CITY HOTEL OF THE DAY

The Peninsula Hong Kong Hotel

The Hotel has long been hailed as one of the finest hotels in the world. Created 80 years ago in the glamorous 1920s, the legendary "Grande Dame of the Far East" continues to set hotel standards worldwide, offering a blend of the best of Eastern and Western hospitality in an atmosphere of unmatched classical grandeur and timeless elegance.




The Peninsula Hong Kong offers the ultimate in luxury accommodations with the most spacious hotel rooms and suites in Hong Kong. Each one of the hotel's opulent guest rooms is comfortable and stylish and equipped with advanced technology for the convenience of hotel guests - underlined, of course, by the world-famous Peninsula service.



The hotel's celebrated fleet of Rolls-Royce Extended Wheelbase Phantoms, together with The Peninsula's helicopter shuttle service from the hotel's rooftop helipad, offer hotel guests luxurious transportation to and from Hong Kong International Airport and around Hong Kong.

DISH OF THE DAY

"Tom Kah Gai"   (Coconut milk soup)

 The following recipe is for chicken, but any meat can be substituted! Tom Kah can be served as part of a meal, or can be a meal in itself.


Ingredients:

16 oz chicken broth

4 lime leaves

2 inch piece lemon grass

1-inch piece galangal ("kah") sliced thinly.

4 tablespoons fish sauce

2 tablespoons lime juice

4 oz chicken breast, cut into small bite sized pieces

5 fl ounces coconut milk

X pinch of red chili powder

X cilantro leaves (as a garnish)

Directions:

After you have heated the chicken broth, add in all of the ingredients except for the chicken and coconut milk. Bring to a boil, then add the remaining two ingredients. Let it boil for 2 minutes, until the chicken is done, then bring it down to a simmer for a few minutes.

COCKTAIL OF THE DAY

The Cosmopolitan Martini

Cosmopolitan Martini Recipe


Ingredients

4 parts Citron Vodka

2 parts Cointreau or Triple Sec

2 parts Cranberry Juice

1 part Lime Fresh Juice

Shake all four ingredients together in cool unique martini glasses!