Restaurant in Lausanne: Something new at the Auberge de Montheron

The Auberge de Montheron by Rafael Rodriguez (kitchen) and David Donneaud (service), it was the favorite address of the couple Alba Farnós Viñals and Paul Marsden. From January 15, 2025, it will be theirs! The duo who have been running the place for ten years, and who have given it its reputation – 16/20 in Gault&Millau and 1 Michelin green star – have decided to “move towards new horizons”. Romano Hasenauer, who also manages the Chalet des Enfants, remains managing partner.

Alba Farnós Viñals and Paul Marsden became known to Lausanne residents thanks to the LEGRAM adventure, in Renensbetween 2019 and early 2023. Since then, they have increased the number of pop-up tables and developed culinary concepts – all the way to Scandinavia! – while actively looking for a new location (which was initially to be at Renens station).

Named among “the ten chefs to follow” in 2023 by Gault&Millau, Alba Farnós Viñals “does not aim for conceptual gastronomy” but plans a cuisine that combines “her French techniques, her Spanish taste cues and Vaudois products”. Paul Mardsen insists on their desire to “emphasize the link with the Jorat forest and continue to work with local producers, in the Slow Food spirit”. He would also like to see the Auberge de Montheron, which hosts the Desalpes Natural Wine Show once a year, become “an ambassador for these producers and their way of working wine in a natural way”.

Rafael Rodriguez will revisit his ten years in the Montheron kitchen between November 21 and December 21, the date of his last shift.

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