At first glance Vallee Gourmets is an unlikely enterprise to bring
fine dining to the Alps. The company was founded and is run by ex
Hong Kong residents, previously from Zimbabwe, Trish and Ian Rodwell.
Both share a passion for the snow and all things food and wine. They
have wintered in Meribel, the Three Valleys, various French and Canadian
resorts over the past 25 years. Trish is a chef, food stylist and
fine cuisine teacher. Ian is an airline pilot.

Ian says running a ski business is a very strange thing to do for a farm
boy from Africa. But years spent observing variable service and
menus in some of the popular chalets prompted them to form Vallee
Gourmets, to offer a highly personalised and fully serviced gourmet
experience.