UNVEILS NEW CONTEMPORARY DINNER MENU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HONOLULU, HI – January 2007. Halekulani, Honolulu’s premiere luxury hotel, is considered the innovative leader of Hawaii’s exciting culinary offerings. From its AAA award-winning restaurants and its pioneering elimination of Trans-fats, to its impeccable service, dining at Halekulani is an experience unparalleled. Orchids is Halekulani’s signature open-air restaurant boasting a sophisticated new dinner menu synonymous with contemporary seafood.
“We are thrilled to debut Orchids’ new dinner menu as it celebrates the artistry of contemporary seafood found at its finest right here in Hawaii.” said Janis Clapoff, General Manager of the Halekulani. “Halekulani Executive Chef Daryl Fujita has created a sophisticated dinner menu that embodies the spirit and flavors of the islands.”
New Orchids Dinner Menu:
Featuring the island’s finest and freshest local ingredients, the new dinner menu at Orchids has already garnered acclaim for its premium and rare seafood selections, modern and colorful presentations, perfectly balanced flavors using raw Hawaiian salts, organically grown herbs and complex Asian spices, broad varietals of appetizers and entrees offering elegant vegetarian selections and exquisite wine pairings.
The Orchids menu features new signature items such as a Kona Crab Cappucino starter; Variation of Island Fish appetizer comprised of seared Kampachi, Ahi Sashimi and Poke; Seafood Variation featuring cold water lobster, jumbo scallops, white shrimp, Roasted Pepper Spiced Duck Breast and the highly popular Steamed Onaga Oriental Style entrée plated with shiitake mushrooms and a medley of ginger, Chinese parsley, green onions and soy sauce.
Orchids Executive Luncheon: This special menu is redesigned every two weeks and features a two-course menu at $24 per person and three-course for $28 per person.
Orchids Sunday Brunch has been voted as the Best Brunch in Hawaii, known throughout the islands for its vast array of culinary delights, featuring traditional cuisine from Thailand, Japan and Korea as well as Hawaii. The Sunday Brunch also features live music and offers two seatings at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., served until 2:30 p.m., reservations are required. Orchids’ Sunday Brunch also offers a creatively healthy and savory children’s buffet for $25, holidays $29. Sunday Brunch is available at $46 per person, holidays $52.
Orchids has also become the island’s most sought after holiday gathering place, offering the most coveted holiday brunches in Hawaii and the preferred annual venue for New Years Eve Waikiki Extravaganza.
Halekulani has received top honors from a vast array of top tier publications. Most recently, its fine-dining restaurant La Mer was ranked by USA Today as the top hotel restaurant in Hawaii and in 2006 Food & Wine ranked the hotel as number one in “Hotel Pick.” Resorts & Great Hotels named Halekulani in its “Connoisseur’s Choice” in 2006, and this year, Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. Named SpaHalekulani as “A Leading Spa.” Halekulani was included in Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Awards Readers’ Poll where in 2005, the hotel was ranked as one of the world’s best hotels, as having best service in Hawaii. Condé Nast Traveler included Halekulani in its 2005 Hot List and Gold List, and in 2006, SpaHalekulani was ranked number one for “Best Resort Service” in North America.
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About Halekulani
Consistently ranked among the world’s best hotels, Halekulani is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and Okura Hotels & Resorts, two exclusive organizations pursuing service excellence and standards of the highest quality. Travel + Leisure ranked Halekulani as #1 hotel in Oahu and #19 worldwide in 2006; while naming the Vera Wang Suite at Halekulani one of the 50 most romantic destinations in the world. Also in 2006, the three year-old SpaHalekulani was named a “Leading Spa of the World” and the #2 best resort spa in North America by Conde Nast Traveler. In addition, Halekulani’s fine dining restaurant La Mer is Hawaii’s only AAA-Five Diamond Restaurant, holding this esteemed rating for 17-consecutive years, as well as being voted #8 of “America’s Top 100 Hotel Restaurants” by Zagat in 2006. The Leading Hotels of the World, ltd. has bestowed Halekulani with its annual Quality Award, making the Waikiki resort the only Leading Hotel to achieve this prestigious honor in either the United States or Canada.
Halekulani is managed by the Hotels and Resorts of Halekulani, a brand management division of the Honolulu-based Halekulani Corporation, which also manages Waikiki Parc Hotel. For reservations and information contact your travel planner or the hotel at (800) 367-2343 or (808) 923-2311. Reservations can also be made through Halekulani’s website at www.halekulani.com.
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