Fancy a traditional French meal in a relaxed homely atmosphere/ If so this might suit you. The Assiette l'Gourmande is a 34-seat informal restaurant run by a very welcoming chef and his wife. It is located at the roadside in the village of Courniou Les Grottes about 100mtrs from the voie verte on the Mazamet to Saint-Pons road. The voie verte, formerly a mineral railway, is a long-distance walking/cycling trail through the mountainous Parc Naturel Regional du Haut- Languedoc, and consequently this is a perfect stopping-off point for walkers and cyclists as well as drivers. There is outdoor and indoor seating so no worries if you are muddy or sweaty. The atmoshere inside the restaurant is friendly and relaxed. Denis, the chef,cooking pot in hand containing half a pig's head, is rightly proud of his cooking and during entertained the diners with a detailed demonstration of how he prepared the cassoulet to his own recipe. Worth taking a break for!