Sorry to disappoint you, I just have been very busy and I did not realize a few months went by since I last contacted you.

Once again, I want to thank you all for your support. At a time where every body is talking about the credit “crunch” , La Garrigue has been doing quite well, and with the festival just round the corner, it looks like we are going to survive another year. Of course like every small business we are concerned about any talk about recession, but I strongly believe that if we keep our prices at the same level and are careful with our expenditure, we should be able to keep going.

I must admit that for the first time ever, I am now taking the train to come to work; it was weird the first few days but I am getting used to it, and at least I am doing my bit for our planet, so there is a feel good factor about it somewhere along the line, and Karen has now the used of a good car….hum!!

Do you remember in the spring I told you about my new hobby, gardening…..?

Well, I have to report that once I realized that my vegetables where not doing so well because the local rabbits thought a new market had just opened in the neighbourhood, we are now beginning to see some serious progress. We ate our first radishes, the parsley, chives, tarragon, corriander, fennel and rosemary have all contributed to a few dishes, our first lettuces are a success, the beans, runner beans, peas are doing well.

Somebody should have told me about the space courgette plants actually take, as well as cauliflower, artichokes, corn, pumpkins and aubergines, not to mention potatoes…. The leeks, onions and celery are taking shape but seems a bit slow…I am also concerned about my tomatoes…any tips?

As well as a new summer menu, now running, I need to let you know that in August, La Garrigue will be host to an Exposition of South of France paintings by the French Artist Denis Ribas who recently showed his work at the Bourne Gallery in Edinburgh. We have one of his painting just now and you can see his work on www.denis-ribas.com. So if you are looking for that special present or want to invest in art, you know where to come, and of course our good friend Andrew Walker’s Paintings are also available; have you seen his new paintings from Combret, my village in the Aveyron part of France? What stopped you?


Well , I really need to go now but not before letting you know that we are still going to run with the “3 for 2” promotion in July on Monday to Thursday, lunch and dinner if you book your table on line.

So hurry back to your favourite restaurant and please, tell your friends about us….only the good bits of course!

See you soon,
Jean-Michel