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Final chance to enter Les 3 Vallées cook off competition and brush shoulders with Heston Blumenthal
Entry deadline 5pm October 14th!!!
Calling all Alpine food fanatics and budding chefs, the final countdown to taking part in Les 3 Vallées cook off competition has begun! Enter now for the chance to demonstrate your culinary skills in front of a who’s who of celebrity chefs at the Ski and Snowboard show London Olympia 20-24 October 2010.
Ten lucky finalists will cook at the show, competing for a place in the finale, which will be judged by culinary magician Heston Blumenthal. The ultimate winner will be given a week’s gourmet skiing holiday for two in Les 3 Vallées, France.
This could also be your chance to impress top Michelin star chefs from the 3 Vallées, accompanied by Chef of the year 2009, Mickael Weiss, head chef at the Coq d’Argent in London who will be on hand throughout the show to demonstrate their skills and tantalise your taste buds with their unique creations!
To enter, come up with three gourmet Alpine finger food dishes to create in front of these top celebrity chefs at the Ski and Snowboard Show. Two cooks will compete each day in a bid to win a holiday to the 3 Vallées, staying in the newly renovated Pierre & Vacances Christiania apartments in La Tania!!
Just send in your favorite Alpine recipes, to include at least two of the ingredients listed below, by email to les3valleescookoff@les3vallees.com and you could be in with a chance to win a ticket for the Ski and Snowboard show, as well as the opportunity to hone your culinary skills in the presence of top Michelin star chefs.
- Cured ham (jambon cru des montagnes)
- Streaky bacon (lard de poitrine)
- Beaufort cheese
- White or red Savoie wine (vin de Savoie)
For full terms and conditions, visit Le 3 Vallées competition page here.
Visit the competition Facebook page here.
The 3 Vallées which comprises ski resorts Courchevel, La Tania, Méribel, Brides-les-Bains, Les Menuires, Saint Martin de Belleville, Val Thorens and Orelle, will be once again sponsoring the 3 Vallées resort bar at the Ski and Snowboard Show at London Olympia throughout the event.
Flaine & Les Carroz group Ski weekend
Having been to Les Carroz D’Araches with my family before I realized it was perfect contender for a long ski weekend. Close to Geneva airport so we could transfer in under an hour, great access to Flaine and the Grand Massif area, which is pretty snow reliable and having been there before it would be easier to settle in quickly.
We decided to stay at Pierre & Vacances Premium (Ex Residences MGM) Les Fermes du Soleil in Les Carroz. It’s a charming self-catering residence with a choice of ski apartments and a lovely indoor heated swimming pool and spa complex. It’s also very close to the local supermarket which is run by a very nice English lady! We booked 3 x 2 bedroom apartments for a group of 12, so every couple got a bedroom to themselves. We were all having a break from our little ones so having a good sleep was a priority. The apartments themselves were nicely decorated in traditional style and had modern and clean bathrooms. The staff were very friendly!
Les Fermes du Solei
Even though it was the start of April, the snow was great. The chair lifts over to Flaine were cancelled a few days due to wind and snow but to be honest there was so much snow we didn’t need it and it made the ski passes better value! We did a lot of good skiing on the pistes of Samoens and Morillon.
In the evenings we spent most of our time in La Pointe Noire, which is a typical French bar with table football and arcade games. Very friendly staff and French locals plus 2 litre pitchers of beer for only 10 Euros! We also had some lovely galettes in a creperie off the main square and some lovely typical savoyarde fair such as cheese fondu in L’Agora.
We are already planning our return visit in 2011!
