Hotel Lobby

By Kang Seung-woo

Four Points Gangnam to hold beer festival next month

The Four Points by Sheraton Seoul, Gangnam will host its inaugural beer festival on Oct. 11 and 12 as part of the brand's Best Brew Festival program that will feature various local brews.

The line-up for the two-day event includes brands The Hand and Malt, Art Monster and Good Drinks.

Along with the beer, a number of side dishes such as skewers of seafood and chicken, dried pollack, or “meoktae” in Korean, and grilled squid will be available.

InterContinental Seoul COEX presents 'Autumn Delicacies'

The InterContinental Seoul COEX's buffet restaurant, The Brasserie, has launched its Autumn Delicacies promotion featuring seasonal local ingredients.

Until the end of October, the promotion presents sumptuous signature autumn dishes, including sea eel soaked in oriental medicine-style sauce, and chilled abalone char siu topped with sauce made with newly harvested pine nuts. Currently, grilled whole lamb roast is available every Thursday night and freshly delivered local tuna from Jeju Island sliced on the spot is served to guests on Friday nights.

Also, the newly added “Grocerant,” a “Konglish” compound word of grocery and restaurant, service lets guests choose ingredients they want and offers on-the-spot cooking of the selected items. The “Fresh Grocerant” corner presents crisp seasonal local fruits, and chefs at the corner cut and slice them and vegetables chosen to perfect bite-sized pieces on the spot. The offer is available until the end of November.