DELPHINE ROUVIÈRE was born in Avignon. These lands have given her a lot, has taught her a lot. They inspire the ways, from Lourmarin, for the whole group. Explanations.

“Provence, its lights, its smells, its flavours - these are my roots.”

DELPHINE ROUVIÈRE was born in Avignon. These lands have given her a lot, has taught her a lot. They inspire the ways, from Lourmarin, for the whole group. Explanations.

“Provence, its lights, its smells, its flavours - these are my roots.”

T’S NOT JUST THE ACCENT THAT YOU KEPT FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD IN PROVENCE?

In Provence, I grew up in the kitchen, between my grandparents’ vegetable garden and the lunches my mother made on Wednesdays. This was the basis of my deep respect for the environment and immoderate love for locally sourced cuisine – simple, generous, fresh, and tasty. In a word, food that feels good.

In Provence, I grew up in the kitchen, between my grandparents’ vegetable garden and the lunches my mother made on Wednesdays. This was the basis of my deep respect for the environment and immoderate love for locally sourced cuisine – simple, generous, fresh, and tasty. In a word, food that feels good.

YOU LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT HERITAGE?

I really did. After more than 20 years of psychoanalytical training, I decided not to practice and instead turned to cooking. I was completely self-taught and opened the first vegan restaurant in Geneva. Cooking is such an important part of my life. Conducted consciously and in a spirit of sharing, it has the ability to reconnect everyone to nature and to each other. My idea of hospitality reflects that idea. At Le Galinier, I really want our guests to experience the simple pleasures of the place: a bouquet of flowers from the garden, freshly picked fruit, an aperitif and a game of pétanque, or an endless dinner outdoors. Real holiday life!

I really did. After more than 20 years of psychoanalytical training, I decided not to practice and instead turned to cooking. I was completely self-taught and opened the first vegan restaurant in Geneva. Cooking is such an important part of my life. Conducted consciously and in a spirit of sharing, it has the ability to reconnect everyone to nature and to each other. My idea of hospitality reflects that idea. At Le Galinier, I really want our guests to experience the simple pleasures of the place: a bouquet of flowers from the garden, freshly picked fruit, an aperitif and a game of pétanque, or an endless dinner outdoors. Real holiday life!