{"id":19141,"date":"2020-01-09T12:41:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T04:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/?p=19141"},"modified":"2020-07-09T15:16:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T07:16:38","slug":"frost-philanthropy-fondue-in-rhode-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/frost-philanthropy-fondue-in-rhode-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Frost, Philanthropy & Fondue In Rhode Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Switch ski sticks into fondue forks in this hearty, festive popup gondola<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

All ski lifts look the same except for one (or three)\u2014a whimsically-designed gondola in lush, yellow-orange colour, nestled around a firepit in Ocean House, New England, looking like Santa’s carriage, if not for the strings, and the lack of reindeer.\u00a0 True, Christmas is a page turned, but the spirit of cheerfulness and kindness reigns throughout winter<\/strong><\/a>, especially when stepping into this folkloric fondue pop-up room.\u00a0 It’s the Fondue Express, a dining experience that happens specifically, inside a gondola.\u00a0 One might complain there are not much room, or minutes, to enjoy a feast<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 But that’s the point of fairy tales\u2014they don’t exist for long, and one has to relish every second of it.<\/p>\n

Inside the Express<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

No plain chairs, no open-air windows are in the special Veuve Clicquot branded gondolas\u2014each are refurbished rooms decked with custom wood floors with heating underneath.\u00a0 Patterns of the Alps are evident on its drapes and textiles.\u00a0 Overhead, a chandelier lights up the table that is set with a four-course menu.\u00a0 Getting in requires no luck; the dining experience is priced at $560 for four people, and the gondolas are made to accommodate up to 16 gastronomic guests.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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Ocean House’s fondue experience<\/p><\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Plates are served with Swiss favourites: a heaping of Bresaola, a slice of Black Forest ham, Swiss plum tart slathered on with cinnamon ice cream, an assortment of charming Christmas cookies, and a traditional Swiss Raclette.\u00a0 Each course is matched with a delectable set of wine pairings from Veuve Clicquot, for, of course, a toast must happen.\u00a0 Everything becomes less cold while being wrapped in a white down jacket from Columbia’s Extreme Eco.<\/p>\n

When the feast is over, everyone in the chairs will take home a boxed collection of Swiss chocolates before stepping out.\u00a0 A portion of the proceeds is given to the Ocean House Fund for Charitable Giving as an aid to families in need. oceanhouseri.com\/culinary\/fonduevillage<\/a><\/em> \u25fc[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Subscribe to the latest edition now by clicking here.<\/em><\/a><\/span>
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\u00a9 This article was first published online in Jan 2020 – World Travel Magazine.<\/em><\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Switch ski sticks into fondue forks in this hearty, festive popup gondola All ski lifts look the same except for one (or three)\u2014a whimsically-designed gondola in lush, yellow-orange colour, nestled around a firepit in Ocean House, New England, looking like Santa’s carriage, if not for the strings, and the lack of reindeer.\u00a0 True, Christmas is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2024],"tags":[2106,2146,2160,1988,1106],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}