Orcieres, France
La table de l'Establou
At the roundabout where Merlette's ski runs converge, La table de l'Establou occupies a position that only mountain resorts can produce: a dining room where the altitude and the surrounding agricultural region shape what arrives on the plate. In the Hautes-Alpes, that means produce drawn from one of France's more demanding growing environments, where short seasons concentrate flavour and proximity to source is less a marketing claim than a practical reality.
