Not waiting at home for Santa Claus anymore, gourmets in Brussels are flying off aboard his sleigh to dine with him above the city's rooftops and twinkling Christmas lights. "Santa in the Sky" is the new twist on the Belgian capital's "Dinner in the Sky" venture, where diners and chefs cooking for them are lifted high in the air on an open platform suspended from a construction crane. Free to marvel at Brussels' Flemish Renaissance grandeur and mediaeval churches, customers can savor haute cuisine from distinguished chefs, some with Michelin stars to their name. Alternatively, they could go for options starting at 55 euros for tea -- of course, it's "high tea". The trick, he said, was coping with the gusts of winter night air that whip around the sleigh.

Source: Egypt Independent December 01, 2016 13:05 UTC