The hotel introduces the “Christmas in Love” package for couples and families who are looking for a Christmas getaway. Available from Dec. 23-26, the package covers one night in a standard Mountain View room, a Christmas buffet for two, Christmas celebration gifts and the Hyatt’s signature mug and a doll. The hotel also prepared a Santa Claus surprise visit for children as well as a “Kids Village” program, which will offer a children’s cooking class to make Christmas cake and cookies. Both event

Seoul Palace Hotel presents the Australia year-end gourmet promotion at The Goong Buffet & Caf until Dec. 31. Presented by the hotel’s newly appointed executive sous chef Marty Kindleysides, the promotion menu includes grilled Australian Angus beef fillet with beef cheek tortellini, foie gras, chestnut puree and natural jus, and Australian lamb cutlets on garlic potato puree, grilled scallions and Dutch carrots with lamb jus and more. The Australian dishes with a touch of Asian elements can be t

Patjuk is a porridge of non-glutinous rice and sweet red beans that have been boiled and strained. Patjuk is served on the winter solstice (dongji day), which has the longest night of the year. It is traditionally believed that the red color of the beans can expel demons and help cure mild illnesses. Ingredients● 1/2 cups non-glutinous rice ● 1 1/3 cups sweet red bean, 4 cups hot water ● 12 cups boiling water ● Rice ball: 1 cup glutinous rice powder, 1/8 tsp salt, 1 1/2 tbsp water ● 1 tsp salt1.

Sushi Shi-ro coddles diners with sushi, one expertly crafted piece at a time

The hotel’s acclaimed French restaurant, Seasons, will host the 69th Gourmet Circle Dinner on Dec. 14 and 15. Gourmet Circle Dinner, offered only four times a year, is a tradition that started in 1996. With each new season, award-winning Executive Chef Park Hyo-nam, creates a one-of-a-kind menu, paired with a selection of fine wines. This special dinner, including wine, starts at 178,000 won per person. Because the Gourmet Circle Dinner events are popular, it is strongly advised that parties mak

The hotel presents the true taste of soba at the “Homuran” Japanese restaurant by inviting Yoshinori Horii, the head chef of Japan’s famous “Sarashina Horii” soba restaurant, with more than 220 years of history and tradition. Various types of sobas including Yuzu soba, Kakitama soba with crabmeat, seafood soba with scallops and more will be introduced for the first time in Korea from Dec. 4 to Dec. 7. The lunch and dinner set menus are priced at 40,000 won and 80,000 won, respectively (excluding

In celebration of the holiday season, the hotel has launched a “Christmas Kid’s Cooking Class” to celebrate Christmas. The children who participate in this event will have the opportunity to make gingerbread houses and Christmas cupcakes with French pastry chef Pascal Cialdella. The classes will take place on Dec. 15, 22, 23 and 25 at the hotel’s “Terrace Room.” Children aged 6-12 are welcome to join the class with an entry fee of 70,000 won. Members of Club at The Hyatt will receive a 10,000 wo

This package provides three different themed benefits. The options include: a ready-to-bake cookie set for families; SOO Spa’s hydro bath treatment (20 minutes) vouchers for guests who are friends; or wine for couples. The hotel also offers breakfast for two people or room upgrades upon availability. The “Tailored package” offer is available until Feb. 28, 2013. The price for the package is 255,000 won (excluding tax and service charges). Reservations are available at www.measeoul.com or call 02

Cheehong at The Ritz-Carlton will be hosting a special end of the year tasting event featuring some of the hotel’s most popular dishes of 2012. The event will be held from Dec. 3-31 with set menus that offer a variety of Cheehong’s unique specialty dishes, including abalone with fish sauce and garlic, steamed sea cucumber, and succulent seasonal winter steamed hairy crab. The lunch set menu is priced at 78,000 won and the dinner course menu at 108,000 won (not including tax and service charges).

Cafe serves up Spanish and American treats including churros, salt coffee and hot rum eggnog

Bibim-naengmyeon is a dish of cold buckwheat noodles mixed with a spicy, thick red pepper sauce. It may also be garnished with raw fish. It is also called “hamheung-naengmyeon” because it was a regional food of the Hamheung district in Hamkyeong Province, now North Korea. Ingredients● 600 g buckwheat noodles (dried), 15 cups water ● 100 g minced beef Seasoning sauce 1: ● 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp minced green onion ● 1/4 tsp minced garlic, 1/8 tsp ground black pepper● 1/2 tsp se

Master charcutier sees growing popularity of prepared meat products in Korea, shares own recipe

The hotel presents its “Signature Festive Promotion” with fine French delicacies available until the end of December. The hotel’s live buffet restaurant The Kings and restaurant Caf de Chef introduce 50 newly added items as well as Christmas desserts such as Christmas cake with cranberries and brandy custard, buche de noel, carrot cake and Christmas dried fruit pound cake. Also, “Special Eve Celebration Wine Dinner” at “Caf de Chef” features soft caviar aspic topped with cauliflower cream, fresh

The hotel offers a choice of special winter packages from the months of December to February for those looking for a restful and relaxing winter escape. Package I offers a one-night stay in a deluxe room, a coupon to enjoy coffee for two available at the Atrium Caf and a copy of lifestyle magazine Maison. Package II features an overnight stay at a superior room and the benefits of Package I. Both packages also include complimentary use of the swimming pool and gym. Package III offers a one-night