Where do I begin....
There are so many things I could write for this review, so as to not bore whomever reads this I have split this spiel into 3 manageable sections:
Food - Michelin star service is by no means a stretch..... for where we ate out for lunch each day! Joking aside, the food in Aspen has been unbelievable from start to finish, with our very own Nigela Lawson and guest appearances from Gordan Ramsey (Tessa and Toby respectively) testing and widening our pallets throughout the course of our visit. Wednesday evening was a down point of our trip for the sole reason of not being able to look forward to the expert cooking later that night! However this was more than made up for with the afternoon tea spread all week ... our wastelines are furious!!!
Accommodation - a home away from home! As clean as a quarantine ward, as comfortable as David Attenborough's voice and as stylish as Bowie and Jagger in the 'Dancing in the street' music video (if you fancy a laugh please watch!). The chalet itself had attributes comparable to a starfish - despite our best efforts in messing it up, it always returned to its original gleaming state by the time we came back from our day out skiing. Some may call this magic - we just called it Tessa!
Above and beyond - despite this being a 'family holiday', the young in our crowd wished to spread their wings and venture further than the confines of Aspen after our evening's indulgences. Little did we know that in addition to the professionalism of our hosts during work hours, laid guides to Val D'Isere's bustling night life. Noticing the uncomfortable mood in the chalet after the young crowd had passed the Folie Douce at 4pm on the Tuesday and had not entered the premises; Tessa and Toby made it their mission to spice up their evening and offered to meet in the foyer a few hours later with the promise of a good night. After a stint in a bar with an unremembered name and an embarrassing dance number in 'DouDouns', the rest was history and the day that followed was one to forget! Needless to say that they took hosting to the next level and we couldn't have been happier with the experience!
All in all, we would like to say a huge thank you to our hostess and host (+ Meg for her outstanding Apple Crumble on Friday night) for an amazing stay. We hope to see you back in Blightey in the near future!
Much love,
The Cureton Party