Sun, 13 Nov 2005

Mango promotion at Shangri-La

Healthy mangoes will be on offer at Satoo Restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta all through November to satisfy customers' palates.

Famously sweet, mangoes are considered a very healthy delicacy. And the green flesh of young mangoes can be eaten as a salad.

The fruit will be served in various dishes, including the exotic Indonesian culinary creation Grilled Chicken with Mango and the more western Grilled Chicken with Mango Butter, as well as delicious desserts like Mango Franchipan Tart and Mango Raisin Sherbet.

During the mango promotion, Satoo Restaurant will feature a lunch buffet (including jamu, coffee and tea) for Rp 130,000 per person and a dinner buffet for Rp 165,000 per person.

Shangri-La, Kota BNI, Jl. Sudirman, Jakarta Phone: (021) 570 7440 -- The Jakarta Post

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Thanksgiving dinner at Mulia

For everyone who loves a good turkey, The Cafe at Mulia Hotel will offer an irresistible Thanksgiving dinner in unbeatable surroundings.

The appetizing buffet will be one to be thankful and to share with family and friends.

Thanksgiving is about sitting down to eat with the people who mean the most to us. It is about passing love around the table, and bowing our heads over turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy until every heart is full.

The Cake Shop, meanwhile, will offer traditional Carrot Cake, Pecan Maple Tart Pastry, Pumpkin Pie and more.

It is time to be thankful and share.

Mulia Hotel, Jl. Asia Afrika, Jakarta Phone: (021) 574 7777 -- The Jakarta Post

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Dim Sum Extravaganza at Lai Ching

Lai Ching Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jakarta is serving up a dazzling variety of delicious dim sum.

Chefs are creating a delicious selection of dim sum with different fillings, types and shapes.

Offering Cantonese-style cuisine, Lai Ching Restaurant also specializes in dim sum, including its steamed vegetable dumpling with fungus, which has bamboo shoots and black mushrooms.

Steamed ha gao with shark's fin is also a favorite. It is prawn with rice-flour skin and mixed with shark's fin.

The dim sum is prepared by chef Peter Tang, who has 20 years experience in cooking and has won several awards.

Four Seasons Hotel, Jl. Rasuna Said, Jakarta Phone: (021) 252 3456 -- The Jakarta Post

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Ibis Slipi wins international award

Ibis Hotel in Slipi, West Jakarta, has been named Best Economy Hotel Asia Pacific by Travel Trade Gazette Asia, more popularly known as TTG Asia, in this year's reader survey.

The vice president of Accor Indonesia, Gerard Guillouet, said the Ibis Hotel in Slipi was the first Ibis Hotel in Asia.

He thanked readers of TTG Asia for voting for Ibis Slipi.

According to him, Ibis Slipi enjoys an occupancy rate of above 90 percent.

The Accor Group, which runs Ibis Hotel, was also named Best Global Hotel Chain for the second consecutive year.

Accor currently manages 34 hotels in Indonesia.

Accor Asia Pacific, Wisma 46 Kota BNI, Jl. Sudirman, Jakarta Phone: (021) 574 4414 -- The Jakarta Post