For those whose getaways aren’t complete without a seven-course tasting menu, here are the world’s latest Michelin-starred collaborations from the English countryside to Mauritius’ white sandy shores, writes Clio Wood Four Seasons Astir Palace Athens, Greece Each year Michelin-starred head chef Luca Piscazzi and his team at Pelagos, the Astir Palace’s renowned restaurant, embark on a culinary journey around a selection of Greek islands to meet local chefs, small producers and family-owned businesses to inspire their summer tasting menus. Pelagos on Tour this year features the islands of Sifnos, Santorini and Naxos, telling the story of their history, culture and inhabitants through the six-course Discovery and nine-course Adventure menus. Chef Luca also wants his food to remind us to “cherish life’s simple pleasures – genuine hospitality, the ease of slow living and enjoying nature’s gifts in their purest form”, and the Astir Palace’s location on the coast 30 minutes’ drive from Athens city centre embodies this change of pace.
From EU1900 (NZ $3321) per room per night bed and breakfast in July and August, tasting menus from EU155 (NZ $270) per person fourseasons.com/athens Heritage Le Telfair and Awali Resorts, Mauritius If you choose cheese over dessert any day, you’ll be delighted by the news that Belgian Frederic van Tricht, Europe’s finest cheesemaker, joins the Heritage resorts on Mauritius on August 24 for a very special wine and cheese pairing.
