Guest travel review: Restaurant La R’mize

Patchy Bear and Ski Bear here. We’re continuing our reviews from the ski resort of Les Gets in France

Dad did check up on restaurants in Les Gets before the trip and La R’mize was the top-ranked restaurant on Tripadvisor. A couple of emails and the table was booked for dinner

La R’mize is in the old town, a 5 minute walk from the main ski area of Les Gets. Dad and sis arrived to a ‘restaurant complet’ sign, so it was a good thing that dad booked a table. They don’t have online reservations but respond promptly to emails

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Guest travel review: Restaurant L’Outa, Les Gets

It’s Patchy Bear and Ski Bear here, guest reviewing about our ski trip to Les Gets with dad and his sister

With the exception of celebrity hangouts like Aspen and Vail, ski resorts aren’t usually blessed with gourmet dining. In France, the dining scene in ski resorts is dominated by traditional French cuisine

As dad and sis wandered around Les Gets on their first evening there, quite a few restaurants serving standard fare were full but they stumbled upon a real gem in Restaurant L’Outa

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Guest travel review: mountain restaurants in Les Gets

Greetings from Ski Bear and Patchy Bear standing in for uncle Teddy on our ski trip to Les Gets on France

 Skiing is one of those few times that you can stuff your face with fewer feelings of guilt. With all the exercise on the pistes, you can afford to eat a few calories. To that end, the food in this Savoyard region does have its hearty dishes like tartiflette and raclette, where they give you a whole block of cheese on your table and a heated to melt it onto whole potatoes and cured meats

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Travel review: Pies & Thighs, Brooklyn

One of dad and my favourite TV programs is Diners, Drive Ins and Dives on the Food Channel, where Guy Fieri drives around America visiting less high brow eateries and uncovering local gems

Tying in nicely with our love of fried chicken and our visit to New York, we looked up one of the restaurants featured in the program on our trip to New York last summer. Pies and Thighs specialise in fried chicken and huge pies. They have a couple of branches but we chose their location in Brooklyn as it was closer to our hotel

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Dad’s review of Smack Lobster Roll, Soho, London

Lobster roll is one of yummiest things if done right. While using a luxury ingredient, the beauty of the dish lies in its simplicity and bringing the simple harmony of a few ingredient into perfect union

Smack Lobster Roll is the little cousin of the Burger & Lobster chain where you can get a whole steamed lobster for £20. Can this restaurant bring the same successful formula of affordable lobster to a more fast food environment? See dad what thought of Smack Lobster Roll here