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Yan Toh Heen reopens
bigger and better
The two-Michelin-star Yan Toh Heen in the
InterContinental Hong Kong property has
reopened with a larger dining area as well as a
stunning, panoramic view of Victoria Harbour,
thanks to its new location at the Lower Level
of the hotel’s shopping arcade.
The restaurant now seats 140 guests and
offers three private rooms. There is a 10-seat
room that is attached to the 96-seat main din-
ing area, and two separate rooms near the re-
ception. The latter can be combined into one
larger space for three 12-seat tables. There is
also a flatscreen TV, ideal for presentations or
special celebrations.
Food-wise, executive chef Lau Yiu Fai has
created a new range of exquisite Cantonese
dishes that blend tradition with modern flair.
Event planners will be able to select from
several set menus, including a business set
lunch and a chef’s tasting menu. Tailor-made
menus are also available upon request.
Buyouts are possible and come with a
minimum spend of HK$250,000 (US$31,910),
excluding a 10 per cent surcharge.
Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa has
launched an hour-long trail that integrates her
buildings’ colonial history with surrounding
nature and conservation.
The Amara Heritage Trail is led by senior
tourist guide Carol Dragon from Journeys, an
established agency specialising in heritage
walking tours around Singapore.
The experience begins at the hotel lobby
and takes participants under shady saga
and petai trees and through the hotel’s herb
garden to touch and sniff common herbs and
spices that go into local cuisine. Along the
way, Dragon narrates the history of the black-
and-white conserved buildings that now make
up Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa.
The Amara Heritage Trail can be custom-
ised for groups to include flexible timing,
special menus (such as kacang putih with
Amara Sanctuary Resort
Sentosa debuts heritage trail
Gunner cocktails, selected herbs and spices,
sambal petai side dish), personalised name
on dessert plate, Trail shirt and memorabilia.
Twenty people are allowed in each group.
Larger numbers will be split into smaller
groups.
Smiling Albino launches Bangkok
Art Biennale day trips
Smiling Albino, a Bangkok-based travel special-
ist, has designed private day trips that combine
the visiting of the city-wide international art
exhibitions and Bangkok’s unique experiences.
Trips are custom designed for each cli-
ent, taking in exhibition locations and paired
with excursions through the backstreets and
alleyways of historical Bangkok. Guests will
step into heritage communities, learn about
indigenous crafts and traditions, and use the
waterways as a way of connecting with the
communities of the capital’s past.
During the tour, in addition to a Smiling
Albino guide, a special Biennale Expert Host
will join the trip to provide additional informa-
tion and insights into the art exhibitions and
their creators.
This is Bangkok’s first time hosting the
biennale, and the event will have 75 artists
from 33 countries exhibiting over 200 works
at 20 locations around the Thai capital until
February 3, 2019.
{ What’s on offer }
Dorsett Kuala Lumpur
people for a standing reception, or 80 people
for a sit-down affair.
Food and drinks can be catered from the
main kitchen at Coastes.
To book out the entire space, a minimum
F&B spending or venue rental of S$3,000
(US$2,176) or S$4,000 is required for week-
days and weekends respectively. Rates are
based on four-hour booking blocks.
Dorsett Kuala Lumpur
seaside in Singapore
Dorsett Kuala Lumpur has recently
renovated its function facilities, and is of-
fering a new Meet, Eat & Sleep @ Dorsett
package.
The package is available from now until
March 31, 2019, and is priced at RM140
nett (US$34) per person per day. If inclu-
sive of accommodation, prices start from
RM295 nett per room per night.
The package includes complimentary
Wi-Fi, meeting equipment such as one
LCD projector, screen and flipchart/white-
board, and lapel/wireless microphone.
Bookings of 15 to 30 guestrooms will
earn the group two free perks, while book-
ings of 31 rooms and more will get three.
Terms and conditions apply.
Email events.kualalumpur@dorsettho-
tels.com