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Beijing

Winter repertoire

Established by French chef Yannick Alleno, S.T.A.Y. Restaurant in Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing presents a new menu composed of selected shellfish: a triplet of fresh scallops, clams and sea urchins in sweet and sour vinaigrette. The eatery offers seared abalone with crispy suckling pig and cauliflower paste. 010-6841-2211 Ext 6727

Fancy seafood buffet

Escape to the fantasy Christmas wonderland at The Westin Beijing Financial Street this festive season. Create a fancy night to remember and enjoy a luscious seafood buffet in the Treasury Ballroom featuring an extravagant seafood display on ice, roast turkey with all the trimmings and holiday treats. 6-10:30 pm, Dec 24. 010-6606-8866

Reunion feast

Get together with family on Spring Festival Eve over a delicious dinner feast at Yu, The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing. The executive Chinese chef will prepare a sumptuous spread with the most delicate and artistic culinary skill. Available on Feb 9, 2013, from 6-10 pm, starting from 6,888 yuan ($1,105) per table for 10 people. Price is subject to 15 percent service charge. 010-5908-8111

Festive treats

Kerry's Kitchen offers Christmas ham, roast turkey, cranberry sauce, Australian Tomahawk steak and puddings. Start the New Year with a gastronomic brunch buffet featuring delectable local, regional and Western cuisines. With over 10 different food stations, Kerry's grand buffet takes on all the holiday favorites and transports them back to grandma's kitchen. The festive lunch buffet is available at 288 yuan ($46) per person. 010-8565-2088

New Italian chef

Da Giorgio, the boutique Italian restaurant at Grand Hyatt Beijing invites customers to taste authentic Italian dishes prepared by new Italian chef, Diego Papurello. The new menu features classic dishes from south Italy, with a few variations, including prawn salad, mango salsa, spaghetti and fish ragout. 010-8518-1234 Ext 6024

Shanghai

Papinee Christmas tree in Xintiandi

The 2013 New Year Lighting Ceremony was held in Shanghai's Xintiandi neighborhood at Xintiandi South Piazza on Dec 5. Papinee, the international children's lifestyle brand, decorated the tree, which features a starfish at the top and a deer at the bottom. The tree is designed to look like a Christmas gift box. 021-5382-0666

Tree of Light

The Kerry Hotel Pudong Shanghai held a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Nov 30 featuring Shanghai's largest luminescent tree, which stands at 4.2 meters and boasts fiber optics. The event, which attracted more than 200 guests, also raised funds for the Children's Hospital of Fudan University to support children who are suffering from leukemia.

021-6169-8888

Eat, drink and be merry at the Waldorf

The Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund will celebrate this holiday season with a series of epicurean meals with the hotel's resident jazz band providing live entertainment. Master chef Bruno Bruesch has prepared a gourmet six-course Christmas Eve menu accompanied by champagne for the hotel's Pelham restaurant. 021-6322-9988 Ext4318

Sheraton to open hotel in Waigaoqiao

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of Sheraton Shanghai Waigaoqiao Hotel on Dec 15 in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. Qian Jin, president of Greater China Starwood Hotels and Resorts, said Sheraton is proud to extend its footprint to one of Shanghai's most dynamic economic zones as the brand marks 75 years of history. 021-5032-3232

Win a vacation to Dubai

Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai will celebrate this Christmas Eve with free-flow spirits, live entertainment and lucky draws. One fortunate person will win a one-night stay in the luxurious Burj Al Arab hotel plus two return business-class air tickets from Shanghai to Dubai on Emirates Airlines. 021-3858-0718

China Daily

(China Daily 12/08/2012 page13)