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Valentine's Day Reimagined as Month of Love
Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives has reimagined Valentine's Day and will unveil a new 100-Candle Dinner as part of their Month of Love this February. St Valentine's Day is celebrated around the world on 14th February. Mark Eletr, General Manager, Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives explains that it was a brainstorming with the Resort's marketing team that led to reimagining the special occasion by extending celebrations to the entire month of February. Kandooma's Month of Love celebrates romance with a focus on shared experiences, The most nerve-racking one for him, and he's seen many proposals go off without a hitch, is the diamond in the Champagne glass. During the February 'Month of Love' at Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives experience an Island Romance getaway starting from US$521++ per room, per night, and including:
Accommodation and return speed boat transfer for 2 adults.
Daily buffet breakfast and dinner for 2 adults at Kandooma Café.
In-villa romantic breakfast for 2 adults once during the stay.
Private Beach Dinner* with Bottle of Champagne once during the stay.
In-villa welcome amenities.
Complimentary Wi-Fi in-villa and public areas.
Complimentary non-motorised water sports (excluding Wind Surfing & Catamaran).
Ushering in the Year of the Rabbit with Prosperity and Style
Singapore – 13 Dec 2022 – Jia He Chinese Restaurant and the newly opened Jia He Grand at One Farrer Hotel, ushers in the Lunar New Year with prosperity and delightful dishes curated to bring fortune, great abundance, and good health. With passion and efforts each Lunar New Year menu is created especially for diners to celebrate the reunion with family and friends to business clientele. Every dish is crafted such that the Jia He Chinese Restaurant and Jia He Grand Lunar New Year Menus from Dining Menus, Takeaway Menus, to the Lunar New Year Goodies would ensure that the Chinese culinary gourmand would be satisfied.
Feast with Jia He Restaurant CNY Set Menu starting from $1,088++ for 10 persons to Lunar New Year Set Menus for minimum 2 persons, available from $108++ per person.
CNY Takeaway and Delivery Menus from Jia He Chinese Restaurant is available from $298+ to $688+ for 5 to 6 persons.
It is known that dining and eating auspicious Lunar New Year foods, would increase the blessings of wealth and success. These are some of the Jia He Chinese Restaurant and Jia He Grand Lunar New Year signatures that would bring abundance for one’s Lunar New Year dining such as:
泡椒青花椒本地龙虾 Wok-fried Baby Lobster with Green Peppercorn 发财4头鲍鱼时蔬伴云吞鹅肝Braised 4-Head Abalone with Seasonal Vegetable served with Crisp-fried Foie Gras Wanton 原只澳龙刺生三文鱼捞生Fresh Whole Australian Lobster Sashimi with Salmon Yu Sheng 橙香焗鲈鱼扒Baked Sea Perch with Orange-Yuzu Compote 日本带子松露蟹肉蛋白炒奶酿豆袋 Sautéed Stuffed Japanese Scallop with Truffle, Crab Meat in Beancurd Pouch, Scramble Egg White with Milk 红烧3头鲍伴甜菜根意大利饭 Braised 3-Head Abalone with Beetroot Risotto 日式酱焗本地龙虾Wok-Baked Local Lobster in Teriyaki Sauce 港式腊味煲香米饭Traditional Claypot Rice with Chinese Sausage and Preserved Meats 南乳烧猪 (半只)Roasted Suckling Pig with Fermented Bean Paste (Half)* 椰盅杏仁蛋白燕窝Double-boiled Almond Cream with Bird’s Nest and Egg White in Young Coconut
Both restaurants will be serving the same Jia He Lunar New Year menus during the 15 days prior to Chinese New Year, starting from 7 January 2023 to Reunion Day, ie Eve of Chinese New Year on 21 Jan 2023, and the 15 days of Lunar New Year starting on 22 January 2023 (Sunday).
A pre-deposit is required on certain days during Chinese New Year, be sure to secure the reservations early. For details of the menus, please find athttps://jiahe.com.sg
For the Chinese New Year Goodies, the Yusheng is a must, look forward to the Pencai and Roast Meats available from Jia He Chinese Restaurant for Takeaway and Delivery: Orders from Lunar New Year Goodies menu such as Smoked Salmon with Walnut Yu Sheng 琥珀烟熏三文鱼鱼生 is at $88+ for Large and $68+ for Small. Another delightful Yu Sheng is Smoked Salmon with Edible Flower and Jackfruit YuSheng 五彩缤纷烟熏三文鱼，波罗蜜鱼生 at $98+ for Large and $68+ for Small. An ideal selection would be the Baby Abalone Yusheng 鲍鱼仔鱼生 at $118+ for Large and $98+ for Small. The CNY Goodies 嘉和福满门庭春节 for Takeaway and Delivery are available from 26 Dec 2022 to 5 Feb 2023. Last order for Local Delivery is on 19 January 2023. Early Bird Discount of 10% is available from 26 Dec 2022 to 15 Jan 2023.
