LES TOQUÉS DU CÈPE - 18ÈME ÉDITION
It's autumn and Mende is celebrating "Les Toqués du Cèpe".
PROGRAM FOR HAPPY GOURMETS :
* 8am to 10am: calf's head breakfast - place Chaptal
Tête de veau with potatoes and cheese.
Beer and wine for sale on site. Drink in moderation.
Price: 12? / person.
Reservations at Mende c?ur de Lozère Tourist Office: 04 66 94 00 23.
* 8am to 5pm: downtown market - Rue du Soubeyran & rue de la République, place and halle au blé.
Mushrooms, local produce, arts and crafts...
* 12pm to 2pm: Lozerian lunch with music - place Chaptal
Wood-grilled beef / pan-fried potatoes with porcini mushrooms and dessert.
Beer and wine on sale.
Musical entertainment by Le Duo.
Price: 22? / adult and 10? / child under 12 (2 courses: 12pm and 1pm)
Reservations at the Mende c?ur de Lozère Tourist Office: 04 66 94 00 23.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS :
? 9:30am to 12pm, Face painting for children - Maison consulaire, Place Volterra
? 10am to 12pm, Chainsaw sculpture demonstration - Place René Estoup.
Come and discover the skills of PATRICE LESAGE, chainsaw sculptor.
Production and sale of wooden porcini mushrooms.
? 10am to 12pm and 3pm to 5pm, Discovering mushrooms - - maison consulaire, place Volterra
> Exhibition on mushrooms.
> Bring your own mushrooms: a mycologist will tell you their names and whether they are fit for consumption.
> Learn how to use a microscope and magnifying glass, and how to pick mushrooms correctly and sensibly in the wild.
Proposed by the Association Mycologique de la Haute Vallée d?Olt.
all day - Free access to wooden games - place Chaptal,
? 10.30am to 5pm - Children's entertainment: "les champ?histoires" - place Chaptal
Books available for on-site consultation. For all ages 6 months and up.
11am to 12pm / 4pm to 5pm: reading about mushroom picking, nature and bees. For ages 3 to 9.
Organized by the Médiathèque Départementale de la Lozère
zurko strolling company (music and stilt-walkers) - 10am to 12pm - in the streets of the town center.
children's show: "curiosités ambulantes" - 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. - Place René Estoup and surrounding streets. Show & strolls on a sound Triporteur.
The peddler, an enchanting magician, wanders around with his cabinet of curiosities on wheels.
As he makes his way around street corners and squares, he'll never miss an opportunity
To bring out his collections of illusions, poems, strange objects and family heirlooms... For all ages 5 and up.
? 3 pm to 6 pm jambalaya jazz band strolls through the streets of downtown,
? 4.30pm "Lozerian gastronomy" tour - Musée du Gévaudan
A tour of the permanent exhibits to learn more about local gastronomy! Duration: 30 min. Free admission.
Reservations required at Musée du Gévaudan: 04 66 49 85 85. Limited capacity.
closing musical aperitif - 18h - halle au blé
Porcini omelette and drinks provided by the town of Mende and the Comité des Fêtes.
Musical entertainment by Le Duo.
The evening continues in partner restaurants (see list overleaf) with a mushroom-themed meal.
