Organic Fast Food from a Starred Chef

Organic hamburgers, organic chips and, instead of ketchup, tomato sauce mixed with guacamole - organic, of course. The latest hobby-horse of three-star chef Marc Veyrat is healthy food served at Cozna Vera, a self-service restaurant in Annecy. Where once fine dining was celebrated, there are now old-fashioned preserving jars filled with natural products - chicken with turmeric, boeuf  ourguignon, veal fricassee etc. - which are then heated for customers in a bain marie, as microwaves are very much frowned upon here. Starters, main dishes and desserts (between €5 and 10) are presented on simple wood panelled chiller cabinets. They are eaten at high, darkly polished stainless steel tables, with customers sitting at them on transparent plastic bar stools. The eatery combines light wood with pale green and promotes healthy food: ‘0 pesticides = 0 illness!' Everything is also available to take away; in addition to the cooked dishes, there are fruit, vegetables and herbs as well as dairy products and drinks. Cozna Vera was opened last February and has 40 seats indoors and 80 on the terrace with a view of the lake. The restaurant is open every  unchtime from 12 noon to 2.30 pm; Fridays and Saturdays, too, from 7 pm to 9.30 pm. www.coznavera.eu