The former Taverne de Maître Kanter of Saint Gervais la Forêt !!!

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Again, not too often I write about a restaurant alone unless is part of a trip. However, this is part of a nostalgic trip along the favorite spots of my family, and  I like to keep firmly in my blog, and hopefully you can enjoy too when traveling near Blois. I am updating this post with new text and newer pictures from my recent trip in the area coming home; did not stop but passed by for the memories of always. Therefore, let me tell you a bit on the former Taverne de Maître Kanter of Saint Gervais la Forêt !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

In the unmeasurable and wonderful gastronomic delights of my belle France we set out many times without any fix rdv or reservation just on our road warrior kind of living. On the road one gets hungry/thirsty and we need to stop to refill. While on the marvelous castle road warrior trails ,we came upon this restaurant we already knew as a chain and like it; so we stop by to eat. Always a pleasant experience of the Alsacien style of cooking and great beers!  Unfortunately, this restaurant as the chain has dissolved into independant restaurants, still memories forever! Our souvernir here is stopping off the road for dinner with the family and my dear late wife Martine! The former La Taverne de Maître Kanter is now La Taverne located at 515 Rue Georges Méliès 41350 Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt off the D956 road towards Blois coming from Cheverny on your left hand side. This latest visit pass by was coming off the D751 to take the D956 on towards the A85 autoroute.

The former Taverne de Maître Kanter now La Taverrne;independant resto with wooded décor dedicated to Alsatian dishes, seafood and local specialties. It offers a multitude of flavors: seafood, traditional dishes, Alsatian specialties and gourmet salads… rediscover all the generosity of a traditional cuisine through the varied and quality menu. At Maîtrer Kanter, cooking was a simple value that must be accessible to all. You come and share warm and authentic moments with family, couples or friends. Always as said a very nice place of good quality/price ratio. Last I read, the Taverne de Maître Kanter were absorbed by the Groupe FLO several years back and then the FLO is under the Groupe Bertrand. However, most of the restaurants are now franchise independent outside the group as La Taverne.

The official La Taverne restaurant or the former Maître Kanter in Saint Gervais la Forêt: https://www.la-taverne-blois.fr/

The town of Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt  is located in the department of Loir-et-Cher, 41 in the Centre Val de Loire region of my belle France. A town bordering the south of Blois, Saint-Gervais is the crossroads of the four main roads of Sologne. Three of them have met since 1770 at the crossroads known as the Patte d’Oie (goose Paw ) such as Lamotte-Beuvron, Romorantin-Lanthenay and Contres. The fourth arrives along the Cosson river and joins the town from the north. The town is passed  from the south and west by the Russy forest which occupies most of the town’s territory. The neighboring towns are Blois to the north, Vineuil to the east, Mont-Près-Chambord and Cellettes to the south and Chailles to the west.

The things to see here if more time, me think are the Pont Jacques Gabriel (D956) over the Cosson river, which dates back to 1771. The Priory, built in the 18C on the Cosson hillside for a prior of Saint-Solenne, faces the Loire Valley. It was the last resting place of Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (better known as Houdini the magician) from 1851 until his death. From 1856, he made it an enchanted house in the garden from which he had installed his automatons (see my post on the museum in Blois). The castle, close to the priory, remains in the 19C, now inhabited by the  Warren’s family. It was built in 1842 on the site of the Juiverie (Jewry), formerly Le Vivier (Templar Commandary of the 12-13C).  The Church of Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais has a 12C Romanesque  tower, the only remnant of the old church burned down by the Huguenots in 1567. It was rebuilt, enlarged and built between the  16C and the 20C  (reconstruction in 2007 of a caquetoir (conversation chair) according to the plans and watercolours of the period.

A bit of history tell us that the town was known as Saint-Gervais-des-Près for more than a thousand years (between the 8C and the French revolution), then Saint-Gervais-sur-Cosson, the town finally  took its current name of Saint Gervais la Forêt in 1918 to distinguish itself from the other 17 towns of the same name!.  It is a town of winemakers and meadows, renowned since the 18C for its cream, it took between 1794 and 1795 the name of Bonne-Crème and that of Gervais-sur-Cosson. From 1803 to 1828, Saint-Gervais was attached to the city of Blois.

The town of St Gervais la Forêt on its heritage:https://www.stgervais41.fr/vie-pratiqu/decouvrir-st-gervais/parcours-patrimoine

The Blois Chambord tourist office on the town of St Gervais la Forêt: https://www.bloischambord.co.uk/on-the-agenda/our-towns-villages/towns-and-villages/saint-gervais-la-foret-1541413

There you go folks, another memorable spot for my family in castle territory of my belle France on my road warrior trips. The chain is gone for the memories lingered on and still a good bet to come in we had in other towns over the years. Again, hope you enjoy this my memorable post on the former Taverne de Maître Kanter of Saint Gervais la Forêt !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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