Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons ("Four Seasons Manor", a.k.a. Le Manoir) is a luxury hotel-restaurant in the village of Great Milton near Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England.[1] It is located in a historic manor house near the church that was visited by Oliver Cromwell,[2] which in March 2014 introduced a new brand name, Belmond. At this point the hotel changed its name to Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons. In December 2018 Belmond was acquired by LVMH.

Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons
Le Manoir in September 2006
Restaurant information
Established1984 (1984)
Owner(s)Belmond
Head chefRaymond Blanc
Food typeFrench cuisine
Rating Michelin Guide
Street addressGreat Milton
CityOxford
CountyOxfordshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51.7173°N 1.0929°W / 51.7173; -1.0929
Reservations+44-1844-278881
Websitewww.manoir.com

Description

The restaurant has two Michelin stars, as well as scoring 9/10 in the Good Food Guide It is capable of serving 260 guests per day[3] It is owned by LVMH (since acquiring Belmond Ltd in December 2018) and run by the leading French chef Raymond Blanc.[4] The gardens are used to grow fresh food for the restaurant. A helipad is available for clients.

The restaurant was used as filming location in the BBC 2 television programme The Restaurant, where it has been used for challenges as well as Raymond Blanc's "room of truth".[5]

The restaurant kitchen has trained 34 Michelin starred chefs so far, with its basic training programs for its chefs lasting approximately 2.5 years. Each chef spending 6 months on each "section" in the kitchen. Chefs who stay longer than the initial 2.5 years of training then go on to learn the management side of the business.[6]

Chefs trained at Le Manoir

Many notable chefs and restaurateurs were mentored by or worked for Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir, including:

Reception

Restaurant critic Jay Rayner visited Le Manoir for the first time in 2013. Whilst he described it as possibly the most expensive restaurant in Britain, he praised the set up including the kitchen garden. Regarding the food, he praised a "pitch-perfect" beetroot terrine, which was served with a horseradish sorbet quenelle.[20] He wondered at the skill involved in creating a dessert of poached meringue and fried apricots inside a globe of nougatine. He said that while he couldn't justify or excuse the expense, the meal was fabulous.[20]

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See also

References
  1. Fiona Duncan Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Oxfordshire: hotel review, The Daily Telegraph, 26 September 2010.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Interview with Raymond Blanc OBE
  4. Raymond Blanc, Recipes From Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons. Little, Brown & Company, 1990. ISBN 978-0-316-90817-7.
  5. The Restaurant – on BBC Two from Wednesday 29 August 2007: Interview with Raymond Blanc, BBC, 13 August 2007.
  6. Interview with Raymond Blanc on The Staff Canteen
  7. "John Burton Race recipes - BBC Food". www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. Dixon, Rachel (15 August 2008). "Interview: Heston Blumenthal of the Fat Duck on the Good Food Guide 2009". the Guardian.
  9. "Losing power: Michael Caines". 29 September 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Home - William Curley". William Curley.
  13. "Blog". www.caterersearch.com.
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "Good Food Channel".
  16. "Chef Paul Liebrandt of Gilt-New York Rising Star on StarChefs.com". www.starchefs.com.
  17. "BBC - The Restaurant - The Inspectors".
  18. "Heston Blumenthal Rejects the Claim He Trained Under Marco Pierre White".
  19. "BBC - Press Office - Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 15 Feature interview with James Knight Pacheco".
  20. Rayner, Jay (15 September 2013). "Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons: restaurant review". The Observer. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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