Raffles Beijing Hotel presents it’s first Wine and Food Dialogue featuring Maison Paul Jaboulet Ainé and Nicolas Le Bec of 2star Michelin restaurant Le Bec, Lyon.

For nearly two hundred years the hillsides of Hermitage in the Rhone area have been the focus of passion of the Jaboulet family, linking its name inextricably with one of the world’s most famous vineyards “La Chapelle”, and of course it’s legendary 1961 vintage considered one of the 12 mythical wines of the 20th century. Today the Maison P. Jaboulet Ainé has become synonymous with the finest wine making in the northern and southern Rhone Valley preserving the unique style of each individual terroir.

Nicolas Le Bec represents the new generation in France’s culinary scene, starting at age 17 he quickly rose amongst the “stars” of the gastronomic circle moving from Jacques and Laurent Pourcel to Alain Passard and Jean Pierre Vigato. He is gifted with constant energy and driven by a creative passion inspired from relentless curiosity. The cuisine reflects the man – inspired, unusual and harmonious, with perfectly balanced flavours. At merely 32 he opens “Restaurant Les Loges” for which he is awarded his first Michelin star, within the same year he opens his own Restaurant Nicolas Le Bec which is proud recipient in the city of Lyon of 2 Michelin stars.

Discover a pairing of Tradition & Innovation in one harmonious dialogue over three events

6:00pm onwards, 6th & 7th March, 2009
Join Christophe Brunet from Maison P. Jaboulet Ainé pairing an exquisite selection of fines wines with the stellar cuisine of Nicolas Le Bec 5-course set menu incl. wine pairing at RMB 1100 net

6:00pm onwards, 7th March, 2009
An exclusive Wine Maker Dinner featuring a tasting of famed Hermitage vineyard “La Chapelle” paired with a seven course menu of Le Bec (limited seats only) 7 course set menu incl. wines at RMB 1800 net

11:30am-3:00pm, 8th March, 2009
Indulge in an exclusive a la carte Brunch with Nicolas Le Bec, free flowing wines from Paul Jaboulet Ainé and exclusive Champagne Billecart-Salmon Brunch incl. free flowing wines and champagne at RMB 680 net

Venue: Jaan restaurant
For reservations please call 6526 3388 ext.5331

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ABOUT RAFFLES BEIJING HOTEL
Established in 1900s, Raffles Beijing Hotel witnessed many of the city’s significant social and political events, its commanding French-Orient colonnade façade has long stood as an icon of Beijing’s historical heritage. It enjoys the most prestigious address, at the crossroads of Chang An Avenue and shopping district of Wangfujing, a heartbeat away from the historic Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. Faithfully restored, it reopened on 27 June 2006 featuring 171 tastefully appointed rooms, four distinctive restaurants and bars, and five well-equipped banquet venues and a lofty lobby adorned with a procession of graceful arches. The hotel’s logo embraces the contour of lattice Orient homes peepholes, delicately encasing the hotel’s name penned by Premier Deng Xiao Peng. Raffles Beijing Hotel is a promise of splendour, an exclusive world of peerless privilege and refinement, quintessential of the Raffles legend.

ABOUT RAFFLES HOTELS & RESORTS
Raffles is a collection of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide, each distinguished by its luxury, elegance and residential charm. Each hotel is a landmark in its respective city, positioned at the top of its local market and rated among the very best in the world.

Raffles’ relentless pursuit of service excellence has earned for its hotels and resorts a legion of international accolades, including Condé Nast World’s Best Places to Stay and Travel & Leisure World’s Best Awards. Its flagship Raffles Hotel Singapore was voted Best Hotel in Asia in 2007 and 2008 by readers of Ultratravel magazine by The Daily Telegraph while Raffles Beijing Hotel was named Best Luxury Hotel in Beijing by Travel Trade Gazette China in 2008. Raffles Dubai, the latest addition to its portfolio, is recognized among the world’s best new hotels by Conde Nast Traveler’s 2008 Hot List, and was named Best New Hotel Development in the Middle East at the 2008 Arabian Hotel Investment Conference. Raffles Hotels & Resorts is consistently ranked among the world’s top 10 hotel brands in the annual Condé Nast Traveler Business Travel Awards.

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