NARACOORTE in South Australia must seem about as far from Europe's Michelin-starred restaurants as you can get.

But for pastry chef and chocolatier Jason Van Leuven - who has served up fare to celebrities such as U2 lead singer Bono and former US presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush Sr - it's home.

Jason runs Van Leuven Culinaire which sells pastries, sourdough and chocolate.