Le Café du Glandeur

Did you know that oak acorns are edible? Packed with valuable nutritional properties, they can be cooked in a thousand ways. Arnaud has created a range of products made from wild acorns, including terrines, cookies and drinks. He thus proposes a natural and local alternative to the consumption of certain energy-consuming products.

His project reflects the reintegration of forgotten fruits in our plates. He decided to transform an old tannery located on the banks of the Sèvre river into an original place called "Le café du glandeur". This place of experimentation dedicated to alternative food is as humorous as it is authentic. It welcomes curious visitors in search of sustainable plant-based food alternatives.

"Forgotten fruits and their protein potential can diversify an ultra-local diet. They represent an authentic and plant-based alternative to today's energy-intensive food products. Arnaud became interested in the fagaceae found in our forests. He designed a food prototype from a system of production, transformation, distribution and consumption that is meaningful and that gives us a taste of tomorrow." Christophe de Hody, Naturopath, herbalist and field botanist, entrepreneur and initiator of "Chemin de la nature"