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for 4 years now, JS traiteur has been offering a wide variety of ready-made meals, buffets, cocktail receptions, meal trays and snacks made on the premises, every day of the week. There's also a delicatessen with a wide selection of local products - wines, honeys, preserves, fruit juices from the Basque region, etc. A small selection of gourmet dishes: poplette and liguini with tomato, duck breast, carrot/mushroom risotto, prawns, cuscus, confit chuck and red label free-range chicken on Sundays... Rotisserie also available all year round, to order.

Located right in the center of town, this tea room is housed in a former apothecary's shop. It's the ideal place to recharge your batteries, take a break from shopping or simply soak up the sun on the large terrace. It's always a pleasure to be in Catherine and Gabriel's den! This master roaster always offers top-quality coffees, accompanied by a homemade dessert, always beautifully prepared, like the inevitable cheesecake. On Saturday evenings, you can enjoy live music.

In the very center of the village of Sare, here's a store dedicated exclusively to the world of sweet treats, entirely home-made and handcrafted by Lorentxa and Sébastien Fagoaga. Bring a large shopping bag, because here, you'll want to try everything: Basque cakes of course, shortbread, jams, crêpes to take away, artisanal ice creams from Ferme Bailia in Bardos and other surprises... Come in with your eyes closed, you won't be disappointed. Treat yourself and others! You'll also find sweet treats in the Arraya boutique just opposite.

Le Petit Futé still loves this cheese shop, which it discovered almost 6 years ago in an alleyway near Les Halles. L'Epicurium hasn't strayed far, having chosen a pretty cobbled street in the heart of the town center to the delight of epicureans. Don't expect to find yet another clothing store here, but a cheese shop that bon vivants frequent assiduously. It's impossible not to find a cheese to your taste, with some 200 references, from croûtes fleuries (camembert), to cow's and ewe's tommes, via delicious local goat's cheeses (Le Chabichou AOP, Le Mothais sur feuille, La Bonde de Gâtine) and the house specialty, truffle brie, as well as the new kid on the block, fine hazelnut camembert. And while you're waiting for Fred or Stephane to prepare your take-away tray, you can enjoy a platter of selected cheeses accompanied by a glass of wine. More than just a store, it's a friendly place that's well worth a visit!

The Halles de La Rochelle are well known to gourmets. You can find fresh and quality products such as Roumegous oysters. Raised in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus, between Marennes and Oléron, they are the fruit of an ancestral know-how, that of a family of oyster farmers who have been doing the same thing for 7 generations. The range is as varied as it is medal-winning. The stand also offers white wine, lancet, fish soup... Don't leave the market without having slipped into your shopping bag a lemon, some rye bread and shallots.

Le Comptoir Bordelais is an essential stop for tourists and gift seekers. In this charming grocery store, which looks like an old-fashioned shop, you will find a wide range of spirits, local products and gourmet souvenirs! In addition to the traditional cannelés, you will find sweets, wine, liqueurs of all kinds, various aperitifs including Lillet, biscuits, foie gras, cassoulet, condiments, lentil sausages... Everything is always very well presented and very good.

Since 1951, this famous name in chocolate has been delighting our taste buds with original, hand-crafted creations. It is one of the world's leading chocolate ambassadors, with 35 stores across France, including 6 in the Basque Country. This island of delicacies is the perfect showcase in the heart of the BAB2 shopping mall. Here you'll find a rigorous selection of the finest cocoa beans and the famous bouquets de chocolat®, bars, spreads, boxes and boxes of chocolates to give as gifts or enjoy at home.

Xavier Berger trained at the school of excellence. He left the family home and the emblematic Royalty in Tarbes to open his own store in Pau with his wife Marlene. The famous chocolate maker, best chocolate maker of France 2010, offers the range of his specialties, sticks, tuiles or cookies. You also have a nice choice of bars stamped XB. He always tries to innovate and to imagine new associations of flavors and products to answer his quest for perfection. You will inevitably find a creation which will correspond perfectly to your greediness. He also has a store in Tarbes. Beautiful case and beautiful palette to discover.

