Gastronomic appreciation of France at Galle Face Hotel

To leverage its reputation as Colombo’s Grande Dame and transform the city’s dining and entertainment scene, distinctive concepts and renowned food offerings turn the hotel’s dining outlets into destinations in their own right. With strong emphasis on retaining the authenticity and heritage of the cuisine type, the main focus of dining at the Galle Face Hotel is to develop a modern style of preparing food through the hotel’s culinary experts which will eventually make cuisine at Galle Face Hotel better known in the global platform.

As a tasteful ending to the fourth French Spring Festival in Sri Lanka, the Embassy of France to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, the Alliance Française de Kotte in Colombo, the Alliance Française network and the Galle Face Hotel, who have partnered with the Embassy throughout the year, launch a French Culinary Week from 15 to 24 November at the Galle Face Hotel’s Verandah restaurant, which boasts an open and vast view of the ocean and sits alongside the hotel’s green landscaped gardens, thereby offering both a relaxing and lavish experience to its guests.The delectable French menu offered during the special promotion will be presented by visiting French Chef, Eric Maurel who brings 30 years of expertise by working across the globe, with the Radisson in Cairo, Imperial in India, JW Marriott in Cairo and a number of other well known properties.

Guests will enjoy fine wines served by Gaudin Sebastien, the hotel’s French sommelier, who will be pairing the Beaujolais Nouveau and other French wines with cuisine that marries the delicate dishes being repaired.

Throughout the French Culinary Week at the Verandah, L.I.F.T. (Lanka Institute of Fashion Technology) who are nurturing young creative talent to take the lead in the global fashion and design industry in the future, will display their products. A collection of couture designs designed and manufactured by student designers of LIFT will also be showcased at the Galle Face Hotel during French Culinary Week. The hand crafted designs are based on variety of novel concepts inspired by Haute Couture which turned the French capital into the city of sophistication and worldly pleasures in the 19th century.

Meanwhile students of LIFT will showcase exotic French expressions featuring creative silhouettes, a unique luxury elegance and exclusive creations inspired by designers such as Coco Chanel, Valentino, Christian Dior and many more.