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04/16/08 Silversea Renews Agreement with Relais & Châteaux,

jskaufmann — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:05:17 +0000

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Silversea Cruises has renewed its culinary and marketing partnership with Relais & Châteaux, the international association of boutique hotels and fine dining restaurants, through 2009. Highlighting the partnership, now in its eighth year, will be the creation of new signature dishes for La Collection du Monde, a sampling of specialty dishes featured regularly on all Silversea cruises. The collection was created through a collaboration of Jacques Thorel, grand chef Relais & Châteaux of L'Auberge Bretonne (La Roche-Bernard, Brittany) and Silversea's own master chefs.

Other enhancements will include new wine-inspired menus for Silversea's Wine Restaurant by Relais & Châteaux, new cross-marketing initiatives, and the development of programs to ensure the highest quality gourmet dining. Both organizations will work closely to design a collection of unique shore experiences with a culinary and wine focus. A cornerstone of the alliance is Silversea's Culinary Arts program, showcasing the culinary artistry of Relais & Châteaux Grand Chefs. Under the agreement, Silversea guests can expect to see additional rising stars from Relais & Châteaux join a roster of guest chefs that includes Anne Desjardins of L'Eau à La Bouche (Ste-Adèle, Québec) and Eyvind Hellstrøm of Bagatelle (Oslo).

In addition to cooking demonstrations hosted by the Relais & Châteaux guest chefs, the Culinary Arts enrichment voyages also feature escorted provisioning trips to international markets (when the itinerary permits), food and wine pairings, creative regional dishes, and a five-course grand gourmet dinner. Throughout these special voyages, the featured guest chef and Silversea's executive chef are on hand to share their culinary expertise and answer any questions. Established in France in 1954, Relais & Châteaux is a collection of 475 of fine hotels and gourmet restaurants in 55 countries

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Pappa al Pomodoro, Straight from Tuscany

hungrydru — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:08:08 +0000

During a recent visit to Italy, my family had the pleasure of staying at Hotel Relais Borgo San Felice, a magnificent boutique located in the middle of the Tuscan wine country, about a 2 hour drive away from Firenze. Incidentally, this hotel is a Leading Hotel of the World member (see yesterday's event), as well as part of the very exclusive Relais & Châteaux group.

During our stay, I was fortunate to partake in a hands-on cooking class lead by Chef de Cuisine Antonio Fallini, an accomplished chef who gave up his position as God at The Four Seasons Hotel in Toyko, as well as cooking for the rich and famous (he confessed to being a nervous wreck at the heels of preparing the late Princess Diana and Pavarotti's meal) in order to take charge at San Felice.

I want to share a simple yet absolutely delicious dish from the lesson which even a mediocre cook such as myself was able to successfully reproduce at home...Papa al Pomodoro (you must clench your fingers together and waggle them in front of your mouth when you say it). Translated, it's Bread & Tomato Soup. You cannot get any more simple and pure traditional Tuscan than this (photo credit, below, to seppysils).

Ingredients:

500g ripe tomatoes
2 silver onions
1 garlic
50g basil
500g tuscan stale bread
1 chili pepper
Rock salt
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 and 1/2 cup stock of choice: vegetable, beef, or chicken

Procedure:

Finely dice silver onions, garlic, chili pepper, cut tomatoes into chunks, bread into crouton-like pieces.
In olive oil, fry the above ingredients for 2-3 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and broth, allow to simmer for 15 minutes, occasionally whisking.
Add the stale bread, leave to soak up the moisture for 10 to 15 minutes.
Add salt to taste, top soup with olive oil, garnish with basil.

And that's it. Having tried this dish at numerous places around Italy, tastes varied. Of course, fresh ingredients is used across all, but I think the difference lies in the broth. So if anyone has secret recipes for amazingly fragrant broth, please do share! Note that this might not be the most visually appealing of dishes (my sister humorously pointed out that her rendition looked like vomit), so get creative with the garnishing.

If you do end up trying out this simple dish, please let me know what you thought. Other dishes Chef Fallini taught: potatoes and thyme ravioli pasta, black truffle beef fillet with mashed potatoes, and ricotta mousse with jam of figs.

Stay tuned for those!

