Relais & Châteaux is a world in and of itself, unlike any other. A warm, welcoming, gourmet affair awaits where outstanding quality is coupled with each individual property's passion for their own region and its terroir.
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Relais & Châteaux offers you a veritable world tour. Whatever the occasion, however long you stay, each of our hotels will offer you the very best of its culture and region. Our TV Channel See our thematic videos
When you experience Relais & Châteaux, you experience a whole array of sensations. Each of our properties offers the opportunity to enjoy an unparalleled range of sensory experiences, where the beauty of a particular place, the warmth of the hospitality and the quality of the cuisine are in perfect harmony. Scents and tastes, landscapes and colours make every stay a rare and intense experience.
Discover the excellent cuisine served in our properties: traditional or contemporary, it never fails to be wonderfully creative. This creativity is recognised throughout the world, as our Grands Chefs are considered to be the pinnacle of fine dining.
‘My grandmother’s cooking at home in Germany, restaurants at the weekend with the family... I have always been interested in cooking, from my earliest years. However, I took a completely different course in life: business management! That was before my passion got the better of me. An unbridled passion.
I worked in major restaurants all over Europe, including Paris at L’Ambroisie with Bernard Pacaud. That experience left a real impression. I also travelled extensively which gave me the opportunity to ‘immerse myself’ in the Mediterranean and fall in love with its ingredients. To work gently to recreate their fragrances, colours and flavours...
That was when the principles behind my Mediterranean cooking were born. My cuisine aims to be regional, personal, fresh, natural and pleasing to the eye, an approach I first adopted at Restaurant Girasol in Alicante province. I then further refined it in Portugal, in Coimbra, at the restaurant at Quinta das Lagrimas Hotel which I now advise and at the Restaurant Eleven in Lisbon.
What was your most moving culinary experience? Taking part in the Relais & Châteaux gala dinner at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. A veritable troop of Grands Chefs!
The most amusing kitchen incident you ever witnessed? A chef had asked me to taste a dish. I later found out that it was pigswill.
Your best piece of advice for amateur chefs? Good ingredients, excellent organisation, a bit of humility and a touch of passion!
Portugal
Le Chalet de la Forêt
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Meadowood Napa Valley - 12 days 2012
Golf at Meadowood Napa Valley
Croquet at Meadowood Napa Valley
Hibiscus
Restaurant Andrew Fairlie
"Les Prés d'Eugénie" Michel Guérard 
Hameau Albert 1er
Le Quartier Français
Restaurant Hélène Darroze
