In a festive atmosphere, the Benvengudo team invites you to discover the traditional Olivades! An afternoon punctuated with highlights, picking olives on the estate, visit of an olive mill, tasting of olive oils and wines from the valley of Baux de Provence … Our chef Thomas Voisin invites you to discover beautiful flavors during a dinner served in our restaurant. The Arlesian group Gipsy Adelante will accompany us in music. Join us for this special day, which is conducive to exchanges and the discovery of the crafts and the terroir of Provence.   Program Beginning of the Olivades at 3 pm. Rendez-vous with the owners in front of the hotel’s olive grove. 15:00 – 16:30 Picking olives 17:00 – 18:00 Delivery of the harvest at the Moulin Castelas in Les Baux de Provence. Explanation of the extraction process. 18:15 Return to the hotel. 19: 30 Tasting of the olive oils proposed by M. Hugues and discovery of the wines of the Domaine Mas de la Dame in the presence of the wine-growers Mrs. Missoffe and Poniatowski. 20:00 Gastronomic dinner of the Olivades. Music by the Arlesian group Gipsy Adelante.   Menu at 75 € Cromesquis de ris de veau aux morilles et foie gras Mousseline de salsifis à l’huile d’olive de la vallée des Baux Vrai jus de cuisson Le homard de nos côtes snacké au piment d’Espelette, tombée de blettes et de pousses d’épinards Bouillon crémeux des carcasses au Yuzu, herbes follesLa selle d’agneau rôtie en viennoise d’olives Croquette d’épaule confite aux olives noires et herbes fraiches Légumes d’Antan glacés au jusLes ultimes figues de Provence rôties au miel de lavande Croquant chocolat blanc Biscuit et glace à l’huile d’olive du Domaine   To book please go to our restaurant page or call +33 4 90 54 32 54 or send an email to reservations@benvengudo.com  

Thursday 12th October 2017 Passionate about the world of wine, Frédérick Boulanger is the famous owner of the wine cellar of Maussane les Alpilles. Come and meet him during our wine and food pairing evening. During a wine tasting, he will share his knowledge and experience around the dinner of our Chef Thomas Voisin … and enjoy our Happy Benven’hour from 6 pm to 7.30 pm.   To book please go to our restaurant page or call +33 4 90 54 32 54.

On September 28th, 2017, Benvengudo welcomes a talented group of the region: Molto Jazz. This duo of jazz guitar and voice will propose to you in a generous complicity and in a common energy, a universe mixing standards of jazz and plural influences of the gypsy jazz, the French song and the swing: An interpretation in sensitivity to accompany the dinner of our Chef Thomas Voisin. Event on the 28th of September, 2017 starting at 6:30 pm for the aperitif with music. To book your table please go to our restaurant page or call +33 4 90 54 32 54 or send us an email at reservations@benvengudo.com   Menu at 75 € Duck Foie Gras Ducard in Rasteau wine Compote of Provençal figs Roasted, sliced hazelnuts   Rack of Provencal Lamb Roasted and smoked with local thyme Crispy shoulder preserved with black olives and fresh herbs Lightest of mashed potatoes Glazed seasonal vegetables with garlic flavored sauce   A Chocolate story Sparkling, crunchy and melting Caramelized peanuts Vanilla and Tonka chocolate ice cream  

Two domains of the heart of the Alpilles will be represented by Simon Nouguier on the occasion of this new wine tasting evening on Thursday 14th of September 2017: The estates of La Vallongue and Terres Blanches After your tasting glass, sit down at our table to enjoy an excellent dinner. You will have the pleasure to discover a selection of their organic wines that will sublimate the dinner of our Chef Thomas Voisin. To book please go to our restaurant page or call +33 4 90 54 32 54.   Wine pairing Menu at 75 € Duck Foie Gras Ducard in Rasteau wine Compote of Provençal figs Roasted, sliced hazelnuts   Rack of Provencal Lamb Roasted and smoked with local thyme Crispy shoulder preserved with black olives and fresh herbs Lightest of mashed potatoes Glazed seasonal vegetables with garlic flavored sauce   A Chocolate story Sparkling, crunchy and melting Caramelized peanuts Vanilla and Tonka chocolate ice cream  

Journalist and book writer Keith Van Sickle visited us in May and wrote this nice article on Hotel Benvengudo. Keith is the author of One Sip at a Time: Learning to Live in Provence, Benvengudo means Welcome to our Hotel in Provencal 

Angie Silver, a blogger in lifestyle, luxury travel and gastronomy, wrote a beautiful article about Hotel Benvengudo. http://www.silverspoonlondon.co.uk/2016/05/hotel-benvengudo-piece-paradise-provence.html

In gypsy jazz style, Cordes Nomades is a Montpellier group that offers an authentic and original atmosphere. Their repertoire comes from the pure Manouche jazz tradition such as Django Reinhardt, Stochelo Rosenberg or Dorado Schmitt. They will make you share the quintessence of this music through its Manouche swings , waltzes, rumba, bossanova, bolero, American jazz standards and song adaptations. Menu at 60€ by person including:Jambonettes de grenouille à la provençale, poivrons rouges et jaunes marinés, crème d’ail Tronçon de lotte cuit meunière, risotto d’épeautre de Sault, bisque d’homard Dôme vanille de Madagascar, cœur coulant fraiseEvent on the 29th of June starting at 6:30 pm for the aperitif with music. To book your table, call 04 90 54 32 54 or send us an email at reservations@benvengudo.com