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Eurostar introduces new chefs to Eurostar Premier

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On 4th November, Eurostar will see an overhaul of its travel classes. Both ex-Eurostar and ex-Thalys (continental) services will adopt the same names.

As far as the Channel Tunnel services are concerned:

  • Business Premier becomes Eurostar Premier
  • Standard Premier becomes Eurostar Plus
  • Standard becomes Eurostar Standard
Eurostar introduces new chefs to Eurostar Premier

At the same time, Raymond Blanc is being replaced, after a decade, by a new culinary team in Eurostar Premier.

Eurostar has hired chefs Jérémy Chan (holder of two Michelin stars at London’s Ikoyi) and Jessica Préalpato (a renowned French pastry chef), together with sommelier Honey Spencer.

In terms of the food and drink itself:

Onboard Eurostar, guests will be treated to a culinary journey, which could begin with delightful amuse-bouche of Curried Cauliflower Mousseline. For the main course, they will be able to choose between a hot option, which could include Baked Salmon served with Coconut Rice and Tangy Potatoes, or a cold option, such as Roasted Pumpkin with Honey and Cashew Miso. The meal might be complemented by a rich Colston Bassett Stilton, paired with burnt honey and apple, and conclude with a refreshing Citrus Delight infused with green cardamom.

To elevate the dining experience, a carefully curated selection of wines is available, including Champagne Fleury, which offers a balanced and rounded palate with the depth of Pinot Noir. The red wine selection features Domaine De La Dourbie, Oscar, a light option with a touch of cocoa, and Symbiose, Merlot, with enticing blackcurrant and pepper aromas. White wine enthusiasts can enjoy Château La Mothe Dubourg, a balanced and dry Bordeaux, while rosé lovers will appreciate La Fleur de Julie, an organic Grenache with fresh red fruit aromas. The wine list is refreshed every three months, ensuring a variety of choices. For those who prefer non-alcoholic options, a carefully selected mocktail is also offered, alongside the usual range of beverages.

It isn’t clear what changes, if any, will be seen to the meal in Standard Premier / Eurostar Plus. This is not overseen by the Business Premier / Eurostar Premier catering team.

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Comments (25)

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  • Nick says:
    15 Oct15 October 05:44

    I think you are muddling your French Michelin Star chefs? Do you mean Raymond Blanc?

  • Ian says:
    15 Oct15 October 07:22

    Raymond Blanc, rather than Michel Roux?

  • Phantomchickenz says:
    15 Oct15 October 07:51

    I hope they revise the Standard Premier offering. My last four journeys have had the same bland chicken something which was quite unappealing.

    • JDB says:
      15 Oct15 October 08:06

      Raymond must have been paid a lot of money to be associated with such a poor offering and has many other commercial arrangements. Jeremy Chan is a complete superstar; I can’t think the money is really enough to sell oneself when at his level and starting on a career.

      • Ken says:
        15 Oct15 October 10:26

        I don’t think the money is in running a restaurant even at £350 a head plus drinks and service.
        It’s lending your brand across the world.

        Jeremy Chan and his partner are from finance & insurance background so I doubt their ambition rests with a restaurant on the Strand regardless of how good it is.

        Will Eurostar damage his brand ?
        Who knows , but doesn’t seem to do the rest of them any harm.

        What’s astonishing is quite how expensive tasting menus have become in the last 5 years, alongside the great value lunches disappearing at many restaurants.

        • JDB says:
          15 Oct15 October 11:17

          @Ken I may be thick, but perhaps not quite as thick as you think! I know that to make money he needs to spread his name but at the start of a career, attaching your name to poor quality train catering seems odd. Raymond was just so much better before going too commercial.

    • Rob says:
      15 Oct15 October 08:18

      Raymond was always annoyed that people assumed the SP food was anything to do with him.

      • Kpworldtravels says:
        15 Oct15 October 08:29

        Then why did he put his name on it?

        • Rob says:
          15 Oct15 October 09:37

          He didn’t, that’s the point.

          He was paid to do Business Premier food only. However, people would always assume – and perhaps Eurostar deliberately didn’t make this 100% clear – that Raymond did the Standard Premier meals too, when in reality he had absolutely nothing to do with them.

          • David says:
            15 Oct15 October 22:20

            I’ve been very underwhelmed with Business Premier food. Feels like it’s roughly the same level as Club Europe , which is fine but not really adequate if you’re attaching a big name Michelin starred chef to it.

  • Andrew J says:
    15 Oct15 October 08:39

    I’ve personally always been very disappointed by the Business Premier food, so I hope this will be a genuine enhancement.

  • Matthias says:
    15 Oct15 October 09:04

    I worked with Raymond at Eurostar when he first started; he genuinely cared about making the food better within the budget available and spent way more time than we expected getting things right with the catering company.

    We had Alain Roux before and he wasn’t as involved.

    How you came up with Michel Roux I’m really not sure!

    • Rob says:
      15 Oct15 October 09:31

      Because the picture of Raymond we used to use, with Anika, showing off his gin, is so old that he looks like Michel Roux does now!

    • Delbert says:
      15 Oct15 October 19:10

      My wife and I have enjoyed plenty of Raymond’s meals in Business Premier, including breakfast. Notwithstanding, and not entirely unsurprising, my wife will always let me know when she’s not happy with outside caterers. Never heard a peep about Raymond’s Business Premier meals.

  • aseftel says:
    15 Oct15 October 10:14

    Where did you get ‘Jérémy’ from? Unless it’s a recently-adopted affectation, I’m pretty sure it’s just Jeremy.

  • Voldemort says:
    15 Oct15 October 10:40

    Can you ask QR why they’ve blocked adding FF#s to exisiting bookings please?

    • Ollie says:
      15 Oct15 October 13:05

      There’s a thread about this on FlyerTalk. Apparently there was massive fraud going on involving QR-adjacent employees adding bogus FF numbers to existing bookings, possible fraud. People were reporting their bookings going all over the place – including the FF# changing from entering the lounge to boarding.
      I was almost hit by this as I made a booking last night — added BAEC # but was also logged into QR. Both numbers got added and the QR one overrode the BAEC one, meaning I was being asked to pay hundreds of pounds for seats over the 7 flights in my itin. Luckily I could remove the QR one over the phone and the BAEC reigned supreme.

    • Andrew says:
      15 Oct15 October 16:06

      +1

      Quite a big thing to cover.

  • jjoohhnn says:
    15 Oct15 October 14:33

    There’s a lot of ‘might’ and ‘could’ used in that! Also baked salmon with double carbs isn’t massively selling it ..

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