La Ferme de La Ruchotte

La Ferme de La Ruchotte, Organic Burgundian Cooking in Bligny-sur-Ouche

La Ferme de La Ruchotte is a fine-dining restaurant and farm inn in Bligny-sur-Ouche, in France’s Côte-d’Or department. Its cooking is described as organic, upscale bourgeois cuisine and centers on a single menu that changes according to what the farm can provide at the time.

The restaurant is run by chef Frédéric Ménager, who describes himself as a former sous-chef at the restaurant of Alain Chapel, a three-Michelin-star chef. The cooking is presented as authentic and creative, rooted in bourgeois gastronomy and the idea of bringing farm products straight to the plate.

The Chef and His Approach

Frédéric Ménager calls himself a “farmer and gardener chef”: he cooks with what his farm produces and adapts the menu in keeping with nature and the seasons. The result is a single menu conceived as a distinctive dining experience rather than a long, fixed menu.

Music also figures in the chef’s biography. He plays electric guitar and is a heavy-metal fan, an interest the website includes as part of his personal profile.

Specialties and Products

The website highlights dishes and products associated with the restaurant, including vol-au-vent, presented as both a signature dish and a culinary experience, as well as crayfish, capon, veal, quenelles, truffles, and morels. The cooking draws on the tradition of 18th-century bourgeois French cuisine.

Recognition and Reviews

The restaurant says leading Michelin-starred chefs recommend it. The website features testimonials from Éric Pras, who has three Michelin stars; William Frachot and Bruno Verjus, who each have two; and Frédéric Cossard of Domaine de Chassorney. It also notes La Liste’s 2021 Artisan Authenticity Award.

La Ruchotte Carving Knife

The restaurant announced preorders for its first carving knife, a project developed from 20 years of kitchen experience. The website highlights its grip and sharp edge and presents it as a kitchen tool designed by Frédéric Ménager.

News and Services

The website includes an events calendar, a La Ruchotte music festival held in summer 2023, a newsletter, and gift certificates. Its news section features articles about the restaurant in relation to Beaune, Dijon, and the area’s food scene.

Location and Contact

La Ruchotte, 21360 Bligny-sur-Ouche · Phone: +33 3 80 20 04 79