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L'Oronge, St. Jean du Gard

5/7/2015

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L'Oronge
A boutique hotel and restaurant waiting for the exhausted hikers and village explorers! 
At the end of our 75-mile tour through the Cévennes, we wanted to reward ourselves with a good French meal at a good French restaurant. So, we were told about the L'Oronge in St. Jean du Gard...and we were not disappointed!
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This four-course dinner started with an artichoke bavarois, made with tuna, Mediterranean style. It was a cold composition of tuna and artichoke, refined with a bit of vinegar. Since we love culinary experiments, we were not disappointed with this imaginative delight.
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The main course was three small skewers of rabbit, lamb, and pork. Any meat lover would have enjoyed this small feast of tender bite-sized sage and rosemary pleasures.
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The dessert was the most convincing of the chef's professional attributes blending science and art: a small bowl of melon and ginger, topped with nougat and calisson ice-cream.  The chef at this restaurant is a true artist: It was a thoroughly enjoyable meal, made by an imaginative, artful chef.
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