Le Mirage

Tavern style ambiance in the medieval remains, including a former state room of the cardinals
Permanent exhibition of paintings by Timothy Hennessy
Food by Séverine Sagnet

A nice surprise and a promising future for Séverine Sagnet and for this Taverne-style restaurant; whose concept was born from the sanitary situation.

Open from Tuesday through Saturday
from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. (last order) and from 7: to 10 p.m. (last order)
Entrance: 5 rue Taulignan
Sometimes LE MIRAGE is closed as the old kitchen is using for our cooking classes.

With its latest addition, Le Mirage, La Mirande is exploring the trend of fooding. The name is a contraction of Mirande and garage, the later once a cardinal’s state room which was used to house carriages in the 19th and motorcars in the 20th century. Together with the adjacent vaulted stalls there is plenty of space for social distancing. And there is a stunning view of the period kitchen where the food is prepared. A permanent exhibition of paintings by american artist, Timothy Hennessy, contributes to the offbeat ambiance within the medieval walls.

Séverine Sagnet, chef de cuisine

Séverine followed classical French chef training and then gained invaluable experience with several master chefs like Firmin Arambide, Michel Troisgros and Christian Etienne. It was after having worked for these great chefs that she decided to go and work in England and Ireland to perfect her English. Her interest in management and the hotel industry next led her to study for a diploma in hotel management, which brought her to Avignon. She alternated her studies with working at La Bastide Rose boutique hotel for Poppy Salinger, the widow of Pierre Salinger. It was there that Séverine’s warm relationship with Provence’s wonderful international clientele first began.

She has successfully combined her talents for cooking and management by directing the cooking school of La Mirande. For the last 10 years, she has been teaching cooking classes and preparing private meals for “La Table Haute”. She has become the ideal ambassador of Provencal gastronomy, by uniting local produce and wines with visits to the market and cooking classes for her local and international clients.

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Timothy Hennessy

His banners, costumes, painted furniture and stylized trees contribute to the unusual ambiance and perfectly suit the ancient walls of the cardinals’ residence, once bedecked with ornate tapestries.

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