Gourmet pleasures in the mountains
It is known, skiing awakens your appetite! Nothing better than to sit down and enjoy a good meal after a day on the slopes or snowshoe hiking. If possible inspired by regional products. And why deprive yourself when you know that the next day the surplus calories will melt away like … snow in the sun? Luxe-magazine.com shares with you some of the best addresses on the slopes.
Les Saisies: a gourmet Spa!
Yes, the Tahiti Eden Spa & Lounge is definitely a spa, in the sense of the term. But its tea-room is building up a solid reputation as well. After having enjoyed the relaxation treatments in the spa you can go to the lounge for some "tasting workshops": an initiation into the world of teas, the secrets of sugar or "eaunologie". Or why not trying the gourmet dishes of new chef Willi Charrier or an evening of wine tasting with cheese, deli meats and home-made breads? A delightful spa!
Price: €40 / pers.
Courchevel 1850 star level
The one Michelin star restaurant of the 5 * Kilimandjaro Hotel has a new chef in the person of Nicolas Sale. After Lucas Carton, Pierre Gagnaire, le V de Philippe Legendre and then the Meurice, he became head chef of the Hyatt Paris-Madeleine Hotel. Then the Monte Cristo-Hotel du Castellet, le Cap d’Antibes Beach Hotel… a prestigious career! At the Kilimandjaro he proposes a detail oriented menu exemplifying elegance alongside simplicity while conserving the friendly chalet atmosphere.
Le bateau ivre… star loaded!
Compliments to Jean-Pierre Jacob, who has succeeded to not only direct two restaurants, between Lac du Bourget in summer and Courchevel in winter, but he also obtained two Michelin stars for each of the two! With his gourmet cuisine in accordance with tradition, respecting the seasonality and use local products, this grand Chef demonstrates that variety and quality of the products are the basis of his brilliant masterwork. Well then, the Savoy holidays, in winter or summer?...
The oxalys: Presque parfait!
In Val Tho for intimates (Val Thorens), Jean Sulpice is the youngest chef in France rewarded by a second Michelin star. After publishing his book, "Cuisine en famille", the jury member of the television program "Dîner presque parfait", invites gourmets to discover the secrets of the Oxaly’s haute cuisine one Sunday per month. A magical refuge to savour those delicious Alpine flavours.
Les Airelles and Le Cheval Blanc: gourmet Courchevel
Luxe-magazine.com wishes to salute the chefs Pierre Gagnaire of the "Les Airelles" restaurant and Yannick Alleno of the Cheval Blanc restaurant, "Les 1947" entering both in the gastronomical history of Les Trois Vallées, by both obtaining two Michelin stars after just one year of activity! Well deserved rewards in kind.
Yes, the Tahiti Eden Spa & Lounge is definitely a spa, in the sense of the term. But its tea-room is building up a solid reputation as well. After having enjoyed the relaxation treatments in the spa you can go to the lounge for some "tasting workshops": an initiation into the world of teas, the secrets of sugar or "eaunologie". Or why not trying the gourmet dishes of new chef Willi Charrier or an evening of wine tasting with cheese, deli meats and home-made breads? A delightful spa!
Price: €40 / pers.
Courchevel 1850 star level
The one Michelin star restaurant of the 5 * Kilimandjaro Hotel has a new chef in the person of Nicolas Sale. After Lucas Carton, Pierre Gagnaire, le V de Philippe Legendre and then the Meurice, he became head chef of the Hyatt Paris-Madeleine Hotel. Then the Monte Cristo-Hotel du Castellet, le Cap d’Antibes Beach Hotel… a prestigious career! At the Kilimandjaro he proposes a detail oriented menu exemplifying elegance alongside simplicity while conserving the friendly chalet atmosphere.
Le bateau ivre… star loaded!
Compliments to Jean-Pierre Jacob, who has succeeded to not only direct two restaurants, between Lac du Bourget in summer and Courchevel in winter, but he also obtained two Michelin stars for each of the two! With his gourmet cuisine in accordance with tradition, respecting the seasonality and use local products, this grand Chef demonstrates that variety and quality of the products are the basis of his brilliant masterwork. Well then, the Savoy holidays, in winter or summer?...
The oxalys: Presque parfait!
In Val Tho for intimates (Val Thorens), Jean Sulpice is the youngest chef in France rewarded by a second Michelin star. After publishing his book, "Cuisine en famille", the jury member of the television program "Dîner presque parfait", invites gourmets to discover the secrets of the Oxaly’s haute cuisine one Sunday per month. A magical refuge to savour those delicious Alpine flavours.
Les Airelles and Le Cheval Blanc: gourmet Courchevel
Luxe-magazine.com wishes to salute the chefs Pierre Gagnaire of the "Les Airelles" restaurant and Yannick Alleno of the Cheval Blanc restaurant, "Les 1947" entering both in the gastronomical history of Les Trois Vallées, by both obtaining two Michelin stars after just one year of activity! Well deserved rewards in kind.
Janvier 2011
By Alisée Poupre
