Reminiscing: Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons - Oxfordshire
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| Le Manoir postcard |
Today I am feeling particularly nostalgic; I have been tidying up some paperwork and found a menu I kept from a visit a Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, the fabulous restaurant/hotel of Raymond Blanc in Oxfordshire.
Le Manoir offers the ultimate blissful dining experience in delightful surroundings and incredible luxury rooms.
If you are planning a trip here, make sure you allow time to visit the gardens.
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| Pic from www.bbc.co.uk |
The garden is the heart of his gastronomy, the first restaurant gardening school in the UK, with a seasonal menu.
The Blanc kitchen philosophy is "complicated simplicity" with each and every dish featuring the same characteristics: top ingredients whose quality are enhanced by sophisticated cooking techniques .
I was lucky enough to visit and dine there a few years ago, as part of an offer with The Times newspaper "An Evening with Raymond Blanc OBE and Times"; well it was heaven on earth
The Hotel is lavish without being stuffy, the service is 1st class without being intrusive.
I also had the incredible pleasure of meeting Monsieur Blanc and he's certainly a character and charmant as only a French man can, divine.
I must confess that at some point in my life I was dreaming of becoming Mrs Blanc although I quickly gave that up (I would be as big as whale with his cooking).
I still remember the Risotto aux legumes du jardin, asperges et creme de cerfeuil, without doubt the best risotto I have ever eaten in my life, and I don't even like rice.
It is a definitely a place for one-in-a-lifetime-celebrations; well I'm planning to have many things to celebrate ;-p
Monsieur Blanc mes remerciements les plus sincères pour l'une des experienes les plus mémorables de ma vie.
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