Kung Hei Fat Choi

It's the year of the tiger, the thrill of the fight

Today is the first day in the celebrations of Chinese New Year, we are heading into the year of the Tiger and the family meal you should be having tonight is the beginning of the festivities.

If you’re here, the Cairns Hotel in Monetier is doing a CNY special, which will make a welcome change from the cheese and two meat or meat and two cheese fare of the tradditional menu found along the valley.

Other places for that kind of Sino gig would be the Vietnamese in the old fort in Briancon, the Chinese off Rue Central in Braincon and the equally good Vietnamese in the new town.

Er that’s pretty much it, although there is a Thai (with real Thais) in Villeneuve, there is a sign visible from the road. This is the same restaurant I walked out of after waiting 10 minutes for a menu and some prawn crackers. I mean I’ve heard of sabai, sabai but this was too relax.

Things to also do are wear nice, bright, new clothes and visit your friends and family. Kids and singles don’t forget to hit them up for cash with the phrase “lai see dao loi”, that money is lucky and you deserve it singleton.

It will also be very auspicious for you to go skiing in a place with north facing slopes and 250 km of groomed runs, in an area where there is also an abundance of sunshine.

Wow, I didn’t realise it but that perfectly describes Serre Chevalier, amazing.

Just what the neomancer ordered.