His resume is full of wild herbs and flavors. Kid , while others tap the ball , he runs the woods Dhuits, Sixfontaines , Plachet , Blinfeix Chapel … There are Bluebells , Gymnadénies vanilla smell fragrant, Solomon seals , wild asparagus , garlic bear , mushrooms … to tempt him. His vocation was born , storyteller tastes.
At only 27, JB Natali became the youngest chef in France in 2002 and has since never lost its star. Today, it gives 18 months to earn a second Michelin star. His career: Martinez in Cannes, New York at Daniel Boulud, La Mamounia Marrakech and many business trips to Thailand and Asia.
At the Hostellerie La Montagne, prefer to speak of a team since starred restaurant and hotel become one and that some family concept is required. Jean-Baptiste Natali course. The youngest star-starred Chef. International experience. References to make the best hopes green with envy.
Hélène Cassagnes-Natali. a native of Aveyron and Cantal, Jean-Baptiste’s wife has a solid background in tourism and the hotel industry. she has worked in excellent establishments such as the Martinez in Cannes, Le Concorde Lafayette in Paris, Private Beach Zplage, Hôtel Martinez in Cannes and renowned companies such as Danone, Kronenbourg, Scottish & Newcastle.
The head waiter and wine waiter Chan. His professionalism, his humor, his kindness, his “gentlemanly” style are a perfect match for this House where his talent finds its full place.
The charming restaurant is composed of 3 spacious and cosy dining rooms deliciously decorated with wooden panellings. They are arranged in a way that invites a soft and gentle light coming through the large French windows overlooking the park. Why this region of Italy? Why a “Michelangelo” bedroom, Tuscan native from Caprese Michelangelo in the province of Arezzo? The purpose is to remind the visitor of the attachment of the Natali family to its country of origin. Tuscany is the uncontested premium in the art of living, from the landscapes to the architecture, from the canvas to the tablecloth. The tablecloth. White, soft to the touch, sober and highlighting well the beautiful plates made of earthenware.
Precising as soon as he arrives ” as every week, wonderful turbots coming directly from Roscoff, in Brittany, have been delivered”, Mathieu, the maître d’hôtel, brings the menu. ” The best moment for a gourmet is when he is looking at the menu.” From this point of view, the one of the charming restaurant ‘La Montagne’ prompts a great moment full of elation. You better judge by yourself just out of curiosity, the raise of curtains is required…
Which one is your bedroom? There are 9 of them, all pursuing the same goal : the pleasure of the eyes. A promise of beauty and elegance, as an invitation to travel in harmony with the cooking of the starred chef, Jean-Baptiste Natali: inventive and inspired, as much implanted in the soil as perfumed by winds from remote lands.
La Montagne – Natali’s charming hotel and restaurant
To book or for all information :
+33 (0)3 25 01 51 69
10, Rue Pisseloup
52330 Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
France
La Montagne is closed every mondays and tuesdays.
