{"id":931,"date":"2017-05-16T15:52:24","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T13:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lelude.com\/?page_id=931"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:27:18","slug":"the-kitchens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lelude.com\/en\/the-kitchens\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kitchens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column][mk_page_title_box page_title=&#8221;The Kitchens&#8221; bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.lelude.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cuisines-ph.le-mao.jpg&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;left center&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; overlay=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.2)&#8221; font_size=&#8221;48&#8243; title_letter_spacing=&#8221;1&#8243; font_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;bold&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][mk_page_section padding_top=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243; top_shape_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; bottom_shape_style=&#8221;speech-bottom&#8221; bottom_shape_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][mk_custom_box margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243;][mk_fancy_title size=&#8221;32&#8243; line_height=&#8221;110&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;bold&#8221; letter_spacing=&#8221;-1&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;20&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;16&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sousligne&#8221;]Still in operation today, the old kitchens tell the 500 year story of the domestic life at the ch\u00e2teau.[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]The kitchens were built in the 15th century on the upper floor of the basement, in the vaulted rooms of the castle. The arches suggest a different previous use.<br \/>\nIn use for 500 years, the kitchens were, however, unused for several decades in the twentieth century: this was the time when a modern kitchen was built on the ground floor. Their door closed, and as for Sleeping Beauty, the sleeping kitchens awaited their awakening.<br \/>\nIt was in 1993 that they were restored, and used once a month.<br \/>\nThe kitchens have preserved most of the elements that are of interest: a bread oven, two large chimneys with a rotisserie and a cauldron, logs and cutting tables, and the scullery directly connected to the moat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The installations still in use today, date back to the nineteenth century and are proof to the ingenuity of the craftsmen at the time: the food lift, entirely mechanical, is used to send hot dishes directly to the dining room. The wood is used as fuel for the large stove and air heater, a true ancestor of central heating.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelude.com\/gourmet-days\/?lang=en\">Gourmet Days<\/a> and Heritage Days during the season. 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