Looking for an unusual get away that includes haute cuisine? Look to the mountains. Ski resorts across the Europe now provide dining experiences of any 5 star restaurants. Let the journey begin in France at any one of 5 restaurants with food that is as breathtaking as the view. Continue on to Switzerland at one of 3 dining destinations. Rounding out the list are Italy & Austria.
Key Takeaways:
- Dollops of healthy exercise, lungfuls of fresh mountain air and sparkling peaks make the ideal ingredients for a hearty alpine appetite.
- Heaps of history, bags of charm and simply lashings of aristos and celebs. Gastronomic Gstaad could add piles of restaurants, too — more than 100 in fact, from gourmet shrines to atmospheric alpine lodges.
- Epicureans can take a stroll in the mountains without leaving their seats in the celebrated Flocons de Sel in the chic ski resort of Megeve near Mont Blanc.
“Forty years ago Rene Meilleur built a modest restaurant on a potato field in the farming hamlet of St. Marcel near St. Martin de Belleville on the edge of the vast Trois Vallees ski area in France.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/foodanddrink/ski-destinations-food/index.html