make a delicious dish with wild fish and shellfish, at a bargain price." - Michelin Inspector

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"From Paris to Lausanne, chef Philippe Hardy has worked in some of Europe's most prestigious kitchens, including the French Embassy in Bulgaria, where he became head chef. However, it was on his home turf, in Normandy, that he set up his first restaurant in 1995. Twelve years later, he moved the establishment to Blainville-sur-Mer and turned it into an inviting hotel-restaurant. In his perfectly executed dishes, he gives pride of place to local farm produce, which he serves alongside vegetables and aromatic herbs from his garden." - MICHELIN Guide

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"From Paris to Lausanne to the French Embassy in Bulgaria, chef Philippe Hardy honed his craft before settling back in Normandy, opening his first restaurant in 1995 and, twelve years later, moving it to Blainville‑sur‑Mer as an inviting hotel‑restaurant; his perfectly executed dishes celebrate local farm produce alongside vegetables and aromatic herbs from his garden, in creations such as an œuf parfait (“perfect” slow‑boiled egg) with an almond milk emulsion; a lunch menu (starter + main course + dessert) is served at lunchtime Tue–Sat for €29.90." - MICHELIN Guide