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relais&chateaux no brasil

luanazeredo — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:17:41 +0000

Com hotéis super luxuosos e charmosos em todo o mundo, o grupo francês Relais-Chateaux também tem suas preciosidades no Brasil. Os hotéis são focados no público do exterior, mas estão bem pertinho de todos nós, logo alí em Porto Seguro, em Teresópolis e em Santa Catarina.

Pousada Estrela D'Água em Porto Seguro

Hotel e Fazenda Rosa dos Ventos em Teresópolis

Ponta dos Ganchos Exclusive Resort em Santa Catarina

Hummmm. Confeso que olhei pra foto daí de cima e já fiquei pensando em uma maneira de me teletransportar para lá...

Relais & Châteaux: Neue Kollektionen für Golfer

Thomas Hendele — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:23:31 +0000

Berlin - Die internationale Hotel- und Restaurantvereinigung Relais & Châteaux hat unter der Bezeichnung Esprit Golf eine Kollektion von Mitgliedshäusern zusammengestellt, die sich speziell an Golfer reichten.

Insgesamt 170 der derzeit 475 Relais & Châteaux Hotels, davon sechs in Deutschland, verfügen über einen 9- oder 18-Loch-Golfplatz direkt vor Ort oder in einer Entfernung von weniger als 30 Minuten Fahrzeit. In der Broschüre Esprit Golf 2008 finden Interessierte viele weiterführende Informationen zu den Mitgliedshäusern von Relais & Châteaux, ihren außergewöhnlichen Golfplätzen und den verschiedenen Angeboten der einzelnen Hotels. Die Broschüre steht online zum Herunterladen zur Verfügung.

www.relaischateaux.com/golf
Quelle: www.ahgz.de

petit-déjeuner, Hotel Crillon-le-Brave

farfooz — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:31:01 +0000

Eze Village: Le Château de la Chèvre D'Or

ishopforyou — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:56:51 +0000

Eze Village is a small quaint village perched on top of hill with a gorgeous view on saint Jean-Cap Ferrat and the Mediterranean. Narrow and steep little streets, stone buildings with turrets, artisans working the olive wood or silk... time seems to have stopped in Eze.

It is in Eze Village that you will find one of the most luxurious hotels of the French Riviera: Le Château de la Chèvre d'Or . Before the hotels closes for Winter (on december 2nd, it will re-open in March) they offer a special Autumn Package called Autumn Dream that is terribly tempting, it comprises:
Two nights in a double room
Continental breakfasts
Dinner in the gourmet restaurant La Chevre d'Or (excl beverages)
Visit of the Garden Eze
Visit of a Perfumery of Eze
Free access to the hotel fitness club, hammam, sauna and jacuzzi
Access to the Eze Tennis Club
Special autumnal treats in the room upon arrival
....From 425.50 Euros per person in double room.

Doesn't it sound like the perfect place to spend a week-end? I thought I would share it with you...

Le village d’Eze est perché en haut d’une colline et offre un panorama absolument grandiose sur Saint Jean-Cap Ferrat et la mer Méditerranée. Du Moyen Age Eze a conserve ses ruelles étroites, ses bâtiments en pierre avec tourelles et de nombreux artisans qui travaillent le bois d’olivier et la soie. Le temps semble s’y être arrêté.

C’est à Eze que se trouve l’un de plus beaux hôtels de la Côte d’Azur, Le Château de la Chèvre d'Or. Avant sa fermeture annuelle (du 2 décembre jusqu’au mois de Mars), l’hôtel propose un offre spéciale pour l’automne, le Reve d’Automne qui est terriblement tentante :
Deux nuits en chambre double
Petits déjeuners continentaux
Un dîner au restaurant gastronomique La Chèvre d'Or (hors boissons)
Visite du jardin d'Eze
Visite d'une Parfumerie d'Eze
Accès libre au Fitness Club, hammam, Jacuzzi et Sauna
Accès libre au club de Tennis d'Eze
Accueil gourmandises d'automne dans la chambre
....A partir de 425.50 Euros par personne en chambre double

Est ce que cela ne vous semble pas l’endroit parfait pour passer un week-end? Je me suis dit que je me devais de vous en parler.