Extraordinary Gifts and Fabulous Festiveness at Aqua Restaurant Group
(Hong Kong, 22 November 2017) Hong Kong’s leading restaurant group gets the festive season started with the exciting announcement of their aqua Advent Calendar.
A twenty-four day celebration of gift-giving will commence on the first day of December and will include an exclusive edit of the most desirable gifts from distinguished brand partners such as The Peninsula Hong Kong, Lane Crawford and The Langham Hotel. Open to all guests who make a reservation throughout the Christmas period, simply make a booking for your chance to receive a surprise.
Aqua Restaurant Group Christmas Menus
Zafran - Savour Spanish festive flavours at Zafran, tucked in the heart of Central. Executive Chef Miguel has curated a 3-course lunch menu with Canelón de Sant Esteve, cannelloni with chicken, pork, beef & foie gras whichis served in almost every house in Spain on St Stephens Day, 26th December. The extensive list of Christmas must-haves also includes Roasted lamb shoulder, potatoes, mushrooms & snow peas.
The 4-course dinner menu features a modern take on Spanish classics such as Pan-fried Hokkaido scallops with sweetcorn cream & Ibérico ham to start. Followed by a choice of Zafran’s signature Segovian style suckling pig with red apple purée andpaellarich in Spanish red prawns, mussels & octopus.
27th November – 31st December | Christmas Lunch
3-Course Menu
HK$148 per person
27th November – 31st December | Christmas Dinner
4-Course Menu
HK$500 per person
Ayuthaiya- To create a memorable yet alternative year-end celebration, Ayuthaiya offers each guest a complimentary cocktail on arrival - Chilli infused vodka, lychee, fresh raspberries, lemongrass, pineapple & a hint of cinnamon.
Ayuthaiya takes diners on a Thai culinary journey with a 4-course menu featuring traditional hot and spicy prawn soup with lime & chilli - Tom yum goong and signature appetisers soft shell crab roll and chicken satay. Diners can select their choice of mains from oven-baked chicken with red curry, potatoes, cherry tomatoes & mushrooms, Grilled squid with pineapple, cumin & yellow chilli, lime leaves in tamarind sauce or butterflied king prawns with crisp garlic, peppercorns & cashew nuts. To finish is a traditional Thai dessert - Banana sticky rice with water chestnut in syrup & sweet mango ice cream.
1st – 30th December | Christmas Dinner
4-Course + Drink Menu
HK$388 per person
Shiro - To celebrate the holiday season, Shiro’s festive-inspired offer includes two Christmas bento boxes. The Ochiba Bento includes Tiger prawn & Taraba king crab tempura and Grilled beef tenderloin with creamy mustard sauce. As well as Shiro favourite Tonkotsu Ramen using Chef Iwahashi’s father’s secret recipe of carefully selected Shitake mushrooms, Konbu seaweed and fresh yuzu, the ramen broth is simmered for 48 hours to produce the perfect combination of texture and rich flavours.
The Lobster & Taraba Bento features premium ingredients to honour the season. The artistically arranged Lobster and Hokkaido taraba king crab sashimi has vivid colours to give the dish a stunning finish. The bento boasts plenty of dishes abundant in flavour including Lobster with cod fish roe sushi and Seared scallop California maki. Shiro is the perfect spot for a relaxed gathering with friends and family.
1st – 31st December | Ochiba Bento Box
6-dish Bento Box
HK$388 per person
1st – 31st December | Lobster & Taraba Bento Box
5-dish Bento Box
HK$588 per person
Tivo - To get into the Christmas spirit, tivo has put together two generous menus. Celebrate the season with a 3-course lunch featuring signature dish Tiger prawns in arrabiata sauce with garlic, chilli & parsley. Taking centre stage is the nostalgic Tortellini in brodo, traditional Italian pasta with tortellini in chicken broth, a Christmas dish that evokes childhood memories for many Italians. Just for the season the culinary team have crafted Veal cheek in red wine polenta with grilled radicchio and Baked cod with mussels and saffron sauce.
