Watch Award-Winning Chefs in Action at Lewtrenchard Manor!

The Purple Carrot, Lewtrenchard Manor

The Purple Carrot dining experience at Lewtrenchard Manor presents the unique opportunity to observe your food being prepared by the three rosette winning restaurant!  A private dining room offers a birds eye view of the kitchen in action and one course is cooked in front of the guests in the room.  A personalized eight course delectable meal will feature 80% produce from Lewtrenchard Manor’s own vegetable garden!  You won’t want to miss sampling the purple carrots, one of the original colors of carrots introduced in the 15th century.

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Break out the Bubbly at Congham Hall!

Congham Hall

On April 24th, Congham Hall will host a champagne dinner where Mark Thompson from Moet Hennessey UK will present Champagne NV, Champagne Vintage, red wine and rose Champage from the Moet et Chandon cellars to complement the award winning food of Head Chef Jamie Murch!  Guests will learn everything they ever wanted to know about food and wine pairings, with particular emphasis on champagne.  The special dinner includes a glass of Moet et Chandon Brut Imperial courtesy of Moet Hennessey UK and a glass of Champagne wine with each course.  Impress future dinner guests with your expert taste!  See hotel’s website for additional details.

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Starring…Seaham Hall!

The White Room Restaurant

Seaham Hall’s White Room Restaurant has just been awarded a Michelin star! Head Chef Kenny Atkinson, originally of Newcastle serves up modern British food of the highest quality.  The divine a la carte dinner menu includes scrumptious dishes such as Isle of Skye Scallops, Northumberland Pork served with Isle of Skye Langoustine, Shetland Salmon served with a Risotto of Scarborough Crab and Cornish Seabass.  The Market Menu is priced at GBP 38 per head and the lunchtime menu starts at GBP 17.50.  The White Room Restaurant also offers over 350 wines which have been stored in the original vaulted cellars at Seaham Hall.

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Eat Like a King at the von Essen hotels’ Culinary Road Show this April!

Sample ambrosial delights prepared by the superb chefs of the von Essen Collection as their Culinary Tour kicks off this spring!  Where else can you sample more than one restaurant’s award-winning cuisine at the same meal?  Visiting chefs will bring two ingredients from their home restaurants to the host hotel and each chef will prepare one of three courses.  Chefs Kenny Atkinson, Colin Akrigg and Anthony Spencer will create gastronomic masterpieces during the North England portion, April 14th at Seaham Hall, Sharrow Bay on the 15th, and Callow Hall on the 16th where the menu. The South England April 20-24 tour will feature chefs Matthew Butcher of Ston Easton Park, Daniel Moon of Homewood Park and Paul Mottram of The Greenway.

For further information contact Peter da Silva at perter.dasilva@vonessen.co.uk.

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Enjoy Cocktails Poolside at Hip Haymarket Hotel in London

Haymarket Hotel

At hip, happening Haymarket hotel, the spectacular 18 meter swimming pool complete with poolside bar and rockin’ sound system will make you feel like you just walked into a movie premiere party!  This contemporary luxury boutique hotel is perfectly situated within the theater district on the edge of Piccadilly Circus and close to Mayfair shopping.  When you want a break from the pool party head to the hotel’s Soholistic for a massage or beauty treatment.

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Tee Off at Ireland’s K Club Hotel

The K Club in Ireland

You’ll be in golfing heaven at the K Club’s two championship golf courses!  The K Club’s impressive and pristine courses were designed by Arnold Palmer The Palmer Course and The Smurfit Course are considered two of Europe’s finest Championship Courses.  Not much of a golfer?  Don’t worry!  There are plenty of other ways to enjoy the idyllic surroundings in this AA 5 Red Star Kildare resort including a luxurious spa, fishing in the K Club’s private stretch of river, clay pigeon shooting, horse riding and cycling.  You certainly won’t go hungry with three excellent restaurants to choose from.

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Informal luxury, Award winning food – Fairyhill Hotel, Wales

Fairyhill hotel

You’ll find both at the absolutely delightful 8 room Fairyhill hotel in Swansea.  You’ll be tucked away in and 18th century cottage among the woodlands and garden paths, just steps away from the Gower peninsula’s stunning coastal scenery.  Fairyhill has nothing but the best cuisine and wine to offer—its restaurant was named Best Restaurant in Wales 2009 by the Good Food Guide and is also well known for its extensive wine list.

The hotel prides itself on a relaxed atmosphere, so leave your jacket and tie at home!

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The best things in life are free…

Especially when they are luxurious hotels!  Pay for one night at charming Hampshire country house hotel Tylney Hall through the end of April, and your second night is free!! See details on the hotel’s web site.

Tylney Hall

Your stay in the 1898 former hospital will be filled with luxurious leisure amidst the enchanting historic gardens, magnificent health spa, pools and tennis courts.  Later, you can sample some of the famous Hampshire strawberries in a dish prepared by noted chef Stephen Hine in the elegant, garden view, Oak Room Restaurant!

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Getaway and become a celebrity chef!

Dunbrody Hotel

The small, cozy yet luxurious 1830s Georgian Manor, Dunbrody Country House, is the perfect place to get away from it all.  You’ll want to curl up in front of the nostalgic period fireplaces, indulge in a spa day, and eat all your meals in the Harvest Room, owned by celebrity TV chef Kevin Dundon!  If you have your sights set on fame, or just cooking Irish cuisine, book a course at the Dunbrody Cookery School where all courses are designed by the famous chef himself.

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Quiet Locale, Newly Restored St. James Hotel and Club!

St. James Hotel and Club

Torn between wanting peaceful quiet and the convenience of being in the heart of it all?  Look no further.  Guests rave over the newly refurbished Victorian townhouse St James Hotel and Club, situated in a quiet cul de sac that is still just steps from all London has to offer.  The exquisite furnishings and décor will make you feel like part of an exclusive association and famous chef Philip Vogel will treat you to his renowned new Mediterranean cuisine in the hotel restaurant.   Check out the restaurant’s special events here on their website.

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