May 1st, 2026 marked the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Mosaic Restaurant at the Château des Tesnières. The labor of love having led to that grand moment required a full four years. It was to be a new chapter in the remarkable culinary career of Chantel Dartnall, having already won her award as one of the world’s premier female chefs at her Mosaic Restaurant in South Africa.

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