The 4-course dinner starts with Zucchini and eggplant with ricotta cheese & grilled peppers followed by gnocchi in a blue cheese sauce. It wouldn’t be winter without this Italian Christmas icon - panettone with homemade gelato.
27th November – 30th December | Christmas Lunch
3-Course Menu
HK$128 per person
27th November – 30th December | Christmas Dinner
4-Course Menu
HK$288 per person
All prices listed are subject to 10% service charge.
How to enter the Aqua Restaurant Group Christmas Advent Calendar
To enter, simply make a reservation to enjoy any of the Christmas menus above and answer the following question “Who is Santa’s favourite reindeer and why?” Aqua Restaurant Group will select the most creative answer as the winner of each day. Entries open from today, reservations must be made before 24th December 2017.
The lucky winner will be announced by EDM daily from 1st - 25th December - adding a touch of seasonal magic to Christmas.
Online Gift Vouchers
Also new for this year are Aqua Restaurant Group online gift vouchers, guests can give the gift of an unique dining experience at one of the award winning restaurants. A dining experience at any one of the restaurants is the perfect Christmas gift for friends and family. Vouchers for HK$1,000 or HK$2,500 are available to purchase online and instantly sent via email to your family and friends, alternatively select a date in the future when the voucher will be automatically sent to the lucky recipient.
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Notes to editor:
Aqua Restaurant Group Christmas Advent Calendar Terms & Conditions
Cancelled reservations will not count as a valid entry to win.
Multiple entries from the same person will be eligible
The prizes are not exchangeable for cash or any other items.
Closing date for entry will be 24th December 2017. After this date no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
In the case of dispute, the decision of Aqua Restaurant Group shall remain final.
For reservations please contact:
Tivo Central, 43 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong T 2116 8055 | www.tivo.com.hk Gift Vouchers | www.tivo.com.hk/giftvouchers |
Ayuthaiya, 35 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong T 3105 5055 | www.ayuthaiya.com.hk Gift Vouchers | www.ayuthaiya.com.hk/giftvouchers |
Zafran, Basement, 43-55 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong T 2116 8855 | www.zafran.com.hk Gift Vouchers | www.zafran.com.hk/giftvouchers |
Shiro Pacific Place, LG1, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong T 2117 9481 | www.shiro-sushi.com Gift Vouchers | www.shiro-sushi.com/giftvouchers |
Shiro TaiKoo Place, Lincoln House, 979 King's Road, TaiKoo Place, Hong Kong T 2116 4969 | www.shiro-sushi.com Gift Vouchers | www.shiro-sushi.com/giftvouchers |
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Size: 0.43 MB Type: pdfAbout Aqua Restaurant Group:
In 2000, former lawyer David Yeo, launched aqua restaurant with a vision to bring some of the chic restaurant buzz of New York, Tokyo and London to Hong Kong. It proved such a phenomenal success that today Aqua Restaurant Group has grown to a formidable culinary empire of 22 ground-breaking outlets which embraces some of Hong Kong’s most innovative destination restaurants including aqua, Armani/Aqua, Armani/Privé, Hutong, Tivo, Shiro, Zafran, Ayuthaiya, Dim Sum Library, a traditional authentic Chinese junk experience – aqua luna and most recently aqua luna II as well as talk of the town multi-faceted restaurants in London and Beijing. Throughout the years, Aqua Restaurant Group’s fundamental philosophy has remained unchanged; to prepare exquisite food using the freshest, highest quality produce and to prepare it in a way where the true flavours shine. This is coupled with service that is approachable and unobtrusive, and always in a jaw-dropping stylish environment that features the very best of innovative Asian-inspired contemporary design, right down to the last small details, which has become the hallmark of the Aqua Restaurant Group. In early 2012, David Yeo was awarded ‘Restaurateur of the Year’ by the prestigious World Gourmet Series. This was followed by the ‘Ospitalità Italiana’ award in September 2012 for Best Italian Restaurant in Hong Kong which was presented to aqua by the Italian Chamber of Commerce.
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