Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons
| Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons | |
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 Le Manoir in September 2006 |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1984 |
| Current owner(s) | Raymond Blanc |
| Head chef | Raymond Blanc |
| Food type | French cuisine |
| Street address | Great Milton |
| City | Oxford |
| County | Oxfordshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°43′02″N 1°05′34″W / 51.7173°N 1.0929°W |
| Reservations | +44-1844-278881 |
| Website | www.manoir.com |
Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons ("Four Seasons Manor", aka Le Manoir) is a luxury hotel-restaurant in the village of Great Milton near Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England.[1] It is located in an historic manor house near the church that was visited by Oliver Cromwell.
The restaurant has two Michelin stars and scores 9/10 in the Good Food Guide. It is capable of serving 260 guests per day [2] It is owned and run by the leading French chef Raymond Blanc.[3] The gardens are used to grow fresh food for the restaurant. A helipad is available for clients.
The restaurant was used as filming location for the Chateau Anglais of the show Chef!.[citation needed] It is also used in the BBC 2 television programme The Restaurant, where it has been used for challenges as well as Raymond Blanc's "room of truth".[4]
The restaurant kitchen has trained 23 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 that stay longer than the initial 2.5 years of training then go on to learn the management side of the business. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Fiona Duncan Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Oxfordshire: hotel review, Daily Telegraph, 26 September 2010.
- ^ Interview with Raymond Blanc OBE
- ^ Raymond Blanc, Recipes From Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons. Little, Brown & Company, 1990. ISBN 978-0316908177.
- ^ The Restaurant – on BBC Two from Wednesday 29 August 2007: Interview with Raymond Blanc, BBC, 13 August 2007.
- ^ Interview with Raymond Blanc on The Staff Canteen
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