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 ranked 25th in the Elite Traveler World's Top Restaurants Guide 2012.,[2] as well as scoring 9/10 in the Good Food Guide It is capable of serving 260 guests per day [3] It is owned 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 28 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.[6]
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References [edit]
- ^ Fiona Duncan Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Oxfordshire: hotel review, Daily Telegraph, 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Elite Traveler World's Top Restaurants Guide". Elite Traveler. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ Interview with Raymond Blanc OBE
- ^ Raymond Blanc, Recipes From Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons. Little, Brown & Company, 1990. ISBN 978-0-316-90817-7.
- ^ 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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