It is at the famous winter sports station of Verbier that we can discover the charming country cottage / chalet Valaisan of Roland Pierroz, one star Michelin. His creative valaisan cuisine, taking a lot from his Italian origins, where the expression of the aromas is usually born out of the simple juxtaposition of certain ingredients. Let's discover in his suite, the workshop of the artist Mafli whose paintings decorate all the place, an exposition of Russian icons, of whom he is a fervent collector, and we will understand better how this creative process gets on the way. After having visited his 65.000 –bottle cave, let's discover the incredible Swiss vineyards.

Ocres, the cicada-airs, the fragrance of the lavender fields, the taste of olive oil as well as the vintage wines of sun-laden sloppy vineyards. At the heart of the Var, at Lorgues Clément, Bruno skilfully and smartly managed to create one of the best tables of France, a restaurant where everlasting friends, such as the Bocuse, Troigros, Ducasse, Vergé, Loiseau and all the others heartly come and join, as is reminded by the huge Fresco at the entrance, saying: share the bread, the wine and the truffle.

The House Pic is in Valence such an institution and up to now, it has been and is still a family matter, awarded the 2 Stars Michelin. Let's discover this Drôme, one of the most beautiful vineyards of France, with its Past plunging its roots deep down into our History, the eccentricities of the henceforth worldwide famous horse factor. Let's take a rest and relax on a bench and let ourselves be carried high up to the romanticism of the lovers of Peney. Why not relish at last an aubergine- tomato Charlotte, and then let's spray of these famous Rhône coasts, their well-known beef strata along with goose-liver, with ermine tiny vegetables.

Huge and colossal bosoms of Verdon, not far from the famous village of la Fayence, Moustiers- Ste-Marie, here is Trigance. Inheritor of a never ending medieval tradition, this village built, like an eagle's nest, and 800 metres high in altitude, is dominated by a millenary Fortress, that is the Castle of Trigance. While sipping a n Hippocras, mulled-wine cocktail in the stoned dining room, we expect, at any moment, to see a knight of Malte rise into view. Let's eat with such a relish a pancake of Norwegian haddock, marinated in fennel and fresh vegetables, all of which is followed by an incontestable lamb square of the Alpilles crusted with culinary fresh herbs.

On the heart of the black forest, not far from the Baden Baden and its casino, stands a hotel-restaurant with 3 stars Michelin, the Traube Tonbach. In this hunting region, the chef Harald Wohlfart recommends a medallion of roe-buck with red cabbage, mushrooms and cepes, then we will join the Mediterranean to relish a grilled spiny lobster, a risotto with safran and a sauce pistou. We might, as well, have the choice of a calf's head in this very rich region where traditional dishes are cooked.