The garden of the restaurant ‘Au Chalet de la Forêt’ is the brainchild of chef Pascal Devalkeneer, who commissioned renowned landscape designer Erik Dhont to realize his dream of a living, inspiring vegetable garden. The garden’s rare originality combines productive, visual and aesthetic requirements. 

Like a handful of stones arranged on a bed of gravel, the raised tubs overflowing with herbs, leafy greens, root vegetables and condiments create an edible work of art that is a delight to stroll through. 

There is never a dull season in this garden, where plants bear fruit and flower in succession, and where you are greeted by a new fragrance everywhere you turn. The garden is dotted with fruit trees and bushes, raspberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants that provide the restaurant with a fresh supply of fruit. And in the midst of this profusion of scents and tastes, there are two bee colonies whose hives produce a distinctive honey.    

This approach to cooking, combining lesser-known varieties with environmental awareness, gastronomy, landscape aesthetics and contemporary art, is a work of art in itself. 

Dates: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Type of visit: Self-guided visit

Hours: 10:00 > 13:00 | 14:00 > 17:00

Language(s): FR 

Address: Drève de Lorraine, 43 

1180  Bruxelles