A colourful decor with a carpeted floor and chestnut-wood tables provides the setting for this fine gourmet restaurant situated in the heart of Valence’s old town. It was perhaps his grandfather’s job as a caterer that influenced the career choice of young chef Baptiste Poinot, who studied at the hotel school in Vienne, and took lessons with Michel Chabran in Pont-de-l’Isère, as well as with Anne-Sophie Pic and Joël Robuchon. Much thought has clearly gone into each of the dishes created by this sensitive chef, who seeks above all to convey an emotion through his cuisine using top-quality ingredients and highly skilled technique. The resulting flavours – sensations produced both by the taste and aroma of his ingredients – are particularly enticing.