Welcome to episode 1 of Beyond the mountains podcast. I want to ease my way into this show. So I am talking to a very good friend of mine, I know him as Raphy, but as you’ll hear in the show his name is Raphael Carvalho. This first series of episodes I am calling the Locals Project. I’ll be talking to my friends and other locals from the Maurienne Valley. I want to share with you some local knowledge. The perfect person to talk to about Locals in the local barman and Raphy knows everyone in Val Cenis. Raphy and his wife Dorata have been a huge help to me in relocation to France. So I want to thank them both publicly now. Thank you Raphy and Dorota But Raphy is the owner of a terrific bar and burger restaurant in Val Cenis. Val Cenis is a ski resort in the Haute Maurienne part of the French Alpes. We talk about Tour, the town he was born in, located in central France. It’s a famous wine-producing region. We talk about his time working in the UK and learning English. I can totally relate to this. But Raphy makes the best burgers in Val Cenis and he shares with us his 3 most popular burgers. And we talk about his passion for snowboarding and learning to play the Ukulele and the guitar. So let's start the intro music and get on with the show. Allons-y