Roundup

Appointment

Chef Chan Ting Kwan was recently appointed executive Chinese chef of Shanghai Marriott Hotel Pudong East.

Opening

Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai opened a flagship delicatessen shop called Kempi Deli, which offers a variety of freshly baked breads along with cakes, chocolates, pastries, ice cream, sandwiches and a selection of cold cuts and cheeses.

Located in the center of the Hongguan district at the Ganhe riverfront, Sheraton Nanchang Hotel is due to open its doors on Sunday.

Guangzhou-based Plateno Group unveiled its new products, services and designs for 2016 earlier this month. Eighteen out of its 22 hotel brands, including Maison Albar, H12, Xana Hotelle, Lavande and 7 Days Inn, participated in the launch event. Founded in 2013, Plateno Group has opened more than 3,000 outlets in China and is seeking to expand abroad.

Charity

The Hyatt on the Bund hotel management team is adorning its Christmas tree with stars that are available for sale, with all profits to be donated to the construction of a children's library for rural primary schools.

Representatives of Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa, and the hotel's partners sent a trove of Christmas supplies - flour, rice, oil, food, medicine and clothes - on Dec 12 to a village community in Nyalam county of Xigaze in the Tibet autonomous region. The county suffered heavily from a severe earthquake in April. After a visit to the village in November, the hotel staff learned of the county's troubles and organized a donation drive for the villagers.

Road show

Banyan Tree Shanghai on The Bund hosted its first road show in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Dec 18 and carried out two new winter offerings: "Celebrate Romance in Shanghai" and "Celebrate in Shanghai".

Festive offering

Waldorf Astoria Beijing is offering a memorable menu on Dec 31 that will feature classic French dishes. Ingredients will include foie gras, truffles, cod, scallop, asparagus, langoustine and lobster. The main courses include langoustine ravioli, roasted Black Angus sirloin and lobster with aioli sauce. Dessert is New Year Dome Cake, vanilla berries moelleux and hot chocolate and blood orange. The dinner is priced at 788 yuan ($122) plus a 15-percent service charge per person. 010-8520-8989 ext 6115 for reservations

Wanda Vista Tianjin is offering various year-end festive hampers with a careful selection of seafood available in Tianjin. The hampers are paired with wine and include the 888-yuan ($137) Festive Seafood Hamper, the 1688-yuan Deluxe Seafood Hamper and the 888-yuan Festive Wine Hamper. 022-2462-6888

(China Daily 12/26/2015 page10)