Fresco: The ceiling is adorned with a painting by the chef’s mother. — VNS Photo Thúy Hằng Viet Nam News By Thúy Hằng Just one day after the Japanese restaurant Akira Back opened its door at the JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi, I was invited to taste the food creations of Michelin-star chef Akira Back. For me, the JW Marriott brand itself is a guarantee for quality food. My taste buds are always satisfied by unique dishes made with amazing ingenuity and sophistication at the hotel’s French Grill and Crystal Jade restaurants. Chef Akira Back was born in South Korea but grew up in Colorado, and his food creations are modern Japanese with hints of Korean influences, reflecting the chef’s training in Japanese cuisine, and his heritage. Obviously, with 14 restaurants all over the world, Akira Back has more than just sashimi and sushi to thrill connoisseurs. A snowboarder-turned-chef, the 44-year-old has successfully defined the art of food … [Read more...] about Get thrilled at Akira Back
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Halloween At Rex, Majestic And Saigon Boat
Halloween At Rex, Majestic And Saigon Boat By Dat Tien Halloween, a western festival that is held annually at the end of October, is approaching. Some members of Saigontourist Holding Company will celebrate it for fun’s sake. Halloween will be celebrated at Rex Hotel Saigon, Majestic Hotel and Saigon Boat Restaurant. Rex Hotel Saigon The five-star Rex Hotel Saigon in downtown HCM City will celebrate Halloween Festival at its Rooftop Garden, one of the most beautiful bars in the city, on the night of October 30. Joining the festival, guests will have many delicious dishes and a great deal of wine to enjoy. They will also be able to participate in interesting entertainment activities with professional disc jockeys, see a masquerade of the hotel employees or have themselves masqueraded free. Couples with the most impressive, most terrifying and funniest costumes will be given prizes. The ticket for joining the festival costs an adult US$40++ and a child US$26++. The 15% and 10% … [Read more...] about Halloween At Rex, Majestic And Saigon Boat
Hotels busy prepare for Tet holidays
Grand Hotel (8, Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCMC, tel: (08) 3823 0163) On Lunar New Year's Eve, which falls on January 25, visitors can enjoy a buffet party from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Chez-Nous Hotel, featuring outstanding seafood and traditional Vietnamese dishes along with ethnic music, for US$55 per adult and US$30 per child. Palace Saigon Hotel (56 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1, HCMC. Tel: (08) 3829 2860) Visitors also can welcome the Lunar New at Golden Palace Restaurant in the Golden Palace Hotel with an orient seafood buffet party. Patrons will surely indulge in merry and unforgettable moments with ethnic music and dance shows. Prices are at VND350,000 per adult and VND200,000 per child, inclusive of wine. Bong Sen Saigon Hotel (117 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCMC. Tel: (08) 3829 1516) From January 19 to February 1 revelers can enjoy a culinary program "country favor in Tet dishes" featuring traditional Vietnamese Tet dishes such as cha gio hat sen (spring rolls … [Read more...] about Hotels busy prepare for Tet holidays
Ghostly Ho Chi Minh City
The southern hub offers a devilish Halloween chock full o' tricks and treats aplenty October means Halloween season in Western countries. It is a time for howling faces carved into pumpkins and children in spookish gowns haunting every house, knocking on doors, shouting "trick or treat!" The festival is so popular that it has spread to Asian countries including Vietnam. In Vietnam, locals now expect to see the same things in Vietnam as the smiling children pour into the streets with their ghoulish costumes. Knowing that, many restaurants and hotels have rolled up their sleeves to prepare ghostly dishes alongside lively and terrifying games for a spooky night not to forget. Devil's night Hotel Majestic Saigon in District 1 will host Halloween Night at M Bar from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on October 30. Halloween Night customers will be impressed with not only the morbid decorations but also the buffet with all kinds of delicacies, canapés, finger foods and snacks. In addition, … [Read more...] about Ghostly Ho Chi Minh City
Hawaiian food promotion at Equatorial Hotel
The Equatorial Hotel will bring the music, culture and cuisine of Hawaii to Ho Chi Minh City from August 1 to 4. The four-day "Beautiful Hawaii - The Spirit of Aloha" food promotion will showcase Hawaii's unique heritage and culture with the help of singer Nohelani Cypriano. Alan H. C. Ong, Senior Vice President of Operations and Projects in the Hotel Equatorial Group, said Miss Hawaii 2006 Jasmine Ornellas and three other dancers will perform the hula and other Hawaiian traditional dances as Nohelani serenades diners. Chef Kevin Chun, who comes from one of the most well-know pan-Asian restaurants in Hawaii, will prepare a daily dinner buffet and various dishes at Chit Chat and Orientica Seafood Restaurant. The Equatorial Hotel also today launches a corporate bookers incentive, the Equatorial Escapade Program, that will apply to room bookings from April to December. Reported by Vinh Bao … [Read more...] about Hawaiian food promotion at Equatorial Hotel