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Hong Kong, July 2007 - New appointed Chef Claudio Dieli of the Mistral, the acclaimed authentic Italian restaurant at InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, is unveiling his culinary creations on his first set menu.
The Mediterranean cuisine is using livestock, fishing and agriculture of their region. Ingredients include fish, poultry, game, lame, fresh vegetables and olive oil, which are all low in cholesterol and high fibre.
Pasta and Risotto dishes are always popular. Many are traditionally made with cherry tomato sauce and pumpkin and cheese. Try our new dishes, include Home made tortelloni with prawns and Langoustine mousse with pink sauce, Pappardelle with tomatoes and tuna sauces, eggplant, Ricotta cheese and basil or Asparagus risotto with truffle essence and more. Mediterranean is renowned for its seafood. Grilled swordfish and sea bass fillet is popular, sole fillet is prepare in almond and bread stick crust.
Mistral guests will now have the opportunity and privilege to experience what Claudio as his majoy satisfaction, " The ability to provide guests with a culinary experience that simply reflects the use of best ingredients, skilfully prepared, and which exceeds their expectations."
Hong Kong, July, 2007 - Throughout July Hoi King Heen at InterContinental Grand Stanford will present seasonal seafood from the region of China.
Chef Leung is demonstrating an exquisite culinary art and emphasis on a series of delicate seafood. Seafood is most peculiar to Chinese cuisine. Chef Leung's special dishes include poached fillet of Garoupa with turnip in Chicken broth, which choose the belly is the best part of the Garoupa and a tasty sauce going with it! Sauteed prawn skewer with green pepper and Thai sauce is a mixture of Chinese and Thai. The sweetness of sauce makes the dish tastier while the green pepper helps to improve the prawn's smell. Poached lotus root stuffed with crap mousse in preserved clams sauce is the showcase of Chef's Leung's exceptional cooking skill!
Hong Kong, July 2007 - Café Rendezvous is excited to present Arabic Food Promotion starting from July 1st until August 31st 2007.
Enjoy an Arabic feast with Chef Mohammed Samara and his team member - Khadija Abdulla and Zahra Sabt, a culinary guest chefs from InterContinental The Regency, Bahrain.
Chef Mohammed Samara will bring you a culinary tour to the mystical, exotic world of Middle East by presenting a buffet of delicate and spicy, aromatic and fragrant, scented and syrupy Middle East food at Café Rendezvous. The showcases include Spicy Fish Mouhamara, Tabouleh, Falafel, Manakesh Arayes, Iranian Mixed Kebabs, Shiah Kebab. Or try our dessert with secret recipes Eish el Seriya, Mouhalabia or Kataif and much more!
Don't Miss out the chance to taste exotic ingredients from Middle East. Arabia food promotion is available everyday for Dinner!
Hong Kong- July 2007 - InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong has become the first hotel in Hong Kong to install a new hybrid fuel system for hot water and steam which will cut carbon dioxide
emissions equivalent to taking 70 cars a year off the road.
The new system will also reduce the temperatures around the hotel by up to 2°C while also complying with the Hong Kong government's
Blue Sky Campaign.
InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong Green Policy
InterContinental Grand Stanford is an early pioneer in Hong Kong of green management practices in the hospitality industry. Since 1998, when green was unfashionable or thought undo-able by a hotel in an urban environment, InterContinental Grand Stanford has initiated a stream of initiatives that proves green goes hand in hand with good business. It also became the first Hong Kong hotel to achieve ISO14001 for environmental protection in 2000.
Its policies and projects takes a 360 degree approach that encompasses management, staff and the community to provide environmentally-friendly accommodation and dining in a modern 21st century
urban environment.
Today, it's new hybrid electric plant, a citywide first, is being watched by at least 10 other hotels in Hong Kong who aim to follow suit.
The aging conventional diesel fuel boiler plant is notorious for its poor fuel efficiencies. Since its operation began a quarter of a century ago, the system is showing its age with maintenance problems, environmental unfriendly issues and low plant efficiency.
Indeed, one report by Sustainable Travel International indicates that every day you stay in a hotel means you might burn enough fossil fuels to release 33 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Technical Specifications
The old conventional diesel fuel boiler plant consisted of 3 x 2,400 kW fired tube packaged steam boilers for the laundry, kitchens and 578 guestrooms.
- The new electric hybrid plant consists of 4 x 375 kW electric steam boilers for steam and 8 x 70 kW electric water cooled heat pumps for hot water.
- Upgraded 3 of the 1,500kVA oil-filled transformers to 3 sets of 2,000 kVA gas-filled SF6 transformers.
- The overall efficiency of the old conventional diesel fuel boiler steam plant was about 50~60% while the newly installed electric hybrid plant is 95% efficient for steam generation by electric steam boiler.
Environmental Benefits
- Unburnt fuel particles are no longer emitted which would have affected the hotel's swimming pool and also entered fresh air intakes into the hotel. No more environmental issues of flue gas exhaust associated with the maintenance problems of an aging diesel fuel steam boiler plant
- Potentially reduce temperature around the hotel by at least 1oC
- Approximately 4.3 million cubic feet of CO2 no longer being emitted annually - equal to taking 70 cars off the road every year or the equivalent 500 trees living a full life.
Peter Pollmeier, General Manager said: "The new electric hybrid plant demonstrates our commitment to the environment. We believe in putting investment into our words and this will help us to reduce our carbon foot print on the environment."
"We are conscious that travelers and companies are putting sustainable travel and environmental concerns on the agenda and indeed we have been committed to going and being green for almost a decade now."
"The new plant will require less maintenance which will allow us to enhance our service to our guests and it will of course generate savings due to improved energy performance."
"The biggest winner is the environment and the local community," he added.
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Hong Kong June 2007 - Hong Kong is set to benefit from more tourists from the Middle East as more Arab visitors travel outside their traditional holiday playgrounds of London, New York and Paris with hotels such as InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong ready to capitalize on this new market by introducing new services.
Home to Designer Shopping & Culture
During the hot summer months of July and August, guests from the UAE, Saudi Arabia escape the blistering heat to cities that offer good designer shopping, cultural sights, good halal food and entertainment. Hong Kong Tourism Board has indeed placed valuable marketing dollars in developing this market and InterContinental Grand Stanford has followed suit.
First Hotel to Offer Halal in All Restaurants
This summer, InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong will become the first property in the city to offer halal dishes prepared to traditional recipes alongside its traditional non-halal menu in its restaurants including Cantonese and Italian.
A guest executive sous chef from InterContinental The Regency Bahrain has been specially drafted in to introduce Middle East cuisine to local diners and attract more visitors from the Middle East region to select InterContinental Grand Stanford in July and August.
Chef Mohammed Samara – who cooks regularly for the Prime Minister of the Gulf state - will prepare an extensive buffet selection at Café Rendezvous while overseeing the preparation of selected dishes in The Mistral Italian Restaurant and Hoi King Heen Cantonese Restaurant.
Middle East Specific Services
Meanwhile, prayer mats and compasses are available for guests for religious purposes and Arabic-speaking guest relations staff have been hired to cater to these new guests.
Peter Pollmeier, General Manager of InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong said: “We saw this market develop in 2006 with quite a large number of guests from the Middle East coming in over the summer. This year, we decided to support this market and provide all that they need to make their stay in Hong Kong an enjoyable stay.”
“Hong Kong has everything that London and New York offers – designer shopping, fabulous scenery, world class services, and superb sightseeing in a very safe environment – it’s a big draw for families and hotels with resort style facilities and will only benefit,’ he added.
