hotel briefs
The Grand Hyatt Seoul is presenting a Guam food festival until June 15 at its poolside BBQ every evening.
Chef Brendan Makahi from Hyatt Regency Guam will feature authentic Chamorro cuisine during the promotion period, and a traditional Polynesian dance team will perform a live fire show.
The dinner buffet opens from 6:30 p.m. till 9:30 p.m. and costs 88,000 won during weekdays and 98,000 won on weekends, including tax. For more information and reservations, call (02) 799-8495.
The Millennium Seoul Hilton’s buffet restaurant, Café 395, is featuring Philippine cuisine until next Tuesday.
Michelle Adrilliana, a chef from the Philippines, will feature kalderate (goat meat stew), lumpiang hubad (vegetable spring rolls without the wrappers) and sisig (seasoned pig’s head and liver), among others.
The buffet costs 94,000 won per person for lunch and 99,000 won for dinner. For more information and reservations, call (02) 317-3062.
The JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul offers Hello Kitty bingsu (shaved ice with toppings) until Sept. 30 at the Lounge.
The bingsu will be served in a trademark ribboned cat bowl, featuring snowflakes with fruit toppings. Guests can have bingsu with a tray of Boston lobster choux with caviar and crab cake with remoulade and tomato. The bingsu costs 42,000 won and with the tray it will be 68,000 won, including tax and service charge.
For more information and reservations, call (02) 2276-3000.
The Park Hyatt Busan’s French restaurant Living Room is presenting a summer dinner promotion until Sept. 3.
Using local ingredients, chefs will feature risotto; lobster with tomato jam and lemon vinaigrette; bruschetta with marinated and grilled summer vegetables; roasted scallop with green asparagus, snow peas, lychee and lime; lightly poaches halibut in coconut milk with lavender and blackcurrant cream; and bucatini pasta stuffed with salmon, served with steamed herb foam.
Single dishes starts from 20,000 won. Guests can also have the Summer Breeze set, including a main dish and a dessert for 70,000 won. For more information, call (051) 990-1300.
The Sheraton Grand Incheon offers a summer “staycation” package until Aug. 31. The package includes a night stay at a Deluxe City room with a view of Songdo, dining coupon at Italian restaurant BENE, and complimentary access to the indoor swimming pool and fitness center. Guests also receive a pair of slippers and travel pillow as gifts.
The package costs 173,000 won, excluding tax and service charges. For more information and reservations, call (032) 835-1004.