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Cascade is a bistro and modern cuisine restaurant at 26 cour de la Filature in Salles-la-Source, France, a short walk from the village waterfall. Michelin lists it as Recommended for 2026, and Le Fooding also listed it that year. The kitchen works with Aveyron produce in a relaxed, local setting.
Léna Bony and Mathieu Libourel took over the restaurant in 2022, when they were 28. Both trained at the hospitality school in Saint-Chély-d'Apcher, and they later worked in Geneva and at the Château de Labro. Marine Guichou, a young chef who joined them while they still ran the Château de Labro, now works in the kitchen with them.
One lunch menu described by Le Fooding served cauliflower three ways: roasted, pickled and puréed, with smoked herring and lemon cream. Ségala veal rump came next, with butternut squash, caramelized onions and a sharp meat jus, plus a pascade, a thick Aveyron crêpe. Dessert repeated grapefruit and orange as supremes, gel and candied zest, with lemon sorbet and an olive oil biscuit.
The dining room has parquet floors, pale wood and midnight-blue accents, with a generous bar. The restaurant lists outdoor seating among its features. A separate space, Toît Canaille, is set aside for private events, seminars and receptions with custom menus.
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Ever since meeting at hospitality school, followed by stints with Claude Legras in Geneva and at Château de Labro in Onet, Léna Bony and Mathieu Libourel have been inseparable! And in 2022, aged just 28, the Aveyron natives brought this village inn back to life, a stone’s throw from the thunderous Salles-la-Source waterfall. Today, it dazzles with parquet floors, pale wood, inky midnight-blue accents and a generous, welcoming bar. Joined by up-and-coming chef Marine Guichou (who previously shared the Château de Labro kitchen with Mathieu), the trio cooks for the local faithful, sourcing straight from Rodez market. That lunchtime, the menu played smart games with texture and repetition: cauliflower three ways – roasted, pickled, puréed – paired with smoked herring and lemon cream, all sea-kissed with a marinière foam; followed by beautifully blushing Ségala veal rump, matched with three-way butternut squash (see above), caramelized onions and a delightfully sharp meaty jus, served with a pascade (a thick Aveyron crêpe). Dessert kept up the variations theme: grapefruit and orange explored as supremes, gel, compote and candied zest, twirled together with lemon sorbet, olive oil biscuit and a cloud of lemony whipped cream. · Aya Bouriole
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