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2 rue du petit Bercy - 37360 Semblancay
Tel: +33 (0) 2.47.56.62.04 - Fax: +33 (0) 2.47.56.53.61 - eMail : reservation@lamerehamard.com |
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Home page : http://www.lamerehamard.com
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Madame Hamard was born on
28 December 1875 and died on 6 March 1948. She bought the restaurant
in 1903. After becoming a widow in 1910, she was assisted by her sister.
Between 1920 and 1940, famous personalities from Paris and abroad
came to the restaurant, including leading film actors such as Fernandel,
Pierre Fresnay and Jean Carmet. |
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During that period, the
hotel was located above the restaurant.
The Duke of Windsor paid a
visit on 7 May 1937. He was the King of England in 1935 but after
marrying an American divorcee, he was obliged to abdicate.
Madame Hamard had something of the Robin Hood in her. She was extremely
kind and often gave free meals to the poor, telling them “the
others will pay”, the others being the richer guests! |
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Madame Hamard worked
very hard and apparently had a very difficult personality.
She refused to continue her activities during the 1939-1945
war. Her speciality was the famous Mère Hamard lobster. |
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Patrick and Monique
Pégué arrived in 1975.
It had always been Patrick Pégué’s ambition to
become a chef, “For this job, you really must want to do it!”
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