Born and bred in nearby Brive, the chef is an advocate of hearty traditional cuisine, in which local ingredients abound: fried egg, crispy bacon and new-potato galette; calf's head with ravigote sauce; free-range guinea fowl with carrots; moist walnut cake with crème anglaise. This converted mill on the banks of the Vézère (the old cogs can still be seen beneath the glass floor in the entrance hall) has been renovated and transformed into a contemporary bistro. It also boasts a terrace built over the river, facing the 12C Pont Vieux.