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HOTEL LOBBY
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By Kim Se-jeong
Grand Hyatt Incheon launches tasty events in the New Year. The “Restaurant 8” will present a year-long Restaurant 8 Journey where guests can experience a variety of cuisines from the East and West. Each month will have its own signature menu, peppered with cooking classes and chef’s table dinners. Restaurant 8 is well known for its unique dining concept featuring eight distinctive cuisines under one roof, including four Eastern and four Western kitchens. In January, the French Café will present a five-course gourmet dinner, featuring delicacies, including caviar, truffles and foie gras, paired with fine French wines. Lunch is available for 66,000 won, while dinner costs 88,000 won from Monday through Friday. In February, chefs from the Grill will present a traditional lunar New Year menu. In March, they will present seafood and noodles. For more information and reservations, call (032) 745-1234 or visit https://
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The Chinese restaurant Yeohyang is presenting Sandong seasonal specials to help guests overcome the windy chill of winter. This promotion is available for lunch and dinner. The lunch set includes assorted seafood with bean curd and vegetables, sauteed sea cucumber with pine and black mushrooms, Sandong-style beef fillet and sauteed Chinese chives with seafood and steamed Chinese flower bun, or sauteed Chinese chives with beef slices and steamed Chinese flower bun. Birds nest soup with seafood and mushroom, braised “pei pa” bean curd and pine mushrooms with oyster sauce and steamed ding prawn with garlic will be added to the dinner set. For guests interested in trying more diverse dishes with Chinese chives, an a-la-carte menu is offered as well, including sautéed Chinese chives and sliced beef, sautéed Chinese chives and seafood, noodle soup with Chinese chives and oysters and noodle soup with Chinese chives and seafood. The Sandong special is available from Jan. 1 to Feb. 28. The lunch set is priced at 88,000 won and the dinner set is 150,000 won, including tax and service charges. For more information and reservations, call (02) 2287-8787
JW's Grill, a Western-style restaurant at the JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, presents two special set courses devised by executive chef Andreas Krampl. The first seasonal course consists of smoked salmon with horseradish sauce, endives salad with pear and blue cheese, cream of mushroom soup, crab with Béarnaise sauce, tenderloin steak with asparagus and chocolate cake for dessert. It costs 110,000 won per person. (all prices include tax and service charges. The second course includes crab cakes with lemon sauce, French onion soup, Caesar salad, prime beef and abalone steak, and vanilla-infused grapefruit gratin. It costs 130,000 won per person. Diners from Dec. 26 to 31 will be offered a 25 percent discount on Moët & Chandon Golden Magnum champagne. For information and reservations, call (02) 6282-6759.
The Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel presents various desserts made with fresh strawberries at its 41st floor Lobby Lounge Bar. “All About Strawberries” is available from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday from Jan. 3, 2015. Guests can taste a wide variety of strawberry delights from fresh strawberry tart to chocolate strawberry tart, strawberry Madeleine, strawberry mille-feuille, strawberry crème brûlé, soft strawberry curd cream, strawberry meringue sandwich, macarons and chocolate fondue. A selection of coffee or tea is available. Price is 34,200 won per person, including tax.
The Sheraton Incheon Hotel is presenting a “Romantic Countdown Party” on Dec. 31 at its bar Bb. Guests will be served a variety of drinks, including cocktails, wines and champagnes. The bar will have a screen which will air year-end ceremonies taking place in Seoul. Every top of the hour starting from 10 p.m. to midnight, a lucky draw will take place, and champagne Veuve Clicquot will be given. At midnight, a free glass of sparkling wine will be provided to all the party guests. The hotel will also present “Bubble in December Champagne,” consisting of a bottle of premium champagne and strawberry canapes, for sale, and guests who order the set will be given a chance to win a room or a meal voucher. The drink set costs 75,000 won, including tax and service charges. For more information and reservations, call (032) 835-1712-3.