It all began with a small family charcuterie in Dax in 1947. From father to son, the recipe and know-how for mi-cuit foie gras were passed down. Lartigue became a true artisanal company, basing its reputation on the quality of its products. Whether it's charcuterie, smoked salmon or foie gras, everything is prepared using top-quality products and environmentally-friendly processes. Our products have won 11 medals at the Salon de l'Agriculture, and 3 Saveur de l'année awards.

In the middle of the village of Saint-Pierre-de-Clairac, on his farm, Jean-Luc Gachedoit is a specialist in Barbary ducks! He raises and feeds himself, using corn grown on his own farm, the ducks that he intends to preserve. He concocts delicious preserves, pâtés, fritons, rillettes and foie gras to the delight of gourmets who come to the farm or to the Puymirol farmers' market in the summer. Not to be missed either, the duck pudding, one of the house specialities!

If the grocery stores flourished in downtown just like the small malls, you're always happy to find a nearby trade. The hotel is nestled under the arcades of the avenue which connects the train station to the city centre. Of course, you have to know the address because you can easily walk away, but it's still a smart grocery store. There are basic food products that it is nice to have in hand when you have to make an emergency purchase. There are also fresh products, hygiene products, carterie… Proxi is one of the 1.500 stores that are located in France and whose aim is to energize neglected urban and rural areas.

At Ferme de l'Argenté, Bruno Marcy raises not only ducks, but also game. His happy flock lives in semi-liberty, in the shade of the pine trees of the Landes forest. On site, you'll find a store selling directly from the farm. On the shelves, you'll find foie gras, confits, pâtés, fresh game, live or ready-to-cook poultry (chickens, pullets and guinea fowl). A great variety for a loyal clientele. Every year, during the deer slabbing season (September/October), gourmet meals are organized on the farm.

Born from the initiative of a collective of producers with shared ethics, this cooperative processes meat, cuts it and prepares ready-made meals for direct sale. It's a way of developing the valley's culture in order to make the most of their products and farm production, with a clear breeding and processing charter: respect for the environment, no preservatives... Adjacent to the cooperative, a store will delight you with artisanal products to take away.

The Bon Coin-Coin farm covers 2 hectares. The preserves are then made on the spot: confits, duck breast, pâtés, terrines, ballottines, grattons, garbure and cassoulets. It is possible to visit the farm from Monday to Friday, and even to stay for a week in the gîte which welcomes interested tourists. During the summer season, the owners organize a dinner on Thursday evening, and even on request, small courses of culinary preparation with duck...

In the Rue des Chocolatiers, L'Atelier des Frangins offers a selection of refined viennoiseries with an original aesthetic, and cakes that have nothing to envy the master pastry chefs of the Basque country. Creative and inspired combinations, based on local products for the most part. Bérenger and Simon, our 2 artist-craftsmen, revisit the standards of traditional patisserie in generous proportions in their lab at the back of the store, with plump, gourmet croissants and chocolatines, not forgetting the snacks of the day.

It all started with a tasting at Villa Mirasol... Foie gras from Ferme Jean Sarthe! We braved the Landes countryside to get to the cannery, in a village nestled in the bends of the Adour between Dax and Mont-de-Marsan. On this traditional breeding farm, Bruno Castaing and Guy Dehez produce a whole range of duck specialties under the Les Délices de Saint-Orens brand. Also available in the Basque Country, Gironde and by mail order.

Sharpened by the rhythm of the markets for over 10 years, Vincent offers you shellfish and crustaceans all year round at his fishmonger's in Léon. Of course, you can also trust him to prepare delicious seafood platters (to order). The Bora Bora is particularly tempting with its salmon gravlax, tuna tartar or white fish ceviche. For grilled seafood, fried seafood, oysters, etc., you'll have to go to Hossegor.

This wine cellar specializing in the sale of independent wine growers also offers a wide range of rums and old Armagnac. A fine grocery store will allow you to find duck, seafood, condiments, etc.

