Meals are based on classical dishes and are freshly prepared from seasonal and local  ingredients where possible, often from the garden.  If we can make it at home we do, and there aren't many things we can’t make. Pickles, jams, chutneys, breads, ice-creams, paté, pasta....the list is endless!

 

Food is Richard’s life-long passion!  It was his hobby before he joined the army as an apprentice chef, and during his military service he was posted to different parts of the world, cooking almost exclusively in the officers’ messes and sometimes for visiting Royalty.

Richard and Jan moved to France in 2004 and opened La Chouette, their B & B with a difference and a very special place to stay, and life has come full circle for Richard.  Once again food is his hobby, but is taken very seriously none the less. It is our aim to make your holiday stay as enjoyable as possible and that you should take away fond memories of the experiences and delicious meals you have shared with us and our guests at our table.

 

Take a look at our Meal and our Menu pages

 

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Having retired from the army, he began his second career teaching at Oxford, sharing his knowledge and expertise with up and coming young chefs.  After eleven years formally teaching, he continued encouraging young chefs in his post as Head Chef at Flint House, Goring-on-Thames, between 1999 and 2004.