2023-12-05 19:11:34
On Thursday, November 30, the Château du Domaine du Champ-de-Bataille (Eure) got ahead of time. Norman guests gathered to celebrate Christmas Eve. Of course, all this for the recording of a television show, “A castle for the holidays”, a 52-minute co-produced by France Télévision and Eden, which will be broadcast on December 20 on France 3, at 11 p.m. After the Grand Est last year, the program is dedicated to Normandy, its traditions, its producers and its starred chef David Gallienne, winner of “Top Chef” 2020, surrounded by personalities including an icon of English rock.
All day long, timed like an F1 grand prix, the filming sessions followed one another until late at night: “it’s a festive and warm show which aims to settle into a place of exception in order to share the holidays with viewers. A moment when we want to get away from everyday life. To improve it with the breathtaking decoration of a castle where the public is not used to going, particularly in its private parts, and with rare foods cooked in a unique way with faces around the table known and others a little less from Normandy, but not only that,” indicates Maud de Bohan, antenna and content delegate for France 3 Normandie.
Thus, invited by the hosts Anne Boétie and Raphäl Yem, the Fécampoise Katherine Pancol and the French singer with a million albums sold, Christophe Willem discovered the history of the estate thanks to the manager Sébastien Bagot, while in the kitchens, David Gallienne , starred chef at the Jardin des Plumes in Giverny (Eure), had Clémence Castel, double winner of “Koh-Lanta” and next host of “Petites Escapades” on France 3 Normandie, an Ariégeoise based in Saint-Lô (50). ) ; and the Rouen comedian Édouard Delavoine.
An exclusive from Pete Dehorty at the end of the meal
Meanwhile, wandering without ever finding the right place, the English star Pete Doherty, resident for several years in Étretat (Seine-Maritime), was joined by the Norman adventurer Matthieu Tordeur to slide towards the dinner room where he was served “a menu composed of smoked leeks with kiwi and oyster vinaigrette, a capon cooked in a crust stuffed with Normandy foie gras served with chestnut and butternut squash tartlets, to finish with a Mont-Blanc ganache whipped with chestnuts and with clementine. For this, I made several proposals to the production linked to the filming carried out on the products and my memories of childhood New Year’s Eve where I ate few noble dishes, but pretty products from the region. This is the richness of Christmas and the liver attacks [rires]. Coming and filming here is a first for me and it’s an honor, because it’s a legendary place in my department,” declared the Top Chef.
Jacques Garcia, the owner of the castle, was missing, “but he left us a welcome message and the keys. It’s a magical place for a beautiful program where there are things to learn, a moment of sharing that will bring warmth, escape like a real family meal where you find different people,” continued Grégoire Olivereau, producer and manager of Eden. And, of course, as always when the heat rises, everything ends in songs with the latest title from Christophe Willem and an exclusive from Pete Doherty who will reform in 2024, The Libertines: “I wrote this show around his presence . He’s an icon and he was there! » rejoiced Thierry Scharf, the editor-in-chief.
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