We are excited to be able to offer you a new Premium Catered service. We have teamed up with Jerry Mant who previously ran Chalet Bartavelle in Meribel for over 20 years to offer the same excellent service he used to offer in Chalet Bartavelle in 3 of our Sunday changeover chalets.
The caterer would have one full day off and breakfast items will be left for you in the chalet to serve yourselves.
We also still offer our standard catering service with one of the excellent independent chefs that we have worked with for many years.
Duncan has been cooking delicious menus for happy, exhausted skiers for more than a decade in the Meribel valley. He has a wide range of cuisines in his repertoire having travelled widely and is always interested in new ideas and methods. Summers for him are now spent working in the Scottish Highlands on private estates, fishing lodges and catering weddings in castles.
Though he prides himself on being adaptable in his menus, he takes inspiration from Yotam Ottolenghi, Adam Byatt and Monica Galleti. He’s enthusiastic about vegetables, and always has a seasonal focus to his food.
At home in Scotland he grows a lot of his own vegetables, and enjoys getting out in the hills in his hiking boots, or out on his bike, when the weather permits. In France he’s a keen snowboarder, happy to hike to get some fresh lines, and always keen to swap stories after a great day on the snow.
Laura has lived and worked in France now for 12 years. During the summer months she lives on the west coast of France (cap Ferret) cooking for owners and renting families in their private villas. The winter months are spent in the alps, for the last 5 years in Meribel but has also done stints in Val d’sere, and Verbier as well. As well as cooking high end cuisine she loves to ski, climb, dive and partake in most water sports.
Laura likes to use quality ingredients to create fresh top end meals to suit any taste and diet.
As you can see Laura is very experienced and we are very happy to be working with her.
Ana started out in fine dining pubs, restaurants and went onto work for a large events company in London for a number of years before concentrating on being a private chef which took her to interesting jobs all over Europe. She completed her training at Ballymaloe, Ireland in 2001 and loves travelling to find new and exciting flavours including a Vietnamese cookery course. She understands the importance of presentation, delivery and prides herself on well sourced seasonal ingredients with flavour. She caters for all manner of dietary needs and is continually creating new menus to add to her repertoire. She has been doing ski seasons for more than twenty years and has settled with her family at the base of the three valleys. Enjoying the outdoors, she spends her spare time skiing, hiking, and climbing
We couldn’t find anything at all to complain about, in fact quite the opposite, the compliments came thick and fast, great hosts, fab catering and a diligent cleaning crew were kept busy ensuring we had a stress free, full on ski week. The perfect ski chalet holiday.
Gerry Brame – Feb 2015
Although we have skied every year for many years this was our first two week skiing holiday and we would happily have made it 3 or 4. The flexibility and friendliness of the service provided by Bettina and her team means that all your needs are well catered. We keep saying we should try another resort, but with chalets like Sardonnere offering such good value, we can’t bring ourselves to abandon Meribel.
Simon Jackson – Feb 2023
“We first met Jerry and Betina 14 years ago on a memorable ski trip with our family, and were thrilled to reconnect with them this year at Chalet Tarine with our grown-up children and their partners. Jerry, an incredible chef and host, made the experience unforgettable—from organizing ski passes and transfers to cooking phenomenal meals and driving us to the slopes daily. The chalet was beautiful, cozy, and spacious. Jerry and Betina took all the stress out of the holiday with their warm, attentive approach. We’re already planning next year’s trip with Summit Chalets!”
The Lindsay-Perezs’ – March 2025
I’d highly recommend summit chalets. Meribel is a fantastic place to ski with loads of variety, and snow cannons that mean even if the weather isn’t perfect, you still get good skiing. Jerry and Betina made organising the holiday really easy and everything ran smoothly thanks to them. Jerry’s cooking was delicious and we skiied home each afternoon thinking of the homemade cakes waiting for us. Thanks for a fantastic skiing holiday."
D Nash – March 2025