One would be able to feast and have their treasures and wealth with the prosperous Jia He Mini Treasure Pencai 嘉和迷你福临门盆菜 (For 6 Persons) consisting of the 8-Head Abalone, Live Prawn, Fresh Scallop, Dried Oyster, Roasted Sliced Duck, Braised Pork Belly, Sea Cucumber, Yam, Mushroom, Tientsin Cabbage, Radish and Cloud Fungus 8头鲍鱼，生虾，带子，蚝士，烧鸭件，五花肉，海参，芋头，冬菇，津白，白萝卜，云耳 at $311.04 Nett inclusive of GST. Upscale in abundance with the Jia He Treasure Pen Cai 嘉和福临门盆菜 (For 10 Persons) at $451.44 Nett inclusive of GST.
Alternatively give the delicious Jia He Premium Abalone Pen Cai 嘉和豪华鲍鱼盆菜 (For 10 Persons) consisting of 5-Head Abalone and more at $645.84 Nett inclusive of GST.
Jia He is popular for the Roast Meats 烧腊, 饭, 米粉, diners could find for takeaway/delivery the Roasted Golden Suckling Pig Whole 当鸿乳猪 at $419.04 Nett inclusive of GST, Roasted Crispy Duck 明炉烧鸭 (Half at $51.84 Nett and Whole at $84.24 Nett) and Roasted London Duck 伦敦烤鸭 (Half at $62.64 Nett and Whole at $105.84 Nett).
There is *Free Delivery for orders above $250 to one address. The minimum order is $200 for delivery service to be available. The delivery fee on CNY Eve, CNY Day 1 & 2 is $38 per address. CNY Day 3 to CNY Day 15, the delivery service is at $25.
Visit Jia He Chinese Restaurant eShop athttps://shop.jiahe.com.sgfor Takeaway & Delivery Menus to Lunar New Year Goodies from 26 Dec 2022.
Jia He Chinese Restaurant @ Connexion嘉和餐馆 For Reservations, please contact 6694 8988 / 6694 9466 Email :enquiries@jiahe.com.sg
Address: Jia He Chinese Restaurant 1 Farrer Park Station Road, #01-14/15/16 Connexion, Singapore 217562
Jia He Grand @ One Farrer Hotel嘉和Grand For Reservations, please contact 6538 9688 / 6538 2788 Email : jiahegrand@jiahe.com.sg
Address: Jia He Grand Chinese Restaurant One Farrer Hotel, Level 1 1 Farrer Park Station Rd, Singapore 217562
Jia He Restaurant For enquiries, please WhatsApp at 9067 0828 / 8870 8988
About Jia He Grand Jia He Grand opened in November 2022, featuring time-honoured Chinese delicacies to bold, contemporary and multi-sensorial creations, Jia He Grand Chinese Restaurant menu embraces the best of both worlds - one that is of tradition and another of modernity. Taking inspiration from provinces in China, Guangdong, Hong Kong to the popular seafood dishes rooted in Southeast Asia and more, Jia He Grand Chinese Restaurant brings you a wide repertoire of cuisines and styles with a harmonious blend of flavours and creativity to ensure appetites are satisfied, and that your dining moments are unforgettable.
Together, Jia He Grand Chinese Restaurant invites you to take delight in the Jia He experience - one that is marked by culinary mastery and artistry, and providing an exemplary service that both families and business associates will enjoy.
About Jia He Chinese Restaurant Harmony begets prosperity. At the heart of Jia He lies this fundamental principle that transpired from the Chinese idiom “家和万事兴” (Jia He Wan Shi Xing). Rooted in this belief, the owners found “Jia He” to be a befitting name that will also guide in their culinary philosophy.
The Jia He Chinese Restaurant culinary team includes two masterchefs: one who helms Jia He’s main kitchen with his experience of over 20 years at reputable hotel dining establishments, and another, a young, promising and innovative masterchef specialising in dim sum. In the founding team is also a Front-of-House service captain who has had 15 years managing F&B operations including presenting and bringing forth the F&B brands at exemplary high-level events attended by senior officials to international celebrities. The team at Jia He Chinese Restaurant Group would ensure top notch service at Jia He.
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Celebrate Lunar New Year: ‘Year of the Rabbit’ in the Maldives at Kandooma
Chinese New Year marks the first day in the lunar calendar (which starts the day after the first new moon appears) and in 2023 it will be Sunday, 22nd January. Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives is marking the Lunar New Year and welcoming the Year of the Rabbit with special celebrations at the island resort including accommodation packages and fun activities for the little ones. In keeping with Chinese tradition, each new year is characterised by one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals. This year it will be the Rabbit, a symbol of good fortune, courage and kindness. At Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives feasting is on the agenda, which is typically how the occasion is celebrated throughout Asia. On 21st January Chinese New Year's Eve, there will be a buffet dinner at Kandooma Cafe to kick off celebrations with some traditional favourites such as 'Happiness throughout the Year' a dish featuring Crispy Fried Prawns with Garlic Crumbs, 'Surplus Year After Year' Sweet and Sour Fish, and 'Prosperity and Progress' comprising Crispy Roasted Pork Belly and Roast Duck all served alongside the international offering. For information about the Lunar New Year celebrations at Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives visit Hotel Specials for Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives (ihg.com)
Canberra's Namadgi National Park stars in new Netflix documentary
'Kangaroo Valley', a documentary film produced by Los Angeles-based AMPLE Nature, a division of Emmy Award-winning AMPLE Entertainment, exclusively for Netflix, premieres Wednesday 14 December 2022.
