Truffles and game at Hermance auberge (Geneva)

Autumn is the season for truffles (Trueffeln, truffes, tartufi) and game (Wild, chasse, cacciagione) - and Auberge d’Hermance is just one of myriad restaurants around the country offering both. Open 7/7, they’ve got truffles in salads, risotto, pasta and a pigeon dish. Their game specials are:

Terrine of roe deer served with onion jam and Corinth raisins

Roast saddle of roe deer with Grand Veneur sauce and classical accompaniments (these can include red cabbage, Brussels sprouts, a cranberry-style sauce, spätzle, etc)

Pan-fried noisette of stag with autumn fruits and vegetables, Forestière-style

Stew of baby wild boar braised the traditional way, with kohlrabi and spätzle

Hermance is some 10 miles from downtown Geneva. The inn’s website is www.hotel-hermance.ch.