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Vin et Fromage at Maison 140

June 1, 2007 at 11:08 AM | 0 Comments

Last week, HotelChatter got our French on by hitting up the Vin et Fromage event at Maison 140 in Beverly Hills. Maision 140 is a very small hotel (only 43 rooms) located on a side street across from the Peninsula Hotel and a few blocks away from Rodeo. The location in superb if you want to be in Beverly Hills, but don't want to pay Beverly Hills prices and don't mind not having a swimming pool.

Some hotel history: The place was built in 1929 and served as a boarding house for actresses throughout the 1940s and 50s.

But back to the wine and cheese. The small event was held in the equally small Bar Noir just off the hotel's lobby. This is pretty much the only public space in the hotel and it's hip to the max with black walls and black, white and red accent pieces. This is a Kor Hotel afterall.

And the Vin et Fromage session (held monthly) wasn't just a a basic wine tasting with a side of cheese. Chef Gabriel Gabreski who works at the Maison's sister hotel, The Avalon, handpicked each wine and each cheese selection, starting off with a Testarossa Pinot Noir (paired with bosino robiola) and working down to a Sparkling Moscata from Italy (paired with castemagno, grilled apricots, truffle honey.) Also, the Vin et Fromage events are themed. For instance in July the wines sampled will be American Classics. In August, it will be the Wines of the Northwest. The event is $45 to attend and is open to both guests and residents.

As for staying at the hotel, rooms at the Maison start at about $239 a night for one of the Parisian rooms. The hotel's slightly more spacious Mandarin rooms start at $269.

Thanks Alisha!