A word from Chef Bruno Ortolé

"Having lived in Villiers Saint-Benoît for several years, I was captivated by this old coaching inn, abandoned and overgrown with vegetation. Should we accept the inevitability of the end of the rural world or try to revive this beautiful village of Villiers-Saint-Benoît?"

A graduate engineer from the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, I have always been passionate about cooking. I therefore obtained my vocational qualification (CAP) as an independent candidate and completed my training at the CIFA in Yonne. I was then ready to take on the challenge: opening my own restaurant and hotel. La Croix Blanche allows me to combine three things I love: nature, the Puisaye region, and the hotel and restaurant industry, a field that has long appealed to me.

Chef Bruno Ortolé is a member of the Amicale des Cuisiniers de l'Yonne, a Knight in the National Order of Merit and a member of the Puisaye-Forterre Tourist Office.