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“Seven Luck” sandwiches at the Plaza Hotel
The hotel’s boutique caf and bar “The Lounge” offers a newly added sandwich menu, “Seven Luck,” featuring six kinds of sandwiches made by the hotel’s chefs for each day of the week. The chef at the Lounge participated in the whole process of creating three new sandwiches. The “Oceans Burger” contains fresh shrimp, squid and halibut cutlet, and “Camembert Cheese Mushroom Panini” is made with Turkish traditional bread ekmek, camembert cheese and mushrooms. The “Olive Chicken Sandwich” is a perfect
Sept. 28, 2012
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October Beer Festival at Renaissance Seoul Hotel
The hotel’s outdoor bar Beer Garden presents the “October Beer Festival” for the upcoming autumn season every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from Oct. 4-Nov. 2. October Beer Festival offers a variety of German-style dishes and unlimited BBQ including German-style potato soup, German potato salad, marinated cabbage salad, German pickles, Frankfurter sausage, beer-marinated roasted pork knuckle, traditional German sauerkraut, and sprout-marinated grilled chicken. Also, guests with the “Beer Garden
Sept. 28, 2012
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Japchae (potato starch noodles stir-fried with vegetables)
Japchae is a dish of potato starch noodles mixed with various stir-fried vegetables. Japchae is served without fail on holidays and traditional ceremonial days. The name japchae, or sundried vegetables, came about because it is mixed with various vegetables. Ingredients● 50g beef (top round), 10g (2 sheets) brown oak mushrooms, 3g Jew’s ear mushrooms ● Seasoning sauce ①: 1.2 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp minced green onion, 1/4 tsp minced garlic, 1/2 tsp sesame salt, 1/2 tsp sesame oil,
Sept. 28, 2012
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Presidential diners give restaurateurs a big rush
WASHINGTON ― Are presidents good for the restaurant business?They are if the first families are inclined to dine out, as the Clintons were in their time and the Obamas are now.Ashok Bajaj credits President Bill Clinton with putting “Indian food on the map” after visiting his Bombay Club here in Washington in August 1993 and eight to 10 more times after that during his two terms.“There’s definitely a spike in business” after a president dines in your establishment, Bajaj said. “It’s very much lik
Sept. 28, 2012
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French vintners want U.S. chateaux kept out of EU
BRUSSELS (AP) ― Drinking a Bordeaux wine from a “chateau’’ is as French as swigging Kentucky bourbon is American. But now tempers are flaring across the vineyards of France. The United States wants to sell some of its wines in the European Union with ― sacrilege ― a “chateau’’ or “clos’’ label. Is that cheating? Misappropriation? Whatever it is, the issue has the Bordelais turning claret with anger. “What is at stake is the respect for tradition and quality,’’ Laurent Gapenne of Chateau de Lavil
Sept. 26, 2012
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Chuseok planner
Pairing Chuseok dishes with green tea and handling leftoversWith a mere week left till the nation celebrates one of South Korea’s biggest annual holidays, the time has come to start gathering the necessary ingredients needed to prepare traditional dishes for the ancestral “jesa” table next Sunday morning. By now, Chuseok gifts have begun to trickle in. Generally food-related and seasonal, these packages range from precious rows of pine mushrooms redolent of early autumn to neatly arranged slabs
Sept. 21, 2012
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Annual Oktoberfest at Millennium Seoul Hilton
The hotel’s international buffet restaurant Orangerie is hosting “Oktoberfest,” a festival which originated in Munich, Germany, during the month of October. Orangerie will be decorated in blue and white, the representative colors of Oktoberfest. Adding to the ambience, the servers will be dressed in traditional Oktoberfest garb and guests may taste the festival’s signature delicacies including handmade German sausages, sauerkraut, German-style potato salad, German sausage salad and more. Lunch b
Sept. 21, 2012
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Autumn promotion menu at Imperial Palace Seoul
The hotel presents autumn seasonal special menus at its Chinese restaurant Cheonsan, Japanese restaurant Manyo and Italian restaurant Verona until Nov. 30. Cheonsan introduces invigorating pine mushroom dishes such as natural pine mushroom abalone, sea cucumber and steamed shark’s fin. Manyo presents “Woo Bon Shu Woo” course menus, which include traditional Kyoto cuisine, autumn pine mushroom and seafood, Dobimushi and “autumn-colored shinzoo” made of natural pine mushroom. Verona offers seven s
Sept. 21, 2012
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Package after renovation at InterContinental Seoul Coex
The hotel, celebrating the completion of its renovations, presents the “First Stay Package,” offering accommodation at discounted prices through Nov.11. The package will cover a one-night stay at a superior room or an elite room as well as free access to the fitness center and free internet. In addition, a special coupon book will be provided with a gift certificate for a second glass on the house at the lounge bar, a 20 percent discount at any hotel restaurant, and more. Asian Live, Sky Lounge,
Sept. 21, 2012
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Dishes for autumn gastronomy at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill
The hotel’s Asian restaurants Myonwolgwan and Kiyomizu present “Dishes for Autumn Gastronomy,” available until Nov. 30 and Oct. 31, respectively. Myongwolgwan, the Korean restaurant offers a healthy and eco-friendly dish, steamed rice in lotus leaf. Lotus leaf is a perfect menu for guests with high blood pressure and diabetes. Chef Nagatsuma, the executive chef at the Japanese restaurant Kiyomizu, presents the “autumn kaiseki cuisine,” refined authentic Japanese delicacies composed of pine mushr
