Between Orne and Mayenne, this former mechanic opens a bar-restaurant where travel and books are in the spotlight

The place had been closed for two years. The bar-restaurant of La Lacelle, commune of 267 inhabitants located on the RN 12, between Alençon (Orne) and Pré-en-Pail (Mayenne), reopened on Wednesday January 15, 2025. The mayor of the town welcomed it during her greetings.

At the controls of “Paris-Brest” : Jean-Thierry Caubere. Passionate about cooking and mechanics From a young age, the new bar owner initially chose automobile and heavy goods vehicle mechanics. “When I was a teenager, I wanted to understand how my first moped worked. Then, and for 20 years, I practiced this profession as a mechanic but I also traveled a lot across Europe to live rich human experiences that transform us,” explains the 51-year-old restaurateur.

An upstairs reading room

In recent monthshe carried out workat the bar and restaurant area. “The idea is to ensure that the customer has a pleasant time in a friendly and warm atmosphere.”

Jean-Thierry Caubere is very attached to the quality of human relations and books. Also its “Paris-Brest” offers a small room upstairs where the customer can sit down to read a book or simply rest.

The restaurant: a place of life

For its dynamic boss, this restaurant is first and foremost a place where “people are essential. We are all different and for me, it is magical to welcome diverse personalities with unique, rich, sometimes surprising experiences and backgrounds.”

Resident of La Lacelle for around 20 years Jean-Thierry Caubere is sensitive to “the values ​​of respect for work, the environment and consideration”.

Every day, the restaurant offers “a displayed dish of the day, a choice of a few starters, a vegetable soup in winter and desserts made on site with local producers that I know personally”.

During the day, the professional also offers a bread deposit, a Crédit Agricole cash withdrawal pointand, as a press agent, your weekly newspaper L’Orne.

Restaurant “Paris-Brest”, RN 12, 61 320 La Lacelle. Such. : 06 63 13 69 14. Open Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., lunch and dinner.

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