CELEBRATE YEAR OF GOAT AT SHANG PALACE IN SHANGRI-LA KUALA LUMPUR! THIS FAMED CHINESE RESTAURANT OPENED THE SAME DAY AS THE HOTEL IN 1978 AND WAS AN OVERNIGHT SUCCESS. IT HAS MAINTAINED ITS REPUTATION FROM DAY ONE TO THIS DAY AND MANY CONSIDER SHANG PALACE THE BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT IN MALAYSIA AND CERTAINLY THE BEST HOTEL CHINESE RESTAURANT!

KEE@FSWMAG.COM

DINING FOR PROSPERITY AT SHANG PALACE,

SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR

 The Year of the Goat trots in on 19 February 2015, but the celebration begins early at Shang Palace, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

From 19 January to 5 March, diners can look forward to dining for prosperity on the special Chinese New Year menus prepared by Shang Palace Chinese Executive Chef Tan Kim Weng.

There is an a la carte menu, with dishes full of symbolic expressions of good fortune, prosperity, happiness, wealth and abundance for Chinese New Year.

In the a la carte menu is Poon Choi or Braised Premium Assorted Hot Dish served in a claypot, Braised Bird’s Nest Soup with Crabmeat and Shrimp Balls, Traditional Stuffed Sea Cucumber with Minced Chicken, Canadian Lobster Duet Preparation, and Wok-fried Freshwater King Prawns with Supreme Soya Sauce, among other dishes.

There are also five Prosperity menus of eight or nine courses: Great Prosperity Set Menu at RM178++ per person (minimum 4 persons), Rich Fortune Set Menu at RM368++ per person (minimum 4 persons), Happy Reunion Set Menu at RM1888++ per table of 10 persons, Wealth Treasures Set Menu at RM2888++ per table of 10 persons, and Immense Wealth Set Menu at RM4888++ per table of 10 persons.

Of course any Chinese New Year lunch or dinner on the set menus at Shang Palace would begin with Yee Sang, and end with Steamed Traditional Ninko with Shredded Coconut and Sesame Balls.

Chef Tan has also prepared six varieties of Yee Sang – Korean Snow Pear Yee Sang, Crispy Fish Skin and Jellyfish Flower Yee Sang, Salmon Fish Yee Sang, Japanese Hokkigai and Sweet Prawn Yee Sang, Sliced Abalone Yee Sang and Australian Live Lobster Yee Sang.

These are available for dine-in or takeaway, also from 19 January to 5 March.

For reservations or more information, call (03) 2074 3904 or email restaurantreservations.slkl@shangri-la.com or visit our site at

www.shangri-la-specials.com.

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages nearly 90 hotels under the Shangri-La brand with a room inventory of over 37,000.  Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and services.  Shangri-La hotels are located in Australia, Canada, mainland China, Fiji, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.  

The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in mainland China, Cambodia, India, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Qatar and Sri Lanka. For more information and reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at www.shangri-la.com.

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