Posted in City Hotels, Food & Spirits, Hotels in England, tagged City Hotels, Events, Food & Spirits, Hotels in England on March 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »
If you missed their February special offer, here is your chance to get to the Firmdale.
SPECIAL MARCH RATE
Dine in style in one of the several private rooms from £50 per person including a glass of champagne and a 3 course meal.
For further information and reservations call 020 7287 4434 or
email events@firmdale.com.
Posted in City Hotels, Events, Food & Spirits, Hotels in England, tagged City Hotels, Events, Food & Spirits, Hotels in England, Hotels in London, Special Packages on February 10, 2010| 1 Comment »
Sip a glass of Moet & Chandon Imperial, relax over a delicious three course meal in Axis at One Aldwych, enjoy a great movie in a luxurious screening room – and One Aldwych will provide the popcorn!
You can select a much loved, vintage classic or the latest Oscar-winning releases.
This weekend, choose between Moulin Rouge and Breakfast at Tiffanys. £38.50 perperson including VAT and service charge. Check out future screenings here.
Tel: 020 7300 0300 or Email: axis@onealdwych.com
Posted in Boutique Hotels, Food & Spirits, Hotels in England, Special Packages, tagged Boutique Hotels, country hotels england, Food & Spirits, Hotels in England, Special Packages on February 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »
You can now dine with Michelin-starred chef Alex Aitken! Ask him for professional culinary secrets and advice while you dine at the Kitchen Table, located in the heart of the house. Watch and chat with the chefs, while enjoying a Wild Forest Tasting Menu specially created for you.
From £75.00 per person, The Kitchen Table is available for lunch and dinner. The Tasting Menu offered is 8 courses, but if you would prefer Alex can also create a menu to suit your requirements. Find the details here.
Posted in Food & Spirits, Hotels in Scotland, Special Packages, tagged Hotels in Scotland, luxury boutique hotel, Special Packages on January 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »
There are few places like Gleneagles to enjoy a romantic break with the one you love. On Saturday 13 February, bring your partner to the perfect retreat and fall in love all over again.
From £355 in a Classic room you will enjoy:
To book: https://www.gleneaglesbookings.com/smsworld/wc.dll?smsWorld~AvailBox~&RAD=03%2f04%2f09&RDD=03%2f06%2f09&RUN=1&RCA=&RCC=0&RCO=0 OR Call the Resort Sales team on 0800 704 705.
Posted in City Hotels, Food & Spirits, Hotels in England on January 22, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester just received three Michelin Stars, making the Dorchester one of only two London restaurants to have such prestigious ratings. The restaurant offers a unique combination of exquisite contemporary French cuisine with bespoke friendly service and a modern design. To make a reservation call +44 20 7319 7147, email restaurants.uk@dorchestercollection.com or book online at http://www.thedorchester.com. Don’t miss out on their ‘Lunch Hour’ menu at just £45 for three courses – including two glasses of wine, water, and coffee!
Posted in Events, Food & Spirits, Hotels in England on January 15, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The dynamic partnership of Gilbert & Sullivan left an indelible mark on popular culture – their comic operas still captivate audiences and entertainers still reference and parody their quotations. Grim’s Dyke Hotel is celebrating the duo with a weekend of entertainment and award-winning food beginning February 19th, 2010.
Friday, February 19th:
Enjoy a gala evening performance of Gilbert & Sullivan favorites, accompanied by a sumptuous dinner in the Music Room.
Saturday, February 20th:
Enjoy a performance of Iolanthe, the “Fairy Opera”, along with a 3 course dinner in the Music Room.
