Le Grand Sud-Ouest

JANE RAN THE most colourful bar in our local village. That was in 1961 when we had just bought our abandoned farmhouse in the to Aveyron, which is still one of the least discovered parts of South-west France. The area was then nearly unknown, though our village was listed in Green Michelin as ‘worth a detour’ and boasted in Red Michelin a small hotel where one could eat well for ten shillings, wine and service included. Indeed it was that Michelin accolade for good food at a reasonable price which first attracted us to the district.