One of Scotland’s up-and-coming hotels is running its first Gourmet Break from 13th to 15th November 2009, designed to attract food and wine lovers from across the country to sample the culinary delights of Scotland’s West Coast.
The Gourmet Break takes place at Loch Melfort Hotel at Arduaine, near Oban. The hotel was recently bought by Calum and Rachel Ross, and the Gourmet Break is the first of a range of themed breaks to take place at the hotel.
Head Chef Colin MacDonald will join with Calum Ross to match food and wine throughout the weekend, and guests can expect some great seafood specialities, caught directly in Asknish Bay in front of the hotel. Loch Melfort’s Arduaine Restaurant boasts two AA rosettes, and overlooks the Bay and the Sound of Jura beyond – claimed by many to be “the finest view on the West Coast”. The highlight of the weekend is the Saturday night, when guests will be piped into a magnificent seven course banquet, hosted by Calum Ross and Mike Cottam of specialist wine merchant Inverarity Wines.
The Gourmet Weekend is priced at £100 per person for just the Saturday night, or £175 per person for the two nights’ dinner, bed and breakfast, sharing a double room in either the main house or the hotel’s Cedar Wing.
