France is known throughout the world for its delicious home-cooked cuisine, and where better to try this avant-garde style of cooking then mere minutes away from your ski chalets in Meribel. Parisian restaurants may excel in gourmet cuisine, but it’s in the rural mountains and valleys that you can try the traditional food and drink which has made French food famous throughout the world.

Breakfast

There’s nothing that sets you up better for a day on the slopes than a hearty breakfast. Of course, you could try recreating this in your ski chalets, Meribel has some wonderful grocery stores, but it wouldn’t be as good as the breakfast offered at Evolution. Located directly opposite the popular Jack’s Bar, the breakfast at Evolution really fires you up for a day in the snow. Don’t be put off by the insulting names on the menu: skinflints might opt for the cheapskate, a breakfast that consists of an egg butty, while vegetarians might be hesitant to order the lesbian, a breakfast with vegetarian sausages and hash browns. Show-offs will need to phone in advance to order the Big Spender, an English breakfast served with foie gras, fillet mignon, champagne, a cigar and an obligatory top hat to wear while eating it.

Hot Chocolate

Usually you don’t have to leave your Meribel ski chalets to enjoy a delicious cup of warm chocolate, but the hot chocolate at Grand Marnier is so much more than just a warming beverage. It’s a cream-topped meal in a glass, a warm fuzzy feeling and a welcome change from your standard apr