At Michel and Sébastien Bras' restaurant, a taste for the world passes from father to son
Getting there is no easy feat: You must travel for some time down winding, hilly, deserted roads, with the risk of falling in love with the region at every turn. Under the vast sky, sweeping pastures stretch as far as the eye can see.
Then, around a bend, an estate that resembles a fortress appears: Le Debezou. A 12 th -century tower stretches its massive granite and basalt silhouette above a farmstead and cultivated plots. One could argue that it is here, in the garden of Lagardelle, that the center of the world has come to rest. How else to explain the presence, in this spot, of lemongrass from Madagascar, rau ram (a Vietnamese coriander with peppery notes), or tangy shiso leaves, which are served with sushi and sashimi in Japan?
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