Beijing, China -- (SBWIRE) --12/04/2011 -- Legendary Raffles Beijing Hotel is partnering with Hong Kong based airline Dragon Air to showcase signature dishes from its fine dining restaurant Jaan aboard flights from Beijing to Hong Kong.
Jaan’s renowned cuisine is being served in First and Business Class as part of a new “Gourmet Fine Dining Experience in the Air” promotion extending for the year 2012.
A rotating menu of 21 dishes has been created by acclaimed Executive Sous Chef Ms Laia Pons, focusing on the highest quality of seasonal ingredients and nutritious value.
Jaan’s culinary feast in First Class includes one of the restaurant’s most popular signature dishes, “Braised Wagyu Beef Short Rib”, served with “Pumpkin & Cardamom Purée, Zucchinis, Sugar Peas and Shallots in Port Wine Sauce.”
Other menu highlights include an appetiser of “Marinated Scallop, Prawn with Salmon Roe” accompanied by a main course of “Roasted Duck Breast” with “Apricot and Cardamom Purée”; “Roast Sirloin Beef” as a starter followed by “Pan-fried Cod in Red Pepper Sauce”; and “Foie Gras Terrine with Fig Marmalade”, followed by “Roasted Rack of Lamb”.
In Business Class, promotional dishes include “Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Gratin Potatoes in Red Wine Sauce”, “Roasted Pork Loin with Mushrooms, Roasted Potatoes & Vegetables”, and “Pan-fried Fillet of Sole in Red Pepper Sauce with Asparagus, Potatoes and Grilled Vegetables”.
Jaan is renowned as Beijing’s premier French restaurant, serving light and innovative French cuisine with a modern twist.
Matthias Al-Amiry, General Manager of Raffles Beijing Hotel, says: “It is a great honour, and pleasure for us that Jaan’s celebrated cuisine has been selected among some truly exceptional restaurants to participate in this gourmet promotion with Dragon Air.
“First and Business Class passengers will enjoy some of the most delicious and satisfying in-flight meals they have ever experienced aboard flights from Beijing to Hong Kong.”
Dating back to the 1900s, Raffles Beijing Hotel has returned to its former glory following extensive restoration.
With its commanding French-Orient colonnade façade, the icon of Beijing’s historical heritage re-opened in 2006 returning Raffles’ legendary hospitality to China and resuming its standing among the world’s finest 5-star luxury hotels.
Suites at this Beijing Luxury Hotel (http://www.raffles.com/beijing/guest-services/facilities-and-services/facilities-and-services) are named in honour of famous guests including Dr Sun Yat Sen, George Bernard Shaw and General Charles De Gaulle. The hotel’s famous Writers’ Bar likewise honours various Chinese and foreign literary luminaries who have graced this Beijing hotel (http://www.raffles.com/beijing/home).
Raffles Beijing has been ranked among the World’s Best Places to Stay by Conde Nast Traveler and was voted Best Luxury Hotel in Beijing in the 2009 TTG China Travel Awards. Raffles Beijing Hotel was also awarded the prestigious 2011 Insider’s Select Award by Expedia.com, the world’s leading online travel agency. Insiders’ Select is a global program that identifies the top hotels around the world, based on “quality and value”. The award is determined primarily by Expedia customer reviews. Every year more then 500,000 reviews are submitted, verified and analyzed in order to compile the Insider’s Select list.
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