Le Domaine de Saint Géry sur Lascabanes

I came for the first time in 2017. During this first visit, my intention was to discover a place and the work of a high-level chef. I come regularly to the Saint-Gery estate and 7 years later, I am lucky enough to still be very surprised and enthusiastic thanks to the taste pleasure I take in the offering from Maison Duler. We must already recognize this desire on the part of Patrick and Pascale Duler to want to bring the exceptional to life for their guests, this talent, this ability to always create something new, to take the host even further each time in the proposal. A huge thank you for this, it is priceless. A pleasure that never ends, it's quite rare in life! To set foot in Maison Duler is to experience an initiatory process. As in any initiation, there is always the Call (in reference to Joseph Campbell). The big question that arises is whether the hero will respond to the call, that is to say, agree to enter into the experience, question his ideas, his beliefs, his vision of the world in order to let in the new, the biggest, the broadest, deploying its culture. In short, grow a little more! It's very disconcerting to have eaten many great French restaurants, to have experienced great moments, to have eaten well, and one day to eat "a culinary story", a world which unfolds from the moment when I begin to taste the dish that is offered to me. Furthermore, I had the chance as host to be able to ask additional questions. The entire context is explained during the proposal, because tasting the dishes of Maison Duler is like entering into a story. But this story is not necessarily easy to understand because coming from the classic world of the agri-food industry, I arrive at the Domaine with a formatted mind but also a formatted palate which gradually discovers the truth, the beauty and the delight of simple. It is also a great lesson to see a House that has been part of a global vision for 40 years and always having great humility when it comes to learning what Nature and the living can teach Patrick and Pascale Duler. I saw what Jon Kabat-Zinn calls the beginner's eye so that you can let yourself be taught and then be able to offer the best to the client. It is an immense opportunity in my eyes to be able to experience this. Thank you Pascale and Patrick for making me so happy with each visit, for what you embody. You are a model, thank you for your humility, your kindness and your open heart.

Patrick Duler is a very good teacher whom we appreciated during this bread making course.

Always an incredible experience. Thanks to Pascale, Patrick and their children for their warm welcome.