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SITTING at a round table and having small talk over a spread of fancy dishes is one of many people’s favorite ways to celebrate festivals. For Chinese people, a bounteous dinner is essential to the Lunar New Year celebration.

Now instead of spending days to pre-pare for the big meal, people can reserve a table weeks ahead the festival.

The InterContinental Shenzhen is ready to receive the diners who are willing to have their year-end gather-ing at the hotel.

Guests can have an auspicious start to the Year of the Dog at EL Chino Chinese Restaurant with cuisine such as braised abalone with pork trotter, steamed shrimp with Shaoxing yellow wine, steamed spotted grouper with soy sauce and double-boiled fi sh maw with mushroom soup.

The special New Year set is created by Tam Cho-fung, chef de cuisine of the restaurant. Tam benefi ted from being born into a family with food and restaurant experience. He has nearly 30 years’ experience of cooking authentic Cantonese cuisines. Drawing inspira-tion from traditional Chinese cuisine, Tam has created his own cooking style, which focuses on using fresh and high-quality ingredients to create authentic

FROM monthly guided full-moon meditations to unique healing thera-pies, the Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong has always led the way with groundbreaking wellness concepts. In 2018 the Spa expands the horizons of health and beauty with the launch of “Masters of Wellness,” a new series featuring some of the most forward-thinking, wellbeing experts on the ground today. This on-going series of residencies will allow guests to experi-ence a wide range of innovative healing therapies.

Shoshana Weinberg, senior director of the Spa, believes that true beauty radiates from within. With “Masters of Wellness,” guests will have the

‘Masters of Wellness’ join Four Seasons HKopportunity to explore new frontiers of health and fi nd the inner peace from which true beauty fl ows.Finding the golden balance of life is a continuous journey. With a portfolio of soul and astrology readings, spiritual intuitive Justin Andries is in house at the Spa from Feb. 5 to 9 to help guests

open new doors and achieve their maximum potential for the New Year. Andries has traveled extensively in Asia, South Africa, Australia and North America, observing different cultures, spiritual beliefs and ways of life. His intuitive way of weaving information together offers insightful tips on how

New Shangri-La app offers triple points for members

SHANGRI-LA Hotels and Resorts announced the new and enhanced Shan-gri-La mobile app and is

introducing an exclusive loyalty program offer from Golden Circle. The bonus points promotion, valid through April 30, invites travelers to “unlock the world of Shangri-La” at over 100 hotels and resorts across the Shangri-La, Kerry Hotels, Hotel Jen and Traders Hotels brands.

Fast and intuitive to use, the new app is available for iPhone and Android platforms. It can be downloaded from www.Shangri-La.com/App, iTunes and Google Play, as well as via QR code at any of the group’s hotels worldwide. Based on consumer research, the key functionalities include fast and easy booking; mobile check-in and check-out; Golden Circle account management; and the redemption of reward points. The Shangri-La app invites guests to join the Golden Circle program and take advantage of benefi ts and promotions.

By downloading the app, members can earn triple membership award points for each booking made via the Shangri-La app and each time that mobile check-in or check-out used; double reward points for each Golden Circle booking made via the app; and 100 reward points for downloading and sign-in to the new app.

With an intuitive interface, the Shangri-La app’s key functionalities are enhanced by offering best avail-able rates and promotions, special corporate rates, hotel search by name or destination, key informa-tion and content about each hotel,

destination information with live maps and local information, and click-to-call a Shangri-La hotel’s local reserva-tion agent.

Newly developed funct ional i t ies will continuously

improve the guest experi-ence.

(SD-News)

Joyful reunion AT InterContinental Shenzhen

to renew energy and purpose.The “Masters of Wellness” series

continues in March with Caroline Kremer, a leading practitioner of Bowen Therapy, a remedial hands-on technique designed to holistically address symptoms and sources of body pain, ideal for athletes or those recovering from lingering injuries.

April follows with the welcome of yoga guru, Siddhartha, who will lead a fi ve-day intensive yoga course. (Tang Li)

dishes that are uncompromising in qual-ity, freshness and aroma.

Diners can fi nd an array of festive dishes, with 10 sets of menus for up to 10 persons, some of which are called Great Prosperity, Happy Reunion, Wealth Treasures and Rich Fortune.

Guests can also indulge in and celebrate with Chinese poon choi, which includes 10 fresh ingredients such as tiger prawn, sea scallop, sea cucumber and abalone. Each item, cooked individually and then layered in a huge casserole, refers to putting all the best wishes for the new year together. It is con-sidered the best and most traditional way to make a wish. What’s more is on the eve of the Lunar New Year, EL Chino will offer private dining rooms with festive Chinese decorations, and a unique Barcelona ballroom for joyful family reunions. (Cecilia Tan)

Chef Tam Cho-fung