Celebrity guest

ASEAN chief

Stephen Hsu (left), general manager of Legendale Hotel Beijing welcomes ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh upon his arrival.

What's new

Giving back

In order to give back to the hardworking taxi drivers who safely deliver hotel guests, Kuntai Hotel Wangjing launched a one-week thank-you campaign Sept 8. Taxi drivers who bring guests to the hotel during this period will receive a gift bag including a purse, waist bag, bottle of water and a small surprise from the hotel.

National Day package

China World Hotel, Beijing offers National Day Holiday Packages between Sept 27 and Oct 13. Priced from 1,388 yuan to 2,888 yuan, the packages include late check-out until 4 pm, private check-ins, club privileges, double or triple award points and other perks.

010-6505-8885

Cuisine

Fresh Yangcheng crabs

The Ritz-Carlton Beijing offers fresh and fat Yangcheng Lake crabs handpicked by its Chinese executive chef Ku Chi-fai at Yu Restaurant. Guests can choose to have their crabs freshly steamed or flavored with Chinese yellow wine or basil. 010-5908-8111

Malaysian flavors at Aroma

Hyatt on the Bund is introducing the authentic Malaysian cuisine prepared specially by master chefs from Hyatt Regency Kinabalu. Irresistible famous Malaysian food on the menu includes: rendang kambing, the braised mutton with coconut and spices and sambal udang harimau. Furthermore, all diners have a chance to win exciting prizes.

021-6393-1234

New menu for autumn

Cafe Swiss of Swissotel Grand Shanghai is presenting a new fall menu to highlight a healthy variation of seasonal produce and ingredients. Pumpkin salad with artichoke and olive served with bread chips, poached perch served with sweet potation mash and vegetables can be found here and be enjoyed. Moreover, the creamy Swiss-cheese sausage stew with root vegetable and mushroom with shallot is a taste sensation.

021-5355-9898

Italian black truffles

Grand Hyatt Shanghai is introducing the special black truffle and porcini menu. It will present the authentic tastes of Italian cuisine accentuated by the powerful aromas and flavors of the black truffles and porcini mushrooms that will bring the experience of enjoying the excellent cuisine in the rolling hills of Italy.

021-5047-1234 Ext 8778

China Daily

(China Daily 09/14/2013 page13)