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Go Barging is adding fine restaurant dining on three barges in 2009. In addition to meals prepared onboard from fresh local ingredients, Go Barging guests will be treated to a gourmet meal at Michelin-rated Relais & Chateaux restaurant. The featured restaurants are located at the Michelin-starred Relais & Chateaux hotels L'Espérance, Abbaye de la Bussiere, and Auberge Les Templiers. Lunch or dinner at L'Esperance is included on Belle Epoque cruises of Burgundy. Passengers on L'Impressionniste cruises through Burgundy will dine at the Abbaye de la Bussiere. The restaurant at Auberge Les Templiers is the venue for cruises on the Renaissance, whose itinerary traverses Western Burgundy and the Upper Loire regions. Go Barging's guests will have an opportunity to meet the chefs at the restaurants, and when possible, will accompany the chef on a tour of the kitchen. For more information, call 800- 640-4899.