It is not a simple caterer, but a real institution in La Rochelle! Maison Martius has been established for 25 years in the casino district, near the shopping streets. Alain and Chantal have passed on their passion for cooking to their children, who are now at the head of the company. With their team, they elaborate every day cooked dishes allowing everyone to enjoy themselves. A simple look at the site and you will have the menu for the week, with always a sufficient choice: dish and dessert of the day, starters and desserts.

This is the story of Louis and Marguerite, who in 1968 set up a farm in La Chapelle-Thireuil. Converted to organic farming over 30 years ago, it is now farmed by their grandchildren, Thomas and Karine, who have created a brewery to enhance the farm's cereals. Their slogan: "From earth to beer". A distillery and canning facility have since been added to the project. They welcome you for a playful tour or for workshops on brewing their farmhouse beers.

At Château du Payre, you'll meet Valérie Labrousse-Marcuzzi, the^5th generation to take over the estate, which has been handed down from mother to daughter since 1881. There are two options for discovering the marvels of this château: the "Classic" tour, with an explanation of growing methods, a visit to the cellars and a tasting of 3 wines, and the "Gourmet" tour, followed by a tasting accompanied by an aperitif plate. The estate has won several Best Of Wine awards. The open house takes place over the Whitsun weekend.

The establishment has the "Bienvenue à la ferme" label and specialises in cattle breeding. Beautiful cows and no less charming oxen will welcome you in the vicinity of the Bressuirais bocage. The producer offers beef from his farm at local markets or at the farm (and even by delivery). Three types of meat packages ranging from 6 kg to 18 kg with different pieces according to the tastes of each, ready-made meals and even cold cuts. Enough to satisfy all the hungry stomachs.

A stopover at this delightful, cosy tea room near the beach is a must. Evelyne invites you to discover a selection of teas from around the world: natural, flavored, scented, loose muslin and gift boxes. You'll also find a wide selection of tea-related accessories and objects, as well as coffees, milk chocolate and fruit juices. It's also a tasting room where you can concoct tarts, cookies and ice creams on the spot. A timeless moment of sharing and sweetness, on the terrace or inside the salon, away from the hustle and bustle of the coast.

Goat cheese lovers will find something to satisfy their taste buds at Carole and Damien Gibert. Thanks to a small breeding of goats, alpines and poitevines, the couple makes goat tomme and a small cabriou, according to artisanal processes. The goats are fed only with local cereals and hay. If Carole and Damien welcome their customers at the farm, they also go to meet them on the markets of the Creuse: in Jarnages on Sunday, Evaux-les-Bains on Monday and Saturday morning, Boussac on Thursday and Auzances on Tuesday.

Léo Champeval founded the business in 1934. His son Gérard set it up in Creuse after a spell in the Landes region. Today, Philippe, the founder's grandson, runs the business and continues the family tradition. Among the specialties sold here: semi-cooked duck foie gras, canned or in terrine (gourmande au naturel or truffled); semi-cooked or canned goose foie gras, but also duck neck stuffed with foie, ham flutes stuffed with duck liver, and game stuffed with foie gras.

Jacques and Annie Fontaine have been raising ducks on their farm in Pilou for 30 years! They then force-feed them with whole grain corn on the spot, then slaughter and process them on the spot. The specialities produced here are numerous; but one finds in particular the semi-cooked duck foies gras, but also fresh duck breasts, preserved whole foie gras, stuffed necks, pâtés, various confits and rillettes... But the easiest way is to visit the farm and buy the local products!

The appointment of the Teichois takes place on Saturday morning from 7:30 am until 1:30 pm, place du Souvenir, in the city center, between the church and the town hall. Each weekend, you will find about twenty merchants. On the menu: local products, fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, fish, ready-made meals, breads... But you will also find some stands of flowers, plants and even clothes. In short, everything to spend a pleasant and friendly morning.

For 17 generations, palmipeds have been raised at the Roumevies farm. Since 1986, the production has developed considerably with the creation of a processing laboratory. All the products sold here, concocted from Barbary ducks, come from the farm: breeding, force-feeding and canning on site. Foie gras, confits, duck breast, cooked dishes, and the famous figs filled with foie gras and poached in Monbazillac are sold on the spot. In the property, 5 cottages can accommodate from 4 to 8 people see rates on the website.

