Some of the world's top chefs are doing battle in horse racing's gastronomic Derby as tracks bid to offer the ultimate in fine-dining experiences.
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Royal Ascot has assembled a stellar line-up of chefs with nine Michelin stars between them for 2020.
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Top French chef Raymond Blanc has become a fixture at Royal Ascot.
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Blanc, owner of the two Michelin-starred Le Manor aux Quat'Saisons in Oxfordshire, will oversee the showpiece Panoramic Restaurant in the Royal Enclosure.
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Among Blanc's treats are scorched mackerel, horseradish tartare and pickled vegetables.
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Ollie Dabbous, the founder of the Michelin-starred HIDE in Mayfair, London, made his debut at Royal Ascot's The Balmoral restaurant in 2019 and will return to launch Holyroodhouse in the Royal Enclosure.
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Some of the world's top chefs are doing battle in horse racing's gastronomic Derby as tracks bid to offer the ultimate in fine-dining experiences.
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Simon Rogan, an owner of four stars across his dining empire, will be back for a third year with a pop-up restaurant in the Royal Enclosure Gardens.
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Rogan will also curate the menu for the Green Yard restaurant, also in the Royal Enclosure.
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Royal Ascot is a highlight of the British sporting and social calendar.
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A new name to Royal Ascot's culinary stakes is Samoan-born, New Zealand native Monica Galetti, who will take up residence of The Balmoral in the Royal Enclosure.
Brett Graham, the winner of two Michelin stars as head chef at The Ledbury, also in London, will also make his Royal Ascot debut in the airy ON 5 restaurant on the fifth floor of the grandstand in the Queen Anne Enclosure.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is a fixture at Royal Ascot and opens each day of the famous meeting with the Royal Procession.
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"Ascot is a leading light in sporting venue gastronomy and we have an incredible platform to showcase some of the world's top chefs," said Ascot's Jonathan Parker, director of food and beverage.
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Celebrated French chef Albert Roux (left) will team up with granddaughter Emily and son Michel Roux Jr., to offer the Chez Roux dining experience at three of the UK's leading race meetings in 2020.
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The trio's talents will be on show at jump racing's Cheltenham Festival, the Guineas meeting at Newmarket and the Epsom Derby.
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Michel Roux Jr. is owner of the Michelin-starred Le Gavroche, founded by his father Albert and his brother Michel, in London's Mayfair.
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Menus include treats such as duck tourte with roasted parsnips, cranberry and orange compote, and red wine and port jus, or maple-cured loin of Highland venison with ragout, pecan-crusted butternut squash, pommes dauphine and sage.
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Paris' historic Longchamp racecourse underwent a $140 million revamp in 2016.
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Its signature Panorama restaurant has sweeping view over Paris' business district and the leafy Bois de Boulogne to the east.
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Le Panorama overlooks the famous track, with the distant Eiffel Tower visible above the woods.
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For 2019, celebrated French chef Thierry Marx signed off the menu in Le Panorama.
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"I really like the world of fine dining, and carefully chosen clothes, and the world of horses. It's a world of quality. I only believe in one economy: the economy of quality and racing is definitely part of that," Marx told CNN's Winning Post.
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The new ParisLongchamp grandstand was designed by renowned French architect Dominique Perrault.
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The overhanging floors were designed to evoke the feeling of a galloping race horse with colors to match the autumnal hues of the Bois de Boulogne.
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Marx, a huge horse racing fan, is the brains behind Sur Mesure at the Mandarin Oriental in Paris.
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Longchamp has other feature eateries such as the Brasserie.
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The famous Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington in Australia is another race meeting where the hospitality is as eye-catching as the horses.
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In 2018, New Zealand chef Ben Shewry wowed his guests in the Lexus pavilion with a Lamington dessert topped with crushed black ants -- he used 55,000 in all.
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The swanky Birdcage VIP enclave is the place to be seen, with brands bidding to outdo each other in the pursuit of the ultimate "experience." Usain Bolt has been a regular visitor.
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The Bird Bath Bar is a new addition to the Birdcage marquee area.
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Renowned Australian chef Neil Perry of Sydney's Rockpool is a regular ambassador in the Lexus pavilion.
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Australian chefs Matt Stone and Jo Barret of the Oakridge restaurant in Victoria's Yarra Valley oversee a 90-seater, three-storey restaurant for Lexus.
