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if we could eat out all the time then we certainly would be but whilst were not being that stingy we are aware of where we are staying and don't wanna totally blow the budget
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Courchevel 1550 is no way near as expensive as its posh neighbour up the road. We went to an Italian place there a couple of years ago (can't remember the name) and the prices were completely normal - nothing eye-watering!
As for self catering, we've done that several times and I would echo what others have said - 1)have a basic ides of what you're going to cook before you go; 2) take some stuff with you esp if you're doing curry or chilli (you can even do chilli with tortillas instead of rice - less need for pans) 3) couldn't agree more about maybe taking a big cooking pot - these places usually have the absolute bare minimum of kit, and the knives are always rubbish! 4) Get a rota so the cooks don't end up shopping too otherwise you end up missing out on the apres every evening!!; 5) the people who suggested taking tea cloths and dishwasher tabs are very wise too!
As for recipes a sausage and bean/lentil casserole is a good one with no need for any other carbos - maybe just some bread.
Otherwise I'm jealous - love the 3V! Have a great time. Have you been to Courchevel before?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Courchevel 1550 is no way near as expensive as its posh neighbour up the road. We went to an Italian place there a couple of years ago (can't remember the name) and the prices were completely normal - nothing eye-watering!
As for self catering, we've done that several times and I would echo what others have said - 1)have a basic ides of what you're going to cook before you go; 2) take some stuff with you esp if you're doing curry or chilli (you can even do chilli with tortillas instead of rice - less need for pans) 3) couldn't agree more about maybe taking a big cooking pot - these places usually have the absolute bare minimum of kit, and the knives are always rubbish! 4) Get a rota so the cooks don't end up shopping too otherwise you end up missing out on the apres every evening!!; 5) the people who suggested taking tea cloths and dishwasher tabs are very wise too!
As for recipes a sausage and bean/lentil casserole is a good one with no need for any other carbos - maybe just some bread.
Otherwise I'm jealous - love the 3V! Have a great time. Have you been to Courchevel before? |
Haven't ever been to 3V before so am really excited! It's also actually my first time skiing as a group, and also going self catering (which some people seemed to find snobby?!?) but reason being that I have only been before with just me and my bf doing cheap half board deals but have nothing against slf catering otherwise we wouldn't be doing it this time!
Think my main reason for panicking about eating out is all I keep hearing is how expensive evrything is and I know it wont be the same everywhere but trying to accomodate budget and preferences of 10 - I can imagine if we all just rocked up to some place and hoped for the best we'd get stitched right up on our food bills! On some other threads people have given advice about 1550 and heard of a couple of reasonable places to eat at which should be nice!
Think I shall be doing a bit of planning and looking at what extra bits to pack as I do agree it should save a lot of time and I want to be on the slopes and in the bar as much as possible. At the same time, I dont want to fly the kitchen sink out to france with me. Sounds like a thick question, am I not going to get pulled up in security for having a whacking great knife in my case?!
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am I not going to get pulled up in security for having a whacking great knife in my case?!
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 . Yes - probably!! If you're flying, obviously you'll be a bit restricted in what you can take so maybe the massive pan is out too!
Don't worry too much about the notorious prices in Courchevel - that only really happens in 1850. 1550 and 1650 are much more normal in prices as well as spirit. I understand what you say about having to cater for the wishes of 10 people - been there, done it and it's true that organising a skiing hol is like herding cats! I think you'll find some reasonable eating out options in 1550 tho - you can even catch the bus which runs between all the Courchevel resorts and go up to 1650 for the evening. A word of warning tho - as is the case in most resorts catered chalet staff have one night off in the week and this always seems to be a Wednesday, which means that restaurants are packed on Wednesday nights and you'd never get a table with 10. So plan to eat in on the wednesday night!
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I've put a kitchen knife in my hold luggage loads of times and never been pulled up on it. (Not in hand luggage, obviously!)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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ditto.
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I've put a kitchen knife in my hold luggage loads of times and never been pulled up on it.
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No problem at all, professional cooks always travel with all their own knives.
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| Hurtle wrote: |
| I've put a kitchen knife in my hold luggage loads of times and never been pulled up on it. (Not in hand luggage, obviously!) |
Haha I think they might have something to say if twas in your backpack on the plane!
Glad it seems that there's not really an issue, I don't know why I didn't think of Chefs but it makes sense. I wont take a big knife but I want something that is sharp and actually cuts! I hate blunt knives they wee wee me off! Could possibly do a big pot but depends on my weight limit as I often pack to the limit and struggle to decide what is important. If I can fit it in and it's not too heavy I will def chuck in my cheapy casserole pot. Got my ski boots to fit in too so hoping when my new luggage arrives from the land of Amazon (due to case being battered on return from last holiday C.O Thompson...) it will be ok (trial run imminent!)
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Could possibly do a big pot but depends on my weight limit as I often pack to the limit and struggle to decide what is important
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well if you're trying to do big one-pot meals in a teeny apartment, I'd say the pot would be pretty important! And don't take more than a very few clothes, because there'll be nowhere to put them!
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