SEEING STARS: Four Seasons still cooking during COVID

With three of Michelin’s most prominent guides unveiled recently, Four Season Hotels and Resorts reports that it received 27 coveted Michelin stars across 19 restaurants – the most stars of any single luxury hospitality brand. Moreover, the venues continue to create and innovative, even during COVID, says the company.

“There’s no question that the past year has brought unprecedented challenges to the culinary world and the broader hospitality industry – but through these difficult times, we grow stronger and adapt to deliver on our commitment to quality and excellence,” says Christian Clerc, president of global operations for the hotel company, which was founded by Canadian businessman Isadore Sharp in Toronto in 1960 and now operates 119 hotels in 47 countries.

“Our chefs and culinary teams around the world are continually evolving in order to find creative ways to offer our guests the best possible dining experiences,” adds Clerc. “This year’s Michelin Guides reflect the passionate spirit, innovation and resilience that prevails throughout our kitchens and dining rooms worldwide.”

From chefs and kitchen teams to sommeliers and mixologists, Four Seasons employees have found new and creative ways to offer Michelin-starred experiences, whether on site, to go, or even in the comfort of one’s own home. For example, on New Year’s Eve, Parisians had the opportunity to dine on a multi-course menu prepared by the chefs of three-star Le Cinq, paired with wines from the legendary cellar of Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris. In Hong Kong, Chef Chan Yan Tak’s famous puddings from Lung King Heen (***) are available for takeout to celebrate the Lunar New Year, and Florentines can enjoy a romantic dinner for two from Il Palagio (*) for Valentine’s Day, with surprise touches to create a memorable evening at home.

Elsewhere around the world, Four Seasons restaurants are offering myriad options for takeout and delivery, off-site catering, and everyday enjoyment at home or on the go – all framed by the company’s global health and safety program, Lead With Care.

2021 Michelin Stars

• Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong boasts eight stars under one roof, the most of any hotel in Hong Kong, notably including three stars each for Lung King Heen and Caprice, and two stars for Sushi Saito.

• At Four Seasons Hotel Macao, one-star Zi Yat Heen retained its one-star standing.

• Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris boasts a total of five stars across three restaurants including three-star Le Cinq.

• Also in France, one-star ratings were retained at Le Cap at Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat and Prima at Les Chalets du Mont d’Arbois.

• La Dame de Pic London at Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square once again earned two stars.