InterContinental Hotels Of San Francisco Offer Exclusive "Kitchen
Passport" Culinary Experience for Local Influencer
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The InterContinental
Hotels of San Francisco have
teamed up with local travel expert Avital
Andrews to work alongside the brand's top restaurant chefs
and mixologists to craft new food and drink recipes for the
InterContinental Kitchen Cookbook iPad app. The Kitchen
Passport program – which also includes InterContinental properties
in Atlanta, Boston and Miami – is yet another way the luxury hotel
brand continues to elevate its world-class food and beverage
program while offering users of its iPad app access to fresh and
inspiring recipes created by InterContinental Hotels' executive
chefs from around the world.
The InterContinental San Francisco and the InterContinental Mark
Hopkins San Francisco are the second series of hotels to host this
experience. The properties recently invited Andrews to go behind
the scenes of its Michelin
Star-rated restaurant Luce to develop three new
dishes with chef de cuisine Daniel
Corey. The culinary duo worked together to create an
appetizer, entree and dessert inspired by Northern California, which will be featured on
the InterContinental Kitchen Cookbook iPad app by the end of 2012.
The new dishes reflect the sophisticated yet approachable, modern
American cuisine of the award-winning restaurant, while offering
the perfect marriage of local flavors and global inspiration. This
month Luce was awarded its fourth consecutive Michelin star
rating, the second under Chef Daniel's culinary direction. The
prestigious honor recognizes epicurean excellence and sets the
benchmark for fine dining in the city.
Andrews also worked with resident bartender Eric Hammermaster of Bar 888 at the
InterContinental San Francisco – the nation's premiere grappa bar
which features one of the finest selections of grappa and grappa
cocktails in the country – to develop a new cocktail to complement
the dishes, and lead bartender Thom
Phan of the Top of The Mark Lounge at the
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco – known for its
stunning wraparound views of San
Francisco and world famous 100 Martinis menu – to handcraft
a specialty martini for the occasion.
The InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta was the first property to
host the Kitchen Passport experience in early October. The property
invited Anne Dolce, cook editor of
The Daily Meal to venture into the kitchen of its restaurant
Southern Art to develop new dishes with acclaimed chef and
restaurateur Art Smith. The pair
worked together to create a Southern Oysters Rockefeller starter, a
Vegan Cassoulet entree and a Persimmon Pound Cake dessert which
reflect the Southern-inspired comfort food found on the
restaurant's menu. The full recipes are now available for all to
download and enjoy on the InterContinental Kitchen Cookbook iPad
app. Dolce also worked with resident mixologist Arianne Fielder at the InterContinental
Buckhead's Bourbon Bar to craft two specialty bourbon cocktails to
complement the dishes.
In November, the InterContinental Boston will invite an
influencer to work with hotel executive chef Didier Montarou to concept three new recipes for
the waterfront property's colorful cornucopia of restaurants and
bars. The program will highlight Miel Brasserie
Provencale, Boston's first
Provence-inspired brasserie; Sushi-Teq, a vibrant
outlet featuring sushi paired with more than 75 different vintage
tequilas; and RumBa, a rum and champagne bar which
pays tribute to the legends and lore of Boston's historic rum trade period.
The Kitchen Passport program will culminate in December at the
InterContinental Miami's Toro
Toro, the latest addition to the InterContinental Hotels
repertoire of innovative restaurant concepts. The newly opened
restaurant is the brain child of award-winning chef Richard Sandoval and will offer a menu of
creative small plates informed by Hispanic cultures spanning the
globe and an array of meats cooked rodizio-style. It will also
feature a buzzworthy bar that specializes in craft cocktails made
with ultra-premium Latin spirits, as well as a special bar
menu.
The InterContinental Kitchen Cookbook iPad app is filled with
delicious recipes intended to bring the dishes of InterContinental
Hotels' executive chefs from around the world into the homes of
travelers. The app offers consumers the ability to build out
shopping lists for each recipe, as well as access information about
the associated InterContinental Hotel and book a reservation
directly within the app.
About InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has 169 hotels located in
more than 60 countries with local insight that comes from over 60
years of experience. At InterContinental Hotels, we believe that
superior, understated service and outstanding facilities are
important, but what makes us truly different is the genuine
interest we show in our guests. Our desire is to help guests make
the most of their time. We connect our well-traveled guests to
what's special about a destination, by sharing our knowledge so
they enjoy authentic experiences that will enrich their lives and
broaden their outlook. For more information, visit
www.intercontinental.com, https://twitter.com/InterConHotels or
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