Truffes en
Fête 2025
2025Truffes en fête
On the initiative of the Excideuil Rotary Club, Truffes en Fête will be held for the 13th time on Saturday 25 January at the Domaine d’Essendiéras.
This event, designed to promote the skills of truffle growers in the Excideuil region and to showcase the truffle, a product of excellence from the Périgord region, is also an opportunity for our charity to donate the profits from this event to the Bergonié Foundation to support cancer research.
Who we are
Rotary International is an association more than a century old whose motto is :
SERVICE FIRST
Rotary International brings together more than 1,200,000 people who wish to put their skills at the service of humanitarian causes and the development of major international solidarity projects, and more particularly the fight to eradicate polio, a battle waged in association with the WHO and UNICEF for more than 25 years.
Rotary International carries out numerous projects for young people, encouraging international exchanges and promoting better understanding between peoples from all continents.
PROGRAMME
2.30 p.m. Flavour Market
15.00 Culinary workshops with tasting
20:00 Gastronomic dinner, Périgord black truffles from starter to dessert
Afternoon programme
Presentation of the best local products, with the participation of our partner :
La Librairie du Château in Excideuil.
2.30pm Opening of the 13th Truffes en Fête in the Salle du Carrousel, Welcome. The €5 entry ticket entitles the holder to take part in the tombola.
3.00 pm Opening of the Flavours Market, with tasting at the end of the Culinary Workshops and entry in the draw for the producers’ tombola…
Presenting the best local producers:
- The group of truffle growers in St Pantaly d’Excideuil
- La Noix Patiente by Lucette Dubreuil
- Aux Petits Oignons, Marjolaine Guerrero-Grosjean
- Narcisse Perez’s Truffle Farm
- Du Pain dans la Grange, Anais Rajerison and Thomas Rouy
- Gaetan Maureau’s honey
- Domaine de la Voie Blanche, Nathalie Dalbavie
- Bovetti chocolates
Our partner La Librairie du Château will be on hand: Gwenaelle Batello will be offering a wide selection of books on cooking and gastronomy.
3.30pm Culinary workshops, followed by tastings: Eric Fourez, Lucette Dubreuil and Patrick Réjou will be on hand to share some gourmet recipes.
Gastronomic evening
19:30 Welcome to the Domaine clubhouse for a gourmet dinner.
20:00 Start of the “Truffle in all its states” dinner, by Chef Nicolas Rousseau.
Participation in the gastronomic evening: €75, reservation only via the form below
Tasting Menu
« Truffles in all their states »
By Nicolas Rousseau
Cream of truffle soup
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Millefeuille surprise with a rich truffle sauce
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Salmis of wood pigeon with truffle purée
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Duo of fresh cheeses with truffle slivers and small salad with truffle oil
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Melt-in-the-mouth pear in truffled caramel, delicately truffled vanilla ice cream
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Café
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Padel Court
The Domaine has been offering an indoor padel court since April 2025, open to the general public.
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25 Years at Essendiéras
On 24 December 1999, the adventure at Essendiéras began. The estate has become what it is today partly thanks to all the guests over the past 25 years.
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Truffes en fête 2025
On the initiative of the Excideuil Rotary Club, Truffes en Fête will be held for the 13th time on Saturday 25 January at the Domaine d’Essendiéras.
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In memoriam – Jeroen Bakker
On 13 August 2024, Jeroen Bakker, owner of Domaine d’Essendiéras, passed away at the age of just 70.
