Beijing

Yunnan mushroom

The Summer Palace Chinese restaurant at China World Hotel is putting out a menu featuring nutritious and savory Yunnan mushrooms. Highlights include braised fresh abalone with mushrooms in claypot and braised fish maw with wild mushrooms and bamboo shoots in saffron sauce.

010-6505-2266 Ext 34

Ockoberfest

Crown Plaza Park View Wuzhou Beijing will organize its eighth Oktoberfest daily from 6 pm to 11 pm, Sept 14-20, with a German band in attendance. Foods include traditional Bavarian specialties and Chinese buffet, washed down with unlimited beer and soft drinks. There will also be a lucky draw.

010-8498-2288 Ext 7204

Five-continent weekend buffet

L Cafe All-day Dining Restaurant at Legendale Hotel Beijing offers a unique seafood weekend buffet from Sept 1 to Oct 31. All guests staying in the hotel can enjoy the "Buy One, Get One Free" offer for only 388 yuan, plus 15 percent each person (children younger than 13 get a 50 percent discount). 010-8511-3388 Ext 8900

Shanghai

Sumptuous mushroom feast

The Aroma Restaurant at Hyatt on the Bund will highlight fresh mushrooms in September. The menu will feature both local and international dishes, including deep-fried mushroom risotto ball, mushroom quiche and stir fried beef tenderloin with tea tree mushroom barbecue sauce.

021-6393-1234 Ext 6323

Classic mooncakes

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the Courtyard of Marriott Shanghai Puxi's elegant mooncake box. The mooncakes, in six traditional flavors, comes in classic packaging that is perfect for family and friends. The mooncake box is priced at 198 yuan.

021-2215-3721

Jazz Sunday brunch

O2on2 at the Longemont Shanghai is offering Sunday Jazz Brunch which includes minute beef steaks, chicken vegetable skewers, snow crabs and scallops in half shells, besides a live jazz band. The menu priced at 268 yuan includes free flow of soft drinks, and the one at 468 yuan comes with wine, local beer and champagne.

021-6115-9988 Ext 8220

Reunion dinner

In celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Char on top of Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund will offer an exquisite four-course reunion set meal from Sept 9-11. The menu features foie gras parfait crumble, crispy pork belly, glazed baby onions, cauliflower puree and truffles and Grainge grain fed beef fillet. The meal comes at 620 yuan a person, or 988 yuan a person with matching wine.

021-3302-9995

Rhythms of the summer

Chill out to the hottest beats of the summer at the Garden Terrace of The PuLi Hotel and Spa. A talented Spanish DJ tears up the deck at one of Shanghai's most popular venues deep into the night. Indulge in the tailored menu and the extensive list of wines and fine champagne. The venue unwinds with 135 square meters of space that can comfortably fit about 55 people.

021-3203-9999

China Daily

(China Daily 08/27/2011 page13)