Ultimate Gift for the Gourmand: Four Seasons Presents a Once-in-a-Lifetime Journey Through Cuisines and Cultures Aboard the Four Seasons Private Jet

Four Seasons brings guests closer to the world's most exclusive culinary journey with all-new travel gift

TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- It's often the gifts that don't fit in a box that are the most treasured.  The opportunity to travel the world, expand our horizons, see and do things we've never done before – those are the gifts that last in a lifetime of memories.

Now, Four Seasons has created the ultimate gift for the gourmand:  an extraordinary voyage through cuisines and cultures in nine countries.  Highlighted by a series of Michelin-starred dining experiences, immersive cooking classes, foraging expeditions, and market tours led by renowned chefs and local culinary pioneers, Culinary Discoveries takes guests on a 19-day odyssey across two continents, with air travel aboard the Four Seasons Private Jet and luxurious accommodations at Four Seasons hotels and resorts.

Click here for a sneak peak of the Culinary Discoveries journey.

A Special Gift from Four Seasons

Exclusively for the Culinary Discoveries journey, Four Seasons is offering complimentary business class airfare from each guest's home city to the starting point in Seoul, Korea, and back from Paris, France - a value of up to USD 5,000 per person.

A Culinary Itinerary Like No Other

A small group of culinary adventurers will meet in Seoul, where they will get to know one another at a private dinner in the home of chef Jong Kuk Lee.  In the days to come, guests will dine on wagyu and kobe beef in Tokyo, and learn about molecular gastronomy in Hong Kong in addition to enjoying a traditional feast of whole suckling pig.  In northern Thailand, the group goes on an elephant trek, followed by a market visit in Mumbai before the Four Seasons Private Jet takes off for Europe. In Florence, guests meet an eighth-generation butcher and visit Michaelangelo's David during a private viewing, and in Lisbon, they explore a city and cuisine shaped by its seafaring history.  After an exclusive foraging and dining experience in Copenhagen, guests jet off to Paris for a farewell dinner to remember at Four Seasons Hotel George V. 

Along the way, Four Seasons Private Jet guests will meet other legends of the global food scene including Namae Shinobu, Alvin Leung Jr, Duangporn "Bo" Songvisava, and Jiro Ono, who gained worldwide recognition for his 10-seat restaurant in the Tokyo subway through the 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi.  Guests will also meet leading Four Seasons chefs including Christian Le Squer of three Michelin star Le Cinq in Paris, and Chan Yan Tak of Lung King Heen in Hong Kong, the world's first Chinese restaurant to earn three Michelin stars.

"The list of dining experiences alone is astounding.  Other travellers could spend weeks or months trying to secure reservations at any of these restaurants, and then plan a special trip around one meal.  Here, Four Seasons has secured the best tables and behind-the-scenes access, all in one incredible trip filled with opportunities to eat, drink and explore to your heart's content," says Director of Guest Experience and On-Board Concierge Javier Loureiro, noting that Four Seasons Private Jet guests will have rare opportunities to learn the secrets of Michelin-starred chefs, go on market and foraging excursions, enjoy hands-on tutorials and more, all in the company of like-minded travellers.

About the Four Seasons Private Jet

Taking luxury hospitality to new heights, the Four Seasons Private Jet opens doors to the world's most intriguing destinations and extraordinary experiences.  Guests travel aboard the 52-seat custom-designed Boeing 757 and stay exclusively at Four Seasons hotels and resorts, with dedicated staff both in the air and on the ground tailoring each journey to each guest's own interests. 

About Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Founded in 1960, Four Seasons continues to define the future of luxury hospitality with extraordinary imagination, unwavering commitment to the highest standards of quality, and the most genuine and customised service. Currently operating 104 hotels, resorts and residences in major city centres and resort destinations in 43 countries, and with more than 50 projects in development, Four Seasons consistently ranks among the world's best hotels and most prestigious brands in reader polls, traveller reviews and industry awards. For more information and reservations, visit fourseasons.com. For the latest news, visit press.fourseasons.com and follow @FourSeasonsPR on Twitter.

Laura Schlecht, lschlecht@HLGRP.com

SOURCE Four Seasons