Special envoy to Heugueville-sur-Sienne
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At the edge of the Siena estuary, Edward Delling-Williams picks obione, a halophilic plant which thrives on these shores which are regularly submerged by the tide.
The chef of the Presbytere, a "gastropub" opened last May in Heugueville-sur-Sienne, in the Cotentin peninsula, uses the young leaves to enhance the saltiness of certain dishes and give them a crunchy note.
The Presbytere is first and foremost the result of an exodus.
That of an English chef from the south of Bristol, based in Paris, partner of the restaurant Le Grand Bain, in Belleville, and follower of the principle "from farm to plate".
The Briton is taking advantage of a global pandemic to play the rural getaway card.
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An old presbytery transformed into a restaurant will be its host region.
Edward Delling-Williams dreams of reviving the family and festive spirit of the pubs in the English countryside where he grew up.
“We forget that the pub is a “public…
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