Second Frites to Open

A second Frites will open in Quarry Bay in early November, serving a large selection of Belgian beers and European food. The restaurant seats 150 people.

Ming Court's Unique 180 Experience

Ming Court recently unveiled Ming Cellar, which currently houses over 350 wines from 16 different countries; the number of labels is expected to increase to over 400 by year end. "Our goal is to offer the world's most extensive wine and Chinese cuisine experience," says Langham Place's wine guy Zach Yu. The cellar is open for all guests to roam through, explore and taste-test.

Customers are also able to opt for Ming Court's 180̊ food matching service. The experience begins with a consultation in Ming Cellar with Zach, who will help you select wine to suit your palate and budget. This is then presented to Ming Court's two Michelin-starred chefs who will build a menu around your wine choices.

WOM's associate editor recently put Zach and Ming Court's Chef Tsang through their 180 paces and highly recommends this unique experience. 

Megan's Warming Dishes

Megan's Kitchen has introduced a range of warming mushroom dishes for winter that are also good for you. For example winter is the time to moisturise and soothe the body. As such, Megan's Kitchen created the Yunnan Mushrooms and Onion Soup Base and Mushroom Onion Dumplings that are "nutritious and light". 

In addition to providing healthy and hearty new ingredients for the soup base, Megan's Kitchen also searches for new and fresh products from various corners of the world such as Sliced Spanish Iberico Pork, Lamb Meatballs mixed with Fresh Water Chestnut & Parsley, and Kraft Cheese wrapped with Juicy Minced Beef. 

Free Membership Programme

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has introduced a restructured and enhanced signature Golden Circle (GC) recognition and award programme. Golden Circle is the only international loyalty programme that allows both staying and non-staying guests to earn and redeem Golden Circle Awards Points (GC Awards). 

The revamped programme enables members to earn and accumulate points that can be redeemed for complimentary room nights, room upgrades, dining, and spa privileges at CHI, The Spa and Airline Miles. GC members can earn one GC Award Point for every USD1 or local currency equivalent spent. Rewards are available for as little as 500 GC Awards Points and members can share rewards with family members. Golden Circle regularly invites top members to join exclusive events each year. Members earn GC Awards Points by staying at Shangri-La or Traders hotels, dining at participating restaurants or enjoying spa treatments at CHI, The Spa. At the same time, members continue to receive their customary exclusive privileges according to their membership tier. 

Membership to Golden Circle is free and open to anyone over the age of 18. To join, visit Golden Circle's new website, www.goldencircle.shangri-la.com, where members can also manage their profile, set their preferences, check and redeem points, and learn all about the new programme. 

Sagano Reopens

Following an extensive three-month renovation, Sagano Japanese restaurant has reopened with a new look and new dishes. Upon arrival, you will see a water feature that delivers a sense of serenity with its slow movement and quiet sound, while the shimmering lights and bamboo patterns on the brownish smoked glass panel introduce a contemporary touch to the traditional Japanese garden-like setting. 

Apart from interior design, more than 30 popular food items have been added to the restaurant's brand-new a la carte menu. These include Grilled Japanese chicken thigh with salt, Stewed flatfish Japanese style, Small seafood hotpot, and Yase vegetarian set dinner. 

To celebrate Sagano's reopening, Japanese master chef Masahiko Noka has devised four signature dishes featuring seasonal and luxurious ingredients - Stewed Hokkaido thornyhead, Stewed lobster Japanese style, Grilled Wagyu with foie gras and assorted mushrooms in teriyaki sauce and Stewed Japanese radish with Zuwai crabmeat. 

Also available during the restaurant's reopening period, Around Japan in 18 Tastes Set Dinner. The 8-course menu offers 18 seasonal ingredients selected from different regions of Japan. Some of the highlights are urchin from Otaru, tuna and fatty tuna from Aomori, grilled winter yellowtail from Kanazawa, oyster from Akkeshi and Japanese greenhouse melon from Shizuoka. The set dinner is available after 6pm daily and priced at $1,200 per person.