Dorchester Collection Introduces New Culinary Delights

• In Paris, Le Meurice (pictured) is celebrating the five year anniversary of the opening of Restaurant Le Dali, with the launch of the new menu, La Cuisine de Palace by three-Michelin star chef Yannick Alléno. The simple and hearty menu reimagines French classics, with highlights including sea bass tartar with ponzu, milk-fed lamb sautéed with olives and candied lemon with creative desserts by head pastry Camille Lesecq. Restaurant Le Meurice also recently introduced a new lunch menu, titled a “Gastronomic Meal of the French,” (a term inscribed by Unesco) which serves the best of traditional French cuisine with a focus on seasonal variations and capturing its cultural heritage. The meal begins with an aperitif and ends with liqueurs with at least four courses. The menu changes regularly and is priced at €105.

• Plaza Athenee, also in Paris, has recently debuted “Terrazzina” for guests to enjoy the festive world of Italian during summer evenings. The Terrazzina will serve a single menu from 8:30 pm, created and made by Chef Philippe Marc to highlight the taste of Italy. Enjoy a Bellini Piscina cocktail, a choice of starter from antipasti, Buffala All'Anziana or Prosciutto Culatello, a choice of Pizzetta (Tartuffo, Aragosta Rosa, Al Pastrami) and a dessert (Panacotta alla Siciliana, Tiramisu caffe or Frutti Plaza). La Terrazzina will be open every evening until Sunday September 16 . Hours are between 8:30pm and 11pm; Menu is priced at 70€

• In Milan, Hotel Principe di Savoia has opened a new limited-time outdoor Principe Champagne Bar, where guests can indulge in a selection of Champagnes selected by chef sommelier Alessandra Veronesi and bar manager Daniele Confalonieri. The new Champagne Bar features chairs, armchairs, ottomans, daybeds and frosted glass table tops from the Fendi Outdoor Collection. Complete with an extensive selection of Champagnes and sparkling wines, including Moet & Chandon, Taittinger Brut and Veuve Clicquot, Principe Champagne Bar will be open every day from 6pm to midnight until mid-September.

• Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, recently launched “Little Royals Afternoon Tea” service for children. Menu items include savory bites such as apple wood smoke bacon en croute, toasted hazelnut chocolate banana crostini and buttermilk almond scones. Kids have their choice of specialty herbal teas including fresh mint, the HBA Rejuvenation blend (a blended tea with apricot essence, lemon myrtle, roolibos and rose hips) and Egyptian chamomile. Menu is priced at $30 and includes a special take home gift.

• The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows is also rolling out a number of new dining experiences, in honor of its 100th Anniversary this year. The recently launched “These Walls Are Talking Cocktail Menu” at the Polo Lounge and Bar Nineteen12 features anecdotally inspired drinks including a 100-year cocktail priced at $100 and served in an engraved collectible keepsake glass coupe with 100-year design. Cocktail favorites include The Old Fashioned Rebel, inspired by the Marlene Dietrich who was instrumental in changing the women's “No Slacks” dress code at The Polo Lounge, and The Aviator, a nod to Bungalow long-timer Howard Hughes. There is also the Pop-Up 1912 pricing selected once a week in each of the hotel's dining venues, where one lucky weekly table will be randomly selected to have their check amount converted to the original pricing in 1912.

More information: The Dorchester Collection