LA MAISON DU CHEF NORMAND

To get to Elisabeth's, you'd have to travel through the Pays d'Auge, with its churches, half-timbered houses and green meadows where cows and horses frolic. This is the heart of Calvados. Behind Saint-Philbert town hall, a modern house: this is where our disciple of Escoffier welcomes you, smiling and ready to share her secrets. The daughter of a farmer (her birthplace is just across the road), she has worked her way through some very good restaurants, including a few belonging to the Barrière group. Go with her, dip your finger in the sauce and lick the plates. Élisabeth invites you, alone, in a group or with your family (young and old alike) to try her Norman cuisine: Normandy tart with leeks and camembert, pommes paillasson with butter and tomato, gourmet desserts and cupcakes. You can eat in or take away. If you don't intend to cook, at least stop by the boutique. Then you'll be able to sit back and enjoy the delights of Normandy. " It always seems to me that it is in gluttony that egoism is most shamefully manifested", said the writer André Gide, who lived not far from here at La Roque-Baignard. Conclusion: since gluttony harms no one but oneself, a trip to Élisabeth's is a must. Don't delay!