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A dish from the ONA restaurant, run by Claire Vallee in the city of Ares, near Bordeaux, which she launched in 2016 thanks to crowdfunding from supporters and a loan from a green bank. Picture from Instagram/@ona33740
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BORDEAUX, Jan 19 A vegan restaurant in the French south-west yesterday won a Michelin Guide star, the first for a establishment serving only animal-free products in France.
Claire Vallee runs the ONA restaurant in the city of Ares, near Bordeaux, which she launched in 2016 thanks to crowdfunding from supporters and a loan from a green bank.
She also won a green star, which Michelin introduced last year to reward establishments with a strong record for ethical practices.
ONA, which stands for Origine Non Animale ( Animal-free origin ), is the first vegan restaurant in France to win a star , a Guide Michelin spokeswoman said.
Vallee offered seven dishes on her gourmet menu before she had to close ONA because of Covid-19 restrictions.
Her favourite combinations involve pine, boletus mushroom and sake, or celery, tonka and amber ale.
Traditional French banks gave the young chef short shrift when she asked for a loan to get started. They said the outlook for veganism and plant-based food was too uncertain, she said.
The ONA restaurant in the city of Ares, near Bordeaux, is run by Claire Vallee. She said it felt like getting hit by a train when the Michelin guide informed her of the award.