Sept. 21, 2012
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Hospital greenhouse producing food ― and wellness
DETROIT ― Perched on an 8-foot ladder, Michelle Lutz reaches into the leafy tops of the pole-bean vines growing toward the glass roof of Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital’s new $1 million hydroponic greenhouse.“The first ones!” the resident farmer declares, holding up several young pods.Already that morning she had picked red and green lettuces, heirloom cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, okra, edible nasturtiums and bunches of herbs for the hospital’s kitchen, which uses the produce in patients’ mea
Sept. 21, 2012
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Eobok-jaengban (boiled meat platter)
Eobok-jaengban is a dish made of clear beef broth with pressed brisket, ox tongue, vegetables such as mushrooms, and buckwheat noodles on a brass platter. This dish is served and eaten while simmering. Originally, eobok-jaengban used cheap cuts of meat instead of lean meat in the northern area of Korea. ● 600g gristle (from knee bone of cattle), 200 g ox-tongue, 4 cups precleaning water ● 200 g beef (brisket) ● 17 cups boiling water ● fragrant seasoning : 1 head green onion, 1 head garlic ● 15 g
Sept. 21, 2012
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Woman lost 85 pounds on 'Starbucks diet'
A Virginia law librarian with two jobs says she lost 85 pounds on the "Starbucks diet," a diet she designed herself by only eating food from the coffee chain.Christine Hall, who is 5 foot 4 inches tall, said she went from weighing 190 pounds to 114 pounds during a two-year period by tracking the calories online for food she bought at her nearby Starbucks, NBCNews.com reported.The 66-year-old libra
Sept. 19, 2012
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Autumn Ladies Package at Grand Hilton Seoul
The hotel presents two special overnight packages for ladies from Sept. 6-Nov. 30. “The Autumn Ladies Package ” offers a one-night stay in a three-bedroom unit at the Grand Suite serviced residence, which includes a kitchen and a living room that can accommodate up to four guests. “The Autumn Ladies Package II” offers one- night stay in a four-bedroom Grand Suite unit available to a maximum of six guests. The packages are designed to provide a true girls’ night out, where guests can share a rela
Sept. 14, 2012
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New sushi lunch menus at W Seoul-Walkerhill
The hotel is presenting newly added lunch menus at Japanese restaurant Namu.ICE, Namu’s signature sushi bar located in the center of the restaurant, presents an exclusive design and sushi dining experience. One of the two new lunch menus is “Namu Noon” where guests can enjoy unlimited sushi from noon to 3 p.m. Ladies looking for a simple yet stylish lunch menu can enjoy “Roll and Noodles.” Namu offers dining hall and private room dining options perfect for both family gatherings and business occ
Sept. 14, 2012
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Paris themed party at Grand Hyatt Seoul
The hotel is hosting a lounge party under the theme of “Midnight in Paris” at The Paris Grill on Sept. 20. This premier lounge party will recreate the scenes and ambience of Paris inside the restaurant, allowing guests to sample canaps and premium wines or champagne, to the serenade of romantic chansons. The excitement of this Parisian evening will move into high gear with the music of a live DJ, along with lucky draw gifts, including a hotel voucher for stays at the Park Hyatt Paris Vendome. Th
Sept. 14, 2012
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Welcoming Full Moon events at Hyatt Regency Jeju
The hotel offers two special events titled the “Welcoming Full Moon” for families or couples to celebrate Chuseok, available from Sept. 29-Oct. 1.The first package, “Family Package,” includes a one-night stay in a deluxe room, breakfast buffet at Terrace Caf, complimentary use of a rental sedan car for 24 hours as well as free entry to the Kids Village. The “Dining Package” includes a one-night stay at a deluxe room, Chuseok holiday buffet at Omi Market Grill and complimentary use of the sauna.
Sept. 14, 2012
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Autumn package at Renaissance Seoul Hotel
The hotel is offering a relaxing “Autumn Weekend Package” for guests to spend a quiet, relaxing fall season during the weekends from Sept. 7-Dec. 2. The “Autumn Saving Package” covers a one-night stay in a deluxe room. The “Autumn Night Package” includes a one-night stay in a deluxe room plus a bottle of red wine and cheese plate. The “Autumn Healing Package” comes with complimentary breakfast at the Cafe Elysee and a special giveaway “Healing Box.” The “Autumn Family Package” comes with complim
Sept. 14, 2012
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Tteokjjim: (braised stuffed rice cakes)
“Tteokjjim” is a dish of rice cakes, beef and vegetables braised with seasonings. It is said that in the olden days, the court kitchen ladies prepared tteokjjim for the king, who lacked physical exercise and sometimes suffered from indigestion, because it was thought to ease stomach troubles.Ingredients● 300 g bar of white rice cake, sesame soy sauce: 1/2 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil ● 40 g beef (top round) ● 100 g beef (shank), 4 cups water ● seasoning sauce ①: 1 tsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar
Sept. 14, 2012
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Portuguese doughnuts at Hawaiian cafe
Malasadas fried-to-order at latest Aloha Table shopThere is something so universally comforting and soul-satisfying about doughnuts that it should come as no surprise that America is far from alone in upholding a longstanding tradition of making utterly scrumptious treats out of fried dough. Doughnuts, in their various permutations, are a part of most food cultures, and the Portuguese malasada is Hawaii’s doughnut of choice. Brought in by immigrants from Portugal in the 19th century, the hole-le
Sept. 14, 2012