Tickets are £59 (including VAT) for performance and dinner. To reserve tickets or for more information call 020 8385 3100 or visit their website http://www.grimsdyke.com/
Posted in 1, Castle Hotels, Events, Food & Spirits, Hotels in Ireland, Spa Hotels, tagged Castle Hotels, Events, Food & Spirits, Hotels in Ireland, Spa Hotels, von essen hotels on November 26, 2009| 1 Comment »
Looking for something special to do for the Festive Season but you don’t want to cook? Book a Christmas dinner party at the Dalhousie Castle and Spa. They are featuring a festive dinner for 10 guests or more per party. The menu features Roast Butternut Squash Soup or Pork and Walnut Terrine, Roast Turkey and all the trimmings o
r Confit Sea Trout with Roast potatoes, French Fine Beans, carrots and glazed parsnips, followed by Christmas pudding or Chocolate Mousse with Sable biscuit, and Coffee. Don’t want to drive? Well, you don’t have to! Transportation is included to and from the castle (from one central point in Edinburgh). All for just £48.50 per person. So, go ahead and book this amazing deal! You have till December 11th. For more details go to http://www.dalhousiecastle.co.uk/events.asp?EID=1538&Action=ShowEvent&date=04/12/2009
Posted in 1, Castle Hotels, Events, Family Friendly Hotels, Food & Spirits, Hotels in England, Special Packages, tagged country hotels, country hotels england, Food & Spirits, uk country house hotels on November 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Looking for something special and unique to give to your loved one for the upcoming holidays? Look no further Swinton Park luxury castle hotel is offering day courses from classic Italian food, fish and shellfish dishes, exotic dishes from around the world and Chef’s Table demonstration dinner dates. Make it a complete package and plan to stay for the weekend in one of their grand bedrooms which are exclusively designed to face the magnificent gardens, lake, or gatehouse. Can’t leave your dog at home? For a modest £25 a night you can bring your pet along with you to enjoy the beautiful Swinton Park panorama. For more information go tohttp://www.swintonpark.com/cookery_school/the_school.html
Posted in Food & Spirits, Hotels in England, tagged Food & Spirits, Hotels in England on November 20, 2009| 2 Comments »
By Alexander Guffin, The Recommendation Collection
So, maybe you want to become the next Food Network Star…or better yet, just enjoy cooking and fine cuisine. Well if that is the case, Le Manoir located just outside of Oxford, England is your perfect holiday vacation spot.
The Raymond Blanc Cookery School at Le Manoir is the only cookery school in the world to offer visitors the chance to watch, learn, and practice in the kitchen. No skills required, just a passion for food!
Courses range from one, two, and four days and include a variety of choices: Dinner Party, Fusion Cuisine, Bread Making, Fish and Shellfish, and even classes for children. Take your pick! Expect to get a full day of fun because classes start at 9:00am and commence at 4:30pm – complete with course certificates.
What better way to become a Master Chef than by staying in one of the most luxurious country house hotels. Bon Appétit!
To learn more check out the website:
Posted in Food & Spirits, Hotels in England, tagged country hotels, Hotels in England, lake district, Michelin star, Sharrow bay, von essen hotels on April 16, 2009| 1 Comment »
Source: von Essen hotels
Its name is synonymous with fine dining the world over. From Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck at Bray; to the Le Louis XV restaurant in the millionaire playground of Monte Carlo.
Michelin star restaurants lure gastronomes from all corners of the globe and are famed for offering the crème de la crème of eating and dining experiences. TV’s latest reality show Hell’s Kitchen, features one of the most brooding exponents of the craft ever in Marco Pierre White.
But now the mouth-watering Michelin name will be on the lips of hill-walkers in the Lake District. Sharrow Bay’s busy Michelin star restaurant is showcasing limited edition packed lunches to showcase style dining during the downturn.
Sharrow Bay
The aim is to spread the word that “value for money” is as much an ingredient of the Michelin star rating as fine food, and to showcase to the masses that eating at a Michelin star restaurant is more affordable and inclusive than what we might think.
Indeed, in the introduction to this year’s Great Britain and Ireland Michelin Guide, Editor Derek Bulmer said that while 2009 would bring “challenges,” to the restaurant industry, he hoped Michelin inspectors would continue to “search out those establishments which not only maintain their standards but also offer value for money to their customers.”
This “cuisine for the credit-crunch” comes with a recession-busting retail price of £9.99 per packed lunch. It’s being served up by chefs at Sharrow Bay Country House Hotel on Lake Ullswater.
The von Essen-owned Sharrow Bay has won the Michelin star accolade 13 times in as many years.
Traditional packed lunch types be warned. You won’t find any curled ham triangles, tin foil and warm Granny Smith’s in these lunches. Each lunch groans with rich, lip-smacking delicacies and has to be specially-ordered over a day in advance and is subject to availability. Prepared by a Michelin star chef, it is then collected from the hotel’s reception.
The packed lunches will be served by Colin Akrigg who became head chef at Sharrow Bay in 1995 and achieved a Michelin star the following year – a feat that he has gone on to achieve for the last 13 consecutive years. As a sign of his dedication to make it in the world of food, he applied for a job as a kitchen porter at the Sharrow Bay as a 13-year-old…but was told he was too skinny.
Colin judges himself not on awards but rather on a busy restaurant. “For me that’s the real benchmark, it shows that we are doing something right,” he says. He always buys the best, freshest produce from the local farms in area; long before buying locally became the industry buzzwords.
Colin’s lunch includes: Evian Water, a selection of local cheeses, biscuits, homemade chutney, salad (pasta, couscous, savoury rice and potato salad), roast fillet of Beef, Homemade Quiche, Ballantine of Salmon, Terrine of Guinea Fowl, Honeybaked Local Ham and locally smoked Salmon.
For more on Sharrow Bay and other country house hotels go to our website – www.UKandIrishCountryHouseHotelsandSpas.com.
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