Telling the coming-of-age story of a young kangaroo joey called Mala, 'Kangaroo Valley' shows what it takes for her to survive her incredible first year. The odds are not in her favour: only one in five joeys make it to their first birthday. Mala's greatest enemy is the dingo pack that stalks her family. Among them is the young dingo, Miro, who turns out to be her greatest mentor.
Just a 45-minute drive south from the Canberra city centre, Namadgi National Park is a cinematographer's dream, with incredible natural beauty the setting and a cast of native animals that call it home. The park's location at the foothills of the Australian Alps includes the Valley of Gudgenby, where Mala's mob makes their home. A world of breathtaking vistas and granite outcrops, the Valley is divided into two main areas: the wildflower-cloaked plains where the mob grazes during the day, and the snow-gum woodlands which were severely burnt in Australia's 2020 bushfires.
Namadgi is a natural stage with a vast open expanse of grassy fields where the kangaroo mob feed, ringed by dramatic mountains. And it's from these mountains that the dingo pack emerge each day to hunt. It's all a potent combination that makes Namadgi a magical place to film and visit.
Over a year, the talented team filmed more than 300 hours of footage to capture the story of Mala. Lead cinematographer, Tom Crowley (Planet Earth II, Seven Worlds One Planet, Hostile Planet, Earth at Night) was enamoured with what he witnessed and filmed.
Untravelled Paths Announces Construction of the Hotel of Ice in Transylvania has Officially started!
The construction process illustrated by the accompanying video is relatively straightforward. Once the weather is consistently below freezing the construction can start. First, they construct a wooden mold for the walls of the igloo structure. Then they fill this manually with snow, adding cold water with a hose to help turn the snow to ice. Once the 2-metre-high ice walls have been completed, a steel curved igloo roof is placed on top where the construction team adds snow and a sprinkling of water until the entire structure sets. Once the structure has set, they remove all the wood and steel support before taking Ice from the nearby lake to complete the ice furniture inside.
The Hotel of Ice season is expected to run until the 16th of April. It’s situated in the Carpathian Mountains by Balea Lake at 2,034m and is only reachable by cable car. The Hotel of Ice has a minimum of 8 bedrooms but may increase up to 16 bedrooms if required. Along with the 8 bedrooms, it also has an Ice Restaurant & Bar where guests can enjoy a 4-course meal for 60 Euros per person (about £52). During the day visitors can enjoy the neighbouring chalet and winter park with an array of activities. For people wishing to travel to the Hotel of Ice, Untravelled Paths offers a 4-night Ice Hotel & 7-night Ice Hotel Ski Experiences, including a visit to Dracula’s Castle from as little as £349pp and £719 respectively with bed and breakfast.
Banyan Tree Group Continues to Expand New Wellbeing-Centred Brand – Garrya
Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui opened its doors on 15 December 2022, following a rebranding of the well-established resort on Thailand's island of Koh Samui. It is the latest addition to the new Garrya brand of contemporary wellbeing-centred hotels by the Banyan Tree Group – one of the world's leading hospitality companies. After multiple phases of innovative remodelling and refurbishment, while staying true to the philosophy of 'Natural to the Core', Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui joins Garrya Huzhou Lucun and Garrya Xi'an Lintong in China, as well as Garrya Nijo Castle Kyoto in Japan. Exuding simplicity, balance and harmony, Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui is a thoughtfully curated hideaway in a private bay, sitting on 28 acres of breath-taking tropical land which includes a long stretch of sandy beach frontage on the north-eastern side of the island. The rebrand will infuse Garrya's 5s into the new property – guidance on Self-care practices, Simplicity in the design of spaces and amenities, Slow Life to promote slowing down amidst the bustle of daily life, recommendations to improve Sleep & Rest, and Savouring of food for nourishment. An upscale heaven to renew and refresh both body and soul, the resort's multi-purpose suites and villas offer unobstructed views of the Gulf of Thailand, while curated spaces and the 8LEMENTS SPA contribute to an overall sense of wellbeing. To be among the first ones to experience Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui, guests can book the Opening Offer that will run to 31 January 2023 for stays between 15 up to 30 June 2023. This includes an Exclusive Wellbeing Package (3 nights) with a 10% discount off our Best Available Rate for a stay in a Wellbeing Pool Villa plus special inclusions.
