A croissant with more hyphens than layers of dough.

Speechless. That’s how my wife and I felt when we arrived to this magical place during our road trip from Paris to Bordeaux. We literally didn’t say a word for at least 10 minutes, amazed by the astonishing surroundings of Brantôme. While this enchanting riverside village in central France could have come straight from the pages of a book, the hotel-restaurant that we booked actually came from one – The Michelin Guide. Keeping its 1 star since 1979, Le Moulin du Roc combines the charm of a converted 17th-century mill with an outstanding food experience – from breakfast to dinner. And It has to, because only a to-die-for croissant convinces someone to wake up early in the morning after an 8-course dinner menu paired with wine. So, as soon as the alarm went off, I headed downstairs and sat at a table overlooking the river. My wife, which also likes croissants – but not as much I do – arrived a bit later. The croissants came right after, golden and warm as they should always be. After the first bite, I looked for as many adjectives as I could to describe that explosion of flavors, and the result was something like a well-crafted-butter-based-paper-thin-layered-flaky-to-die-for croissant. I know It doesn’t sound good at all, but that croissant deserves more hyphens than any food critic has ever written in a fancy food review. And that’s my review, so why not?