Haute gastronomy at the Hotel Clarance in Lille, just 90 minutes from London
© Hotel le Clarance Lille
Low Food Miles and high-quality seasonal produce
© N.Bryant
Many local products you’ll sample are also available to buy and bring home, including Philippe Olivier cheeses, served in the best restaurants but also available in his fromageries in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Lille, Lens and elsewhere. The same goes for champagne (10% of French output comes from Hauts-de-France) and fine wines.
Many local products you’ll sample are also available to buy and bring home, including Philippe Olivier cheeses, served in the best restaurants but also available in his fromageries in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Lille, Lens and elsewhere. The same goes for champagne (10% of French output comes from Hauts-de-France) and fine wines.
And French art de vivre is demonstrated not only in what you’re served but how you’re served it – at beautifully set tables with properly placed cutlery and glasses. Here again, let yourself be inspired to take home hand-made local accessories for your own dining table, from shops including the Orfèvrerie d’Ercuis, Cristallerie d’Arc in Arques, Le Bleu d’Arras and Maison Porcelaine in Chantilly.
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