In the heart of the Chalosse region, in the small village of Caupenne, Cathy and Francis Larrieu raise ducks to produce foie gras! They have chosen to produce in a traditional way, respecting their land and the know-how of their ancestors. The corn is also grown on site, guaranteed without GMO to feed the ducks. So everything is produced on the farm. Let yourself be tempted by the foie gras, duck breast filled with foie gras, confits, pâtés and other products are cooked by them, naturally.

Monique and Xavier Etcheverry perpetuate the traditions and know-how of their ancestors. They raise their ducks on vast green and shady fields, force-feed them with corn grown on the property and prepare delicious preserves the old-fashioned way, following family recipes handed down from generation to generation. Here you will find whole duck foie gras in preserves and semi-preserves, specialities such as stuffed neck and duck breast stuffed with foie gras, but also pâtés and rillettes with foie gras!

The Gaillard family set up their farm in Ménigoute in 1979. It is now their daughter Bérangère who has taken over the farm and perpetuates the family tradition by feeding the ducks and selling the products concocted on the basis of traditional recipes: foie gras, rillettes, pâtés, ready-made meals, puddings, confits, stuffed neck, frittons, foie gras mousseline, liver pâté... as well as fresh products such as magret, fresh liver... Don't hesitate to come and visit the farm to discover this production, the place is labelled "Bienvenue à la ferme" (Welcome to the farm)!

Grand cru classé de Saint-Estèphe in 1855, Château Cos d'Estournel, which covers 100 hectares, is distinguished by its high-flying architecture. It was inspired by Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel, who inherited vines near the village of Cos and decided to make wine from them. During the visit of the site, you will discover why its founder was nicknamed the "Maharajah of Saint-Estèphe", but also the specificities and the unique style of Cos d'Estournel wines, with a look at the vineyard and the gravity cellar, and of course a tasting on the spot.

Jam lovers, here is a place not to be missed during your visit to the island of Ré. The green frontage hardly leaves any doubt, the jars highlight all the local produce of Ré. When you enter, you will enjoy a warm welcome and be seduced by the atmosphere of the place. The jams are just like this store, resolutely delicious, and to be convinced, you just have to taste... nearly 70 flavors! You may be a little lost but each jar promises many moments of pleasure like the three citrus fruits or the strawberry.

This is a family farm of 80 alpine goats with seasonal grazing. The Albert family's land and farm are certified organic. The producers transform their goat's milk into cheeses - you can find chabis, faisselles, p'tits ronds, mothais, logs, pyramids, tommes... And if you get lost, they'll be able to give you good advice on how to choose between all the flavours! Note that this farm is located on the road to Chabichou and that it also has pigs that roam in the open air as well as a farmyard.

Château Le Caillou (AOC Pomerol) and Domaine du Vieux Manoir (AOC Lalande de Pomerol) have been in the Giraud-Bélivier family for several generations. André Giraud's sons Stéphane and Laurent have taken over from him. Since 2002, Stéphane, who also lives on the estate with his wife, has been developing new technologies and reasoned working methods focused on the vines. In fact, hand-picking allows the fruit to be selected before the sorting table. Visits and tastings should resume by 2026.

Locals and tourists alike gather under the covered market to stock up on fresh produce. This other market, open in summer, is just as pleasant. It's located in a neighborhood that has kept its traditions alive: Les Boucholeurs. It's in the heart of this authentic village that this ephemeral market takes shape every Sunday morning. The atmosphere is resolutely pleasant, ideal for meeting local producers. Take this opportunity to fill your shopping bag!

Don't expect to find tomatoes in February at Goût des Saisons! As its name suggests, this farmers' store sells only seasonal fruit and vegetables, freshly harvested the same day or the day before. It was set up by 3 partners who were already doing direct sales just outside Mont-de-Marsan, where regular customers came to buy seasonal vegetables and dairy products. The store now supplies dozens of farms in the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne regions, at very attractive prices. Another store in Saint-Avit.