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IHG launches Culinary Panel, AMEA-wide initiative featuring five chefs
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Friday, 26 September, 2014, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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fiogf49gjkf0d InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) launched its Culinary Panel, an initiative featuring five chefs, who have been appointed IHG culinary ambassadors to develop a repertoire of signature dishes for guests dining at IHG’s hotels across Asia, the Middle-East and Africa (AMEA).
Each of the quintet (Theo Randall, Ian Kittichai, Sam Leong, Ross Lusted and Dean Brettschneider) represents a different cuisine. Randall represents Italian cuisine; Kittichai represents Thai cuisine; Leong represents Chinese fare, Lusted represents modern Australian fare and Brettschneider represents bakery and pastry offerings.
Each of them has created 20 recipes, ranging from appetisers to main courses and desserts. Launching today and rolling out throughout the rest of the year, guests can enjoy a selection of these dishes in select restaurants at InterContinental, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn hotels and resorts in the region.
Each restaurant team has undergone full training by the culinary ambassadors on the preparation of the dishes, and would receive ongoing guidance from the culinary panel as the programme continues to expand. Phil Broad, vice-president, F&B, AMEA, IHG, said, “Our team is excited to be working with a culinary panel of this stature.”
“These chefs are some of the best gastronomic minds in the culinary world, and our ambassadors would help us raise the bar and bolster our hotels’ reputation as world-class dining destinations. Our hotel guests and restaurant diners would now be able to enjoy some delectable dishes designed by these renowned chefs.”
Commenting on his appointment, Randall commented, “One of the most exciting things about being on the culinary panel is being able to reflect my own personality and world-view on food in each recipe.”
“I get to share my creations with other chefs, and this is a great opportunity for me to extend the reach of my cuisine with IHG guests across AMEA. I have worked with IHG for sometime now, and I am confident that with the guidelines and training in place, the restaurants using my recipes would do each dish justice.”
Kittichai said, “As a chef, one of my goals is to share Thai cuisine with the world and bring a taste of the diverse flavours of the cuisine to people outside of Thailand. Being invited to join the culinary panel gives me a wonderful opportunity to do this. I look forward to working with IHG to deliver great dining experiences for guests staying and eating at IHG hotels.”
The company currently operates more than 800 properties in AMEA with more than 240 hotels open across five brands in the region (namely InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites).
A further 137 hotels and resorts are expected to open over the next three to five years, adding more than 200 new restaurants and bars to the group. This includes the first Hotel Indigo property, which would launch in Bangkok, Thailand, at the start of next year.
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