Remote village eatery earned Michelin Red Guide three stars by Zivka Deleva

Who could believe that a remote village restaurant and not some big fancy restaurant would win the prestigious Michelin restaurant guide? For all those doubtful readers, yes it is very possible. Tears of rejoicing could be seen on the face of the chef Gilles Goujon of the eatery L'Auberge du Vieux Puits on Monday. This traditional eatery can be found in south-western part of France, in the village of Fontjoncouse, some 60 kilometres from the walled medieval city of Carcassonne. It is not even a little bit strange that out of 558 restaurants that have won this award in the whole world, this eatery is the 26-th French restaurant that will have the delighted stars. Chef Goujo! n is the best known for preparing dishes of red mullet, baby goat and eggs served truffles over a mushroom and truffle purée. If you want to taste some of his piece of arts, you must pull out from your wallet from 58 to 125 euros. His simplicity is his benchmark and he will keep that, no matter what. I am more that sure that 18 years ago, when chef Goujon and his wife decided to open the small restaurant, didn’t expect that such an honor would come to them today. “To be a great chef, you must be a cook, a cook in spirit, a cook in the heart," said Goujon, 48, calling his auberge a "country restaurant." Michelin Red Guide is known as an arbiter of fine dining. Each year, that is a very awaited event in the country where cuisine was raised to an art. Michelin celebrated its hundredth edition last year, and has 25 guides so far, and you can find it in 23 countries worldwide. For a small restaurant “Yam’Tcha”, near the Louvre, 32-year-old ! chef Adeline Grattard won her first star. It is a surprising t! hat Mich elin guide decided to award such a young chef. The Director of Guides, Jean-Luc Naret, explained that “Paris remains the world capital of gastronomy, thanks to its many young and brilliant chefs”.

by Zivka Deleva for SigEx Ventures (http://sigexventures.com)

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