Dining In the foothills of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco
Morocco is a country known for the variety and quality of its food and there are many excellent restaurants in Morocco in Marrakech ( and especially ) that would be absurd if someone wants to know what is best . In a year or a month, that would depend heavily on their own particular tastes and the cooks were having a good season in particular. And Morocco is full of specialized culinary artists .
On the outskirts of Marrakech is a particular restaurant made famous by Sir Richard Branson that is so unique that I think are worth a special visit , a leak in the countryside just outside of Marrakech , heading south towards the big mountains Atlas to a very special hill where Sir Richard has managed Kasbah Tamadot since buying a dozen years ago when I first laid eyes on the complex that looks like a castle above the earth in one of his famous balloon trips through North Africa .
That was in 1998 . The resort reopened Kasbah Tamadot five or six years later as part of the franchise Branson Virgin Airlines. Sir Richard , obviously loves this place , as it seems to get better and better every year , clearly the recipient of your personal attention and affection , and their ability to invest.
The Kasbah Tamadot has one of the world's most unusual restaurants , called Kanoun , which serves delicious local and international cuisine either indoors or outdoors , with a cozy bar with fireplace or on the terrace views , take your pick . Because Tamadot Kasbah has its own extensive garden , most of the vegetables and herbs that you can enjoy here were collected a few meters from your table. As always, just makes a difference.
I went there for lunch on my last trip to Morocco , served to me and my guests on the terrace , from which view you could see for miles in the clear air of the Atlas mountain . I started with a light contemporary dish , mild red pepper gazpacho , accompanied by a timbale of fresh crab and avocado. For dessert , I chose a mango carpaccio , very sour , lime sorbet .
On a previous visit a year or two ago I remember (because I kept a travel journal , as I always do ! ) We had a lunch rather more importantly, a cauliflower puree topped with feathers pickled cauliflower cold, followed by a pill Poussin (a very small chicken a bit like a Cornish game hen ) topped by two small chicken feet crossed and a pear cooked in wine. The fresh mountain air always Moroccan stimulates appetite !
The most famous dish is the Moroccan tagine , a kind of stew that takes its name from the traditional clay pot in which it is prepared. The Kanoun tagine is cooked very slowly over medium heat, giving it the unique flavor and tenderness of the meat . The chef likes a tagine is not as sweet as one more typically found in Morocco, and to me, this is more suited to my taste . Tagine is perhaps the best in the country.
As you can imagine , Kanoun Kasbah Tamadot and restaurants are very popular at all times of the year , so it is imperative to book a table before 45 minutes drive from Marrakech to its doors hill. You can call +212 (0) 524 36 82 00 for a table , or for more information contact the hotel website .
