Elite Traveler November-December 2016

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Food&drink

Table 55 at The St. Regis

Reserve the most exclusive table in New York at the city’s St. Regis hotel. Nestled in a private corner of the hotel’s iconic King Cole Bar, guests at Table 55 will have access to the table’s own incomparable menu of rare whiskeys, vintage wines and cocktails, including Château Pétrus 1994, Château Lafite Rothschild 1985 and Krug Mesnil 1996. Guests can also enjoy a hidden food menu too. Past visitors to the bar include the likes of Salvador Dali, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio and Anne Hathaway. Table 55 can be reserved by one party of up to five people,

THE ONE TO BOOK

HÔTELROYAL, ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS Lake Geneva, France Built in 1909 for King Edward VII, the recently refurbished Hôtel Royal is nestled in 47 acres of private wooded grounds. With panoramic views over Lake Geneva and frescoes by Gustave Jaulmes, the hotel’s restaurant – Les Fresques – is a feast for all the senses. Using locally sourced foods and wines from top vineyards, chef Patrice Vander (above), head pastry chef Stéphane Arrête and sommelier Loïc Chavasse-Frette work together to create a gastronomic delight. Royal Suite, from $4,230 per night, +33 4 5026 8500, evianresort.com

each night, from 5pm, with a $2,500 minimum spend. +1 212 350 7155 ny.table55@stregis.com stregisnewyork.com

Master winemakers

A GRAPE GIFT

Jean-Jacques and Alexandre Cattier

for the 2016 holiday season, each bottle of Champagne Armand de Brignac’s Brut Gold and Rosé will come with a personalized message written on a French pewter label inside the black lacquered wooden gift box – creating a memorable gift and timeless keepsake.

Father and son winemaking team Jean-Jacques and Alexandre Cattier have just released Champagne Armand de Brignac’s most prestigious cuvée, using the rare combination of 100 percent Pinot Noir vintages, from 2008, 2009 and 2010. The

champagne has been created from the first and freshest portion of the cuvée press – a trademark of Champagne Armand de Brignac. Just 2,333 bottles of Blanc de Noirs Assemblage Two (A2) are available and each bottle is inscribed with a unique number. New

Champagne Armand de Brignac Blanc de Noirs A2, 750ml, $1,000, available from sherry-lehmann.com Champagne Armand de Brignac Brut Gold, 750ml, $300, and Champagne Armand de Brignac Rosé, 750ml, $500, includes bottle, gift box and personalized plaque,

available from reservebar.com

Words: Susie Moir. Photos: Claes Bech-Poulsen