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(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-10-05 08:46

Beijing

Warwick Estate wine dinner

Kempinski Hotel Beijing and boutique distributor EMW Fine Wines will feature an exciting winery in South Africa, Warwick Estate, at a wine-tasting dinner in Kranzler's restaurant on Oct 15. The meal costs 498 yuan per person, plus 15-percent surcharge. Warwick wines will also be available at Kempinski Hotel Beijing until Nov 30.

010-6465-3388 Ext 4200

All about lobster

The Westin Beijing Chaoyang presents a Canadian lobster festival this autumn, flying superb lobsters across half of the globe. There will be live cooking stations at Seasonal Tastes, lobster with Chinese classical flavors at Zen5es, together with delicate Western creative dishes at Grange, with a healthy concept menu from Oct 15 to 30. 010-5922-8880

Seafood paradise

Vasco's of Hilton Beijing Wangfujing organizes a Catch Me If You Can Portuguese Seafood Buffet. Portuguese executive sous chef Ricardo Bizzaro cooks up an array of succulent seafood selections such as roasted codfish with extra virgin olive oil, half grilled lobster per person with spicy coconut sauce, Portuguese acorda, mashed bread with seafood and coriander and pasteis de bacalhau, and deep fried Portuguese bacalhau cake. 010-5812-8888 Ext 8411

Flavors of the season

Jade Shanghai Flavor Restaurant at Hotel Kunlun presents a hairy crab feast fresh from the deep waters of Yancheng Lake, while Keikoku Japanese Restaurant offers healthy autumn delicacies.

010-6590-3388, Ext 5031 (Jade), Ext 5695 (Keikoku)

Experience Tuscany

Va Piano at InterContinental Beijing Beichen prepares Tuscan cuisine with its natural and flavorful ingredients. The chef uses a myriad of fresh and healthy ingredients, to make Tuscany tomato and bread soup, homemade gnocchi, followed by a main course of roasted saddle of pork, paired with Brunello di Montalcino or a Chianti Reserva from the extensive Italian wine list. 010-8437-1360

shanghai

National Day package

Enjoy special room packages at Hyatt on the Bund to make this National Day one that will be remembered for a lifetime. From Oct 1 to 7, Hyatt on the Bund offers guestroom packages for 1,888 yuan per night and bund suite package for 3,888 yuan per night. The packages include accommodation for two adults, a daily international buffet breakfast and dinner at Aroma Restaurant. Prices are subject to a 15-percent surcharge. 021-6393-1234

Wagyu beef

Prego Italian Restaurant at the Westin Bund Center Shanghai proudly provides the unique taste of Australian-grown wagyu beef until Oct 27. Because of its extensive fat marbling, wagyu beef look like it's covered in snow. Master Chef Stefano and his Prego team provide guests with a perfect combination of Italian tastes and fantastic Australian wagyu beef, including pan fried wagyu beef tenderloin with sweet capsicum coulis chilly infusion and deep fried spinach ravioli crisps. 021-6335-1786

Musical brunch

Pudong Shangri-La Shanghai presents an exclusive international brunch with Cross Border Orchestra Ireland on Oct 31.

Led by Europe's leading conductor, Gearid Grant, 84 musicians will perform music of various genres composed by award-winning composer Brian Byrne. The live musical brunch, priced at 420 yuan per adult and 220 yuan per child, will take place from noon to 3 pm in the grand ballroom on the third floor of the river wing at the hotel.021-2828-6888

Crab feast

As autumn arrives, Caf Mix at Crowne Plaza Shanghai Fudan offers authentic hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake. Coupled with a cup of warm ginger tea or traditional Chinese rice wine, the crabmeat will dazzle and impress any palate. The restaurant also offers more than 10 delightful crab dishes, such as sauted lake shrimps and hairy crabmeat and matsutake soup with hairy crabmeat. 021-5552-9999 Ext 3021