With boyish delight, the quick-witted de la Falaise points out the basil flowers, pink garlic and tarragon that have already made Le Garde-Manger a hit with food critics lucky enough to sample it.
Although de la Falaise spent the previous decade working as one of Europe's most sought after private chefs he's cooked for a number of Hollywood stars and catered his good friend Kate Moss's recent wedding two years ago, at age 39, he set upon the idea to develop his own line of sustainable olive oils and vinegars, Le Garde-Manger de la Falaise.