HotelChatter - Stories about Le Meurice

HotelChatter - Stories about Le Meurice http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-26T00:07:28Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1354 The Top Five Hotels For Eating Macarons http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/10424/509 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/macaronFS.jpg" class="top"> Usually trotted out into the lobbies of all the top Parisian hotels during fashion week, the colorful little Macaron treats are now showing up more and more often both outside the City of Lights and during all seasons. It's almost a full-blown hotel trend, these little tasty tidbits, and we've found five properties that'll happily place one into your palm. But first, you must know the difference between a macaron, of which we speak, and the macaroon. A macaron is a delicate little thing made of egg whites, almond powder and sugar, which resembles a mini pastel hamburger. A macaroon is a coconut lump which is really yummy, it's true, but not what we're discussing here. Now JetSetCD 2009-11-17T13:15:10-05:00 Paris: Le Meurice Looks Le Pretty With Its New Rooms http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/16/153422/040 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/lemeuricenew2.jpg" class="top"> Behold the brand news rooms at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meurice/local/1354">The Le Meurice Hotel</a> in Paris. The hotel recently unveiled the handiwork of French designer Charles Jouffre who worked to infuse chic French history with modernized elegance and glamour" into the guest rooms. In other words, the place still has that French look you love but now, with flat-screen TVs.<blockquote>Jouffre set out to reinterpret the very spirit of Le Meurice to create a Home Sweet Home à la française a style envied the world over. The inspiration for his work lies in the 18th century, with re-imagined classic furniture, a palette of light colors subtly lifted with bright accent tones, noble and truly traditional materials, and a contemporary, couture juliana 2009-04-16T17:15:55-05:00 Dorchester Collection Rounds Up New and Old Celebs for Latest Ads http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/23/143857/587 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/dorchesterads.jpg" class="top"> Perhaps using the old adage, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em," the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/dorchester%20collection">Dorchester Collection</a> of hotels has unveiled a new advertising campaign featuring some legendary celebrities--some dead, some alive--which began its run in this month's Vanity Fair. Stuart Elliott of the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/business/media/23adnewsletter1.html">NY Times</a> reports that the ad campaign is quite unusual because it features some celebs that um...have checked out a long time ago.<blockquote>The first ad, set at the bar at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Dorchester+Hotel/local/5">Dorchester</a>, has six stars, three living and three not. Noël Coward is seated at the piano, looking as if he is about to break into Mad Dogs and Englishmen. Surrounding him, thanks to the use of body doubles and photographic retouching, juliana 2009-02-23T14:59:48-05:00 75001 Paris: Beyonce and Her Freakum Dress Prefer Le Meurice http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/12/141945/85 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/beyonce_knowles_purple_paris.jpg" class="top"> The divalicious Beyonce, whose every move is worshiped by some of us here at HotelChatter HQ, was in Paris last night. She was spotted emerging from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meurice/local/1354">Hotel Le Meurice </a>looking fly, naturally, in a blue Freakum Dress (note: if you've yet to convert to the church of Knowles, she has a song called "Freakum Dress" about a super fly dress much like this one). <a href="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/beyonce-knowles-pretty-in-paris-209703/">Gossip Girls</a> reminds us that she may have been on her way out to celebrate her Golden Globe nomination, which was announced yesterday Knowles received a nod for Best Original Song for "Once in a Lifetime," a jam she co-wrote for the Cadillac Records soundtrack. And just so we're clear: Jenna 2008-12-12T14:28:32-05:00 Paris: Le Meurice Gets All Dolled Up for UNICEF http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/05143/2825 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/meurice_goldendoll.jpg" class="top"> When the arbiters of fashion, art and design descend upon Paris' Petit Palais later this month to gawk at the dolls for a UNICEF auction, the only edible entry will come from the Michelin three-starred kitchen of the Hotel <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meurice/local/1354">Le Meurice</a>. The tasty doll prepared by Le Meurice's eponymous restaurant will be displayed as part of the "Frimousses de Createurs" collection, whose auction proceeds will go directly to funding a vaccination campaign in Darfur. You can see some of these dolls <a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=205744803&albumId=606979">here</a>. Competing for high bids alongside fashion heavy-hitters like Christian Lacroix, Louis Vuitton and Dior Couture, the Le Meurice doll aims to up the ante for luxury edibles: <blockquote>[Chef] Lesecqs unique Frimousse entry is JetSetCD 2008-11-04T09:08:16-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/