René Lalique was the most prominent jeweller of the turn of the 20C and the Art nouveau movement. His legacy lives on in Wingen-sur-Moder, with a museum and a luxury hotel in the hundred-year-old Villa, while the Mario Botta-designed contemporary extension houses the restaurant. At the helm is Paul Stradner, a chef influenced by stints in Austria and Germany. Emulsion of potatoes and truffles (one of the signature dishes); lobster with radish, tarragon and spruce-infused mousse; pigeon, rainbow carrots, kumquat and cumin sauce: the epitome of delicate, intelligent, creative food, down to the desserts by Nicolas Multon. This pastry chef, who wanted to study fine art, now conjures up sweet-toothed masterpieces. The wine cellar is quite simply out of this world…