Hotel listings

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-11-28 10:27

BEIJING

Art of sushi making

Bei Restaurant at the Oppostie House offers the last sushi preparation class by chef de cuisine Max Levy, a New Orleans-born New Yorker, who learned the art of sushi making from masters in Japan. Classes are scheduled at 11:30 am on Dec 2 or 5. Cost is 388 per person, including degustation, ingredients and use of materials.

010-6410-5230

Festive buffet

CBD restaurant at Grand Millennium Beijing offers a festive buffet, featuring roast turkey, until Dec 30. Turkey will be matched with stuffing, cranberry sauce, bread and butter pudding, honey-glazed ham, brandy fruit cakes, and existing gourmet buffet selections.

010-6530-9383

Christmas dinner party

Beijing Minzu Hotel prepares a dinner party on Christmas Eve that will present scenarios representative of the West - the Moulin Rouge in France, bullfighting in Spain and London and Broadway. There will be traditional song-and-dance performances, accompanied by famous French wines and exciting prizes to win. Cost is 1,680-2,580 yuan per person. 6-10 pm, Dec 24, 1/F, Coffee Mill, Four Seasons Restaurant, 2/F Jin Xiu Palace, and 11/F East Hall and West Hall.

010-6601-4466 ext 162

Christmas shopping

Get a gift idea at The Peninsula Beijing, where there is a wide range of offerings, or shop in style at The Peninsula Arcade, for fashion, jewelry, leather and other gifts. Or try online shopping at peninsula.com. The Peninsula Boutique is open daily from 11 am-9:30 pm.

010-8516-2888 ext 6691

SHANGHAI

Fish market

The Hongqiao Shanghai Grand Mercure Hotel is inviting all seafood lovers to its Asiatique restaurant this December to enjoy a five-star fish market for 178 yuan plus a 15-percent surcharge on Wednesdays and Fridays. Guests can choose from tuna, salmon, sea bass or yellow-tail, and the chefs at the Grand Mercure will happily grill, steam or fry the 'catch' to their liking. The deal includes a complimentary glass of white wine. Children under 1.2 m can eat for free.

021-5153-3300 ext 3708

Christmas menu

Epicure on 45 is ushering in the festive season with a special Christmas menu next month. Highlights include steamed lobster and spinach salad with mango, nuts, raspberry and walnut dressing (165 yuan), and traditional roast turkey with filling, giblets and cranberry sauce with fresh vegetables (198 yuan). Epicure on 45 is a revolving restaurant located on the 45th floor of the Radisson Hotel Shanghai New World Hotel.

021-6359-9999 ext 4210

Chocolate delight

Bar 505 at the Sofitel Shanghai Hyland is offering a sweet alternative to afternoon tea this season with its set of milk chocolate and hazelnut chips lollipop, bittersweet chocolate tartlet and jam with brioche along with creamy hot chocolate every day from 1 pm to 6 pm for 98 yuan.

021-6351-5888 ext 4281

Hot soups

The Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai's Baiyulan Chinese restaurant is serving up four nourishing winter soups this December for 98 yuan for two plus a 15-percent service charge. They include chicken soup with American ginseng and wild mushroom, and beef tendon stew with apricot and Chinese wild yam.