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| Walking through the main dining room, serious gourmands seeking an
amazing culinary experience are brought into a visually stunning, inner
sanctum. The intimate square room is surrounded by glass walls and a large
highly visual wine storage room. It is here that Executive Chef Christopher
Lee, of cable's "Top Chef " fame, brings his full culinary artistry into
fruition. The inner fine dining room also provides fabulous “people
watching opportunities as well as gourmet food. Aureole offers both a special
competitively priced, three course "prix fixe menu” as well as a full "a
la carte selection". That evening we were presented with a parallel tasting
menu.
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Our entrees consisted of Atlantic Grey Sole, with oven-dried tomato, Meyer
lemon, fennel, black olive aioli. The counterpart selection was a plate of Veal
Tenderloin and Sweetbreads, charred onion, Georgia peaches, pickled ramps,
lovage veal jus. Our wine selection was an incisive Riesling, Domaine Weinback,
Cuvee Theo, Alsace France 2007 presenting sharp acid with wisps of mint and
lime. When we were sure that we could eat no more, a spectacular third course
was presented: Cranberry Beans with Duck Breast, Duck Sausage and Summer
Savory, paprika oil and Lima Beans with dry aged beef, cipollini onion tart,
cabbage, and NBSP Sauce Bordelaise.
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Aureole is an iconic restaurant with a long history of serving elegant,
creative haute cuisine. Chef Christopher Lee has continued this tradition in a
beautiful and exciting new setting on Broadway. Our dining experience was
enhanced by the exquisite presentation of each dish on fine white dishes and
elegant crystal stemware. In truth, our tasting menu was one of the best I have
ever experienced. The wait staff and Maitre D at Aureole, were charming,
knowledgeable, and very helpful in recommending dishes and discussing the
wines. Charlie Palmer continues to set
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- For your willingness to be recognized for your latest
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- For your decision to raise the bar.
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| * Paradisus Playa Conchal
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| Dear Friends, |
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| It gives me the greatest pleasure to have been
receiving special requests from all over the world, relating to new places to
visit and review. As the Seven Stars and Stripes Award has become a household
name amongst the affluent global travelers, we are always looking for new
locations that grant luxurious comfort, especially in a carbon footprint
conscious environment. This month we are featuring Charlie Palmer’s
Aureole Restaurant in New York City, fascinating on many levels, as it has been
created to serve two distinctly different types of sophisticated diners in the
heart of the city that doesn’t sleep. And allow me to introduce the Iberia
Airlines Business Class PLUS flatbed service, which I experienced on my way to
Costa Rica from Europe. The culinary adventure above the clouds proved to be
excellent. And a new book has just been released about the Tabacon Grand Spa
Thermal Resort, which includes photos of the latest Seven Stars and Stripes
Green World and Spa Award celebration with Costa Rica’s Environmental
Minister. Please
join us on ‘facebook®’ (CLICK HERE), a
brand new fan page where you get a chance the catch up or get the latest scoop
on what might be of interest to today’s distinguished global traveler. We
applaud Thomas Noll, one of our distinguished advisory board members on the
successful
Grand Hotel Europe Charity Foundation fundraiser, in which
art pieces, some provided by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and other
notables, were auctioned off to the benefit of Russian children and youths for
an opportunity to develop and grow, to have decent living conditions and to
have a chance to succeed in life. |
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| I remain yours truly |
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With an hour left to my next flight I made sure to experience as much as
possible of the ground facilities. These spacious modern halls were delightful
and I almost regretted that I didn’t have more time. From semi private
resting lounges and meeting space to delicious cuisine served on delicate bone
china and excellent shower facilities, Madrid’s VIP lounge is worth a long
layover. I boarded in no time. The crew of flight IB 6313 welcomed us warm and
graciously on board; coats and spare luggage was stored quickly. I can say that
over the next 10 hours I got to experience and appreciate the ‘PLUS’
added to Iberia’s Business class. It definitely belongs there.
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About the on-board cuisine, Iberia’s innovative Spanish style menu is said
to carry the signature of Chef Sergi Arola; his cuisine made my flight! After
the menus and wine lists were presented and appropriate time allowed the diner
to read about their choices in English and Spanish, a cuisine cart was pulled
that showcased the food choices. ‘Early diners’ were given a chance
for faster service to catch more sleep on the ‘red eye’. Trained
hands with serving tools were safely reaching into the warm breadbasket and the
main courses were served either appropriately hot or chilled. (The bread tongs
were entirely missing on my return flight.) Mini bottles of organic extra
virgin olive oil for dipping and other condiments were part of the table
setting of elegant china and solid silverware.
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But back to the creator of Iberia’s board cuisine Sergi Arola; he is
considered one of the Spain’s highly regarded chefs. It is written that
his first love was music, but that cooking had become his calling. I don’t
know about his music, but his on-board menu was a well-orchestrated potpourri.
Arola was trained in Ferrán Adrià’s kitchen in Barcelona
where he worked alongside ‘one of the most creative chefs of the
world’ for 8 years. Gourmet magazine referred to Ferrán
Adrià as ‘the Salvador Dali of the kitchen’. Trust me, a
flatbed is essential to accommodate today’s global business traveler on a
long distance flight but it is the little bite-seized things, which make all
the difference.
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resort, hotel, spa and restaurant, feature highlights and possible excursions
of each establishment, along with the Seven Stars and Stripes review and award
presentation. These impressive hard cover books, now available in three
different styles, are luxuriously wrapped and make great holiday gifts and
keepsakes, all the while showing the full potential of what guests may
experience.
Please ‘CLICK and FLIP through the 2009
Seven Stars and Stripes review and award celebration at the Tabacon Grand Spa
Thermal Resort - La Fortuna, Costa Rica. Enjoy! |
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