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Open to tasting innovative cuisine successful a agrarian mounting adjacent to Paris, enroute to Disneyland, successful the grounds of a renovated 19th period château?
Then caput for Ecole Ferrières, a luxury hospitality schoolhouse opened successful 2015 successful a 135-hectare parkland that besides manages onsite restaurants.
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My companion and I lunched astatine Le Chai, described arsenic ‘bistrot gourmet’ and were impressed by some the paper and the affable and businesslike work provided by 1 of the planetary students, Ali, from Egypt.
Six starters tally the gamut from seafood to nutrient and vegetarian. In summation to salmon gravalax with dill, homemade praline, cottage food and mini blinis, there’s besides Iberian ham shavings with homemade tapenade breadsticks and pick of mushrooms with candied tomatoes and babe spinach.
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For the much wellness conscious, there’s ‘the detox,’ comprising kale, candied beets, a trio of quinoa, pineapple and vinaigrette.
My companion opted for 1 of her favourite starters - the Italian classic, burrata, made from mozzarella and cream, intrigued that it came accompanied by pistachio chips and yellowish zucchini tagliatelle. My prime was branded arsenic a ‘perfect egg,’ butternut cream, smoked bosom of duck, chestnut and comté cheese made from unpasteurised cow's beverage successful eastbound France.
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A database of 8 mains caters to astir tastes, with shrimps successful a good semolina, oversea bream atom stew and steamed cod successful the seafood category.
Meat dishes diagnostic fillet of Charolais beef with French fries, hamburger with reblochon food made successful the Alpine portion of Haute-Savoie and grilled beef connected a skewer with shallot fondue.
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Curious to sensation the homemade barbecue sauce, my companion chose the roast ham crockery of Iberian pluma, a chopped taken from the cervix extremity of the pork loin, alight nutrient frankincense the connection ‘pluma’ meaning ‘feather.’ It was served with a casserole of mashed potatoes, ail pick and crispy bacon.
I was little adventurous successful my choice, roasted chickenhearted with mushrooms, babe spinach and herb coulis. But conscionable arsenic happy.
Desserts are diverse, with cocoa successful antithetic forms, citrus meringue pie, cheesecake with figs and choux pastry with pecan caramel.
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The elegant château adjacent door, built for the Rothschild family, features chandeliers, good artwork, tapestries and marble columns and hosts seminars, gala dinners and cocktail evenings for some idiosyncratic and firm events. It tin cater for up to 3,000 people.
Its galore intimate rooms see the Louis XIII lounge and The Blue Room portion The Cellars, erstwhile kitchens of the château, are connected to the main gathering by a passageway and location modern tasting rooms.
Patrick Juhel (r), awarded the « Meilleur Ouvrier de France » rubric successful 2000, is the Executive Chef overseeing the kitchens at Ferrières Castle. Photo by Columbia Hillen
The White Room, the erstwhile euphony country of the Rothschild family, houses an intricate fresco connected the ceiling with galore mouldings. The Grand Salon, successful the bosom of the château, reflects a majestic decor of ebony, bronze, marble and good gold.
Patricia Liogier de Sereys (center front) with Patrick Andrew Garrido, International Business Development for Ecole Ferrières (rear center) and friends. Photo by Columbia Hillen
Owners of the schoolhouse and restaurants besides run the four-star, 232-room hotel, The Paxton Paris Marne La Vallée, located conscionable 800 meters away.
Our sojourn to Ecole Ferrières was facilitated by Patricia Liogier de Sereys, a existent internationalist with a emotion for Paris. Mexico-born, Patricia lived successful the US earlier moving to the City of Light wherever she established her ain hospitality institution Paris S’il Vous Plait with clients successful a scope of sectors including upscale hotels and restaurants.
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