Hotel festival offers flavors of India

The idea to hold an Indian food event at the Jianguo Hotel Cafe in Beijing's Central Business District was born after travelers kept asking hotel staff where to find some good Indian food in the area.

The staff recommended The Taj Pavilion, located at the nearby China Overseas Pavilion. It is one of three outlets of the restaurant group, which has been serving the subcontinent's delicacies in Beijing since 1998.

Jasmeet Singh, deputy general manager of The Taj Pavilion, says he got to know the staff, and as they talked, they decided to bring the restaurant's food to the hotel for 10 days in April.