His maternal grandparents ran the Café des Cerises, along the National 7 and it is quite naturally that Michel Chabran settled there, after a sound apprenticeship at the great Jacques Pic restaurant in Valence.

He sometimes even took the liberty, to put it in the shade with a very creative cuisine which scrupulously respected the produce and well matched the times during the 80s.

His other grandparents were farmers and Michel, proud of his lineage, always knew how to distinguish between excellent and not so good. He turns out to be a magnificent guide for his customers, who stop on the 45th parallel (the imaginary line crosses the bedrooms).

Michel Chabran proposes different tourist routes, with an obliged stop at wine growers, such as Chave, a small detour to the fruit market in Pont de l’Isère which takes place at night in summer, on the square in front of the restaurant… and other local curiosities.

Obviously the bistro has become an elegant restaurant, with a delightful small inner courtyard in which one can savour the local asparagus, young pigeons with their pinkish flesh, the big ravioles with meadow and wood mushrooms or even enjoy breakfast in the morning sun of the ‘almost’ south of France.

The Maison Chabran is an almost obligatory stopping place on the road South and also the occasion of a prolonged stay to discover the whole region and enjoy the Brasserie des Clercs, in the heart of the old town of Valence and the restaurant Le Quai which is run by his daughter, Delphine, on the edge of the Rhône and in the heart of the Hermitage vineyards.