http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T12:02:14Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Foodie%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/22/152837/536 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://hotelchatter.com/files/4196/InnatLangleyRestaurant.jpg" class="top"<p> <em>The reputation of hotel restaurants as sad, overpriced affairs is quickly falling away as some talented chefs make the eateries destinations of their own. This week, HotelChatter contributor <a href="http://hotelchatter.com/user/Katherine">Katherine Spiers</a> is taking us to some of the best hotel restaurants in the world.</em><p> The restaurant at the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Inn+At+Langley/ian/212801">Inn at Langley</a></b> isn't messing around: they're only open three or four nights at week. And dining here is a serious event, with seven or so courses. It makes sense, as there's not much to do on Whidbey Island but work up an appetite, and then indulge it.<p> Washington state has great natural products, from fruit to fish, and the Inn keeps the menu pretty local and seasonal: Katherine 2011-03-23T15:31:46-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/29/13199/577 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/pigspinot.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>Sorry, vegetarians</i> <p>Mmm bacon. Mmmmm wine. Could there be a more mouth-wateringingly named hotel break than <b>Pigs and Pinot</b>? Ok, maybe dark chocolate and champagne, but that doesn&#146;t have quite the same ring to it. <P>Pigs & Pinot is the name of the annual weekend held by chef Charlie Palmer at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HOTEL+HEALDSBURG/local/3534"><B>Hotel Healdsburg</b></a> in California wine land, where he has his restaurant Dry Creek Kitchen. <p>This year, it&#146;s being held <b>March 18-19</b>, and over 60 wineries will be showcasing their wares, along with 10 chefs who&#146;ll be cooking various pork-themed dishes to go with the wine. It kicks off on the Friday with a sampling of all 60 of the wines, with pork dishes like juliab 2010-12-29T14:46:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/10/74255/7143 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Monsignor_Della_Casa_Florence.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>You don't even really need a good reason to take a vacation in Tuscany but for those with a taste for the luxury and gourmet side of life, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Monsignor+Della+Casa+Country+Resort/ian/244324"><b>Monsignor Della Casa Country Resort</b></a> near Florence has got a <b>Gourmet Truffle Break</b> deal to tempt you. The Monsignor Della Casa looks like just the right kind of quaint countryside resort for a Tuscan break and it is part of a 16th century estate that belonged to an Italian "good manners expert" of the day, so this place has some pedigree.<p>The truffle package includes two nights' accommodation and a buffet breakfast, plus a truffle hunting expedition into the park of Villa La Casa, followed by a truffle amandak 2009-08-10T09:36:17-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/27/154113/045 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/ciacampus1.jpg" class="top"> <p>Foodies! We have a present for you! Or at least we think we do: we just caught wind of a pretty sweet rumor that the <b>Culinary Insitute of America</b> (in Hyde Park, NY) is going to be getting a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hyatt place hotels">Hyatt Place</a> right on the campus. <p>Right now, the only options for stays near the campus are kinda limited &#151; most of your hotel choices are in nearby Poughkeepsie &#151; but according to the documents we came across, the Hyatt Place is actually working with the Culinary Institute to develop the hotel directly on the campus. Mmm, so you can roll yourself home from Escoffier restaurant into your hotel room. <p>No word if there's going Jenna 2009-07-27T15:42:31-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/