Thomas Rivalan, ambassador for Guémené-sur-Scorff andouille sausages
Chinese portrait of Thomas
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Quality
The joy of living
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Fault
Demanding
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A guilty pleasure
Eating everything!
I love eating! -
Passion
Hiking
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An ideal day
Having a good time with the team in the restaurant, having happy customers, eating well during the day and finding time for myself!
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Favourite spot in the King Morvan region
Guémené for its old streets
and narrow streets -
Le Pays du roi Morvan for you
It's the countryside, the peace and quiet,
a great place to live!
A family history
In the Rivalan family, we ask for the son! And yes, Thomas Rivalan is a well-known name in the Petite Cité de Caractère® of Guémené-sur-Scorff. He is the worthy heir of a family of pork butchers who developed the famous Guémené andouille sausage.
In 1931, his great-grandparents, Joseph and Julienne, opened a café-charcuterie in Guémené-sur-Scorff.
Then his grandparents, Yolande and Laurent, took over, devoting themselves exclusively to charcuterie.
But the shop soon became too small for Thomas's parents, Françoise and Benoît, who took over. The famous andouille from Guémené will now be produced at La Maison de l'Andouille, which specialises in making this exceptional product. The traditional recipe has been handed down from generation to generation, and the new shop still has a fireplace with andouilles hanging from it!
My father comes from Neulliac, where they grow potatoes. My mother is the daughter and granddaughter of pork butchers who produce traditional andouille sausages in Guémené. I was destined to make andouille-purée!
A die-hard fan of Guémené-sur-Scorff
And where does Thomas fit into all this? As a child, he used to holiday with his grandparents in Guémené, and as soon as he was old enough, it was only natural that he should help out his parents:
I loved working at La Maison de l'Andouille and I just loved Guémené! I never tire of walking my dog Max through the narrow streets of the old quarter, looking at the old houses.
After a few years working with his parents and sister Mylène at La Maison de l'Andouille, Thomas decided to showcase this family know-how in a different way.
In 2020, I needed a new challenge. I wanted a new job, but I wanted to stay in Guémené and work with andouille sausages. I wanted to be the boss of my own business and also to give a boost to Guémené-sur-Scorff.
So it's no coincidence that he's also at the head of the shopkeepers' association and is involved in organising the music festival...
The young man realised that Guémené-sur-Scorff lacked restaurants, and in particular a place to eat traditional andouille sausages. There was a place to be found, and the challenge was obvious: to open a restaurant where the famous andouille sa usage could be tasted! In April 2023, "Le 1931", a traditional restaurant, opened its doors and welcomed its first customers. The andouille comes directly from the Maison de l'Andouille, of course. It wasn't long before "Chez Thomas", as the locals call it, became a must for gourmets.
A successful gamble for Thomas, a young entrepreneur who has created jobs and "the place" to enjoy the jewel in the crown of Breton charcuterie in the Guémené-sur-Scorff area that he loves so much!
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