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Hong Kong, November 2007 - Swirls of margaritas in the dust bowls of the Rio Grande? Visions of the Alamo? Swirling maracas and the charms of a Mexican cantina in Kowloon? You’re heading in the right direction, as Café Rendezvous at InterContinental Grand Stanford offers an authentic taste of Tex Mex cuisine by the lights of Victoria Harbour throughout November.
Tex-Mex is a cuisine that actually originated with the Tejanos as a hybrid of Spanish and a native Mexican foods when Texas was part of New Spain and later Mexico. Food historians also tell us TexMex cuisine originated hundreds of years ago when Spanish/ Mexican recipes combined with Anglo fare.
Native Americans contribution also made a significant to Tex-Mex include pecans, pinto beans, nopales, wild onions, mesquite flour and agarita berries. Further waves of immigrants from the Canary Islands brought a Berber influence to Texan food including large amounts of cumin, chillis and coriander (cilantro) – creating the distinctive Tex-Mex signature flavours of today.
The ingredients used are also common in Mexican cuisine, although ingredients unknown in Mexico are often added. Tex-Mex cuisine is characterised by heavy use of meat (particularly beef), beans, and spices. Nachos, crispy chalupos, chili con queso, chile con carne and fajitas are all Tex-Mex inventions. Serving chips and a hot salsa as an appetiser is also an original Tex-Mex combination.
Discover the amalgam of Northern Mexican peasant food with Texas farm and cowboy fare is by our creative Chefs.Executive Chef Chris even believe “Tex-Mex’ is an exciting cuisine which evoking the whole world, and spreading across Europe, Paris and on to Thailand, Abu Dhabi and now Hong Kong. Café Rendezvous will serve up the tasty legacy where old and new worlds collide to form a new culinary heritage.
For enquiries and reservations, please call Café Rendezvous on 2731 2860. Note: prices subject to 10% service charge.
Hong Kong, November 2007 – The festive season is upon us and the mood of the city is on a celebratory high note as InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong proudly presents glittering Gold and Black celebrations throughout its fine restaurants and bars.
Book your festive celebrations with the creative Chef Claudio for Christmas Eve lunch or dinner in The Mistral where you can enjoy a traditional European Christmas with our sensational Italian 8 course menu. A perfect Christmas celebration for all the family and close friends.
For fantastic family fun, enjoy all your red hot, perennial favourite dishes and more with all the finest trimmings at the traditional harbour view buffet in Café Rendezvous! Early birds will receive a very special privilege of 20% discount. This only applies to the first 100 guests who buy the festive dinner buffet tickets in Café Rendezvous and leave by 8.00pm!
Select from a host of imaginative dishes for a truly global season of fun and dining pleasure. Enjoy the extensive choices at the ice-cool seafood station, including Canadian snow crab leg, jade sea whelk, lobster, live open oyster and more. Fill your plates at the carving station with roast turkey, coulibiac of salmon and more. Leave a little room for the piece de resistance at the lavish dessert buffet featuring dainty mince pies and Christmas puddings!
At InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong your holiday season is sure to be fun packed programme. Live Music, Carol singers and Santa Claus will entertain you as you dine throughout the festive season’s main events. Finally, don’t forget to countdown at our New Year’s Eve party with a glass of champagne after dinner!
For enquiries and reservations, please call Café Rendezvous on 2731 2860.
Note: prices subject to 10% service charge.
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Prices quoted are correct at the time of publishing but are subject to change.
