Hyatt to offer 'Imlek' buffet

Hyatt to offer 'Imlek' buffet

YOGYAKARTA: To mark the upcoming Chinese New Year, or
Imlek, which falls on Jan. 22, the five-star Hyatt Regency
Yogyakarta Hotel is preparing a special Chinese buffet dinner on
Thursday evening at its Kemangi Bistro from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Offered at Rp 169,000 net per adult or Rp 85,000 net
per child under 12 years of age, the buffet will
offer various Chinese specialties such as Hainan
chicken with ginger dressing, Hong Kong noodles,
Peking duck, Chinese fried rice, cap cay and
Szechuan chicken.

And, of course, thie kwe, or kue keranjang as
many call it here, will also be on the buffet
menu, said Hyatt Yogyakarta public relations officer
Jeni Handayani Ratnasari, referring to the traditional
cake specially served at Chinese New Year
celebrations.

A similar program, according to Jeni, would also be on
offer at the hotel's Teras restaurant, served as an a la carte
seafood barbecue dinner.

To make the celebration looks merrier, Jeni said, both
restaurants would also be adorned with colorful
Chinese decorations, including paper lanterns, or lampion as they
are popularly known here. There will also be Chinese popular
songs and music.

A Barongsay performance will also be staged as part of the
program. --JP