The hotel’s ice rink will re-open for the winter starting Dec. 1. The rink offers skating lessons, daily events, children’s birthday party packages, proposal events for lovers, and more. The proposal event takes place after the rink’s normal operation hours, allowing one special couple to participate in a cinematic proposal experience at the center of the ice. In addition, children born in the winter months can enjoy a memorable birthday complete with colorful party decorations, a special menu a

The hotel presents three winter packages for a warm and blissful relaxation away from the cold available from Nov. 23-Feb. 28. The “Winter Therapy I Package” covers a one night’s stay in a superior room, aroma tea set for two at the hotel’s European style library tea house, Salon de Th and two Lotte Cinema movie tickets. Guests can add 30,000 won for an upgrade to “Winter Therapy II Package” with a deluxe room. “Winter Love Therapy Package” includes one night at club deluxe room commanding a spe

Ogokbap is made up of glutinous rice, glutinous African millet, sweet red beans and black beans. From olden days, Koreans have regarded the day of the first full moon of the year as important. People cooked five-grain rice on that day and shared it with neighbors in the hope of peace and a good harvest. Ingredients● 2 cups glutinous rice ● 1/2 cup black beans● 1/2 cup glutinous African millet ● 1/2 cup sweet red beans, 1 1/2 cups scalding water, 2 1/2 cups boiling water● 1/2 cup glutinous millet

Food stylist serves time-tested grub from the hearth at new restaurant

Blended tea beverages reaching new heights

The hotel invites the guests to a special dinner performance by Carmen Mota’s Fuego, the authentic Spanish Flamenco. This very new concept of dinner show, pairing Spanish royal cuisine with Flamenco, will be held at its theater from Dec. 17-23, except on Dec. 19 due to the presidential election. In addition, guests who wish to stay overnight after the show can enjoy the hotel’s “Carmen Mota Fuego Package,” which consists of a one-night stay, breakfast, performance and dinner with a giveaway pres

The hotel’s restaurant Cornerstone presents contemporary Italian cuisine with one-star Michelin Chef Michelino Gioia from Nov. 16-25. The promotion includes lunch and dinner special menus, weekend brunch, cooking class and a gala dinner. During the 10-day promotion, Cornerstone menus will be created directly by Chef Gioia and on Nov. 21, he will hold a cooking class to share his secret cooking recipes as well. An exquisite six-course gala dinner, prepared by Gioia and the hotel’s top chefs, will

The Bistro, located in the lobby of the hotel, recently transformed into a French-style bistro with a whole new menu as well as ambience portraying a street of Paris. The restaurant’s a la carte menus now cover over 50 dishes with fresh local ingredients of vegetables, meat and seafood. The new menu includes Caprese salad, fresh mussels, fresh snails, onion velout, chestnut soup, crab bisque, Parisan beef tartar, ricotta-stuffed chicken, breaded pig trotter and braised lamb shank. A la carte dis

The hotel’s award-winning steakhouse Manhattan Grill is offering a special Thanksgiving set menu on Nov. 22 for family and friends to enjoy. Lunch is comprised of a three-course menu, which includes creamy sweet potato soup, roast turkey with glazed chestnuts, stuffing, green beans, gravy, and pumpkin pie with maple syrup and vanilla ice cream. The lunch menu is priced at 63,000 won, excluding tax and service charge. Dinner includes an extra appetizer dish. The dinner set is sold at a price of 7

The hotel’s restaurant Kitchen presents the last of this year’s delicacy series, “W Indulge,” on Nov. 29. The series finale, titled “W Indulge Winter,” will have Matt Kramer, a food and wine critic and columnist famous for his book, “Making Sense of Wine,” personally select the wines with Kitchen’s fine delicacies. The combination menus will include seared Hokkaido scallops with Chablis William Fevre 2010 or Flowers Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2009, Maine lobster risotto with Flowers Sonoma Coast Pi

Bugeo bopuragi is a dish made of grated dried pollack that is colored and seasoned with soy sauce, ground red pepper and salt. Because bugeo bopuragi is soft, it is often served with porridge, and is good for the elderly and children.Ingredients● 1 dried pollack (skinned yellowish dried pollack) ● Seasoning : 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp sesame salt, 1 tsp sesame oil ● Red pepper seasoning : 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/4 tsp fine ground red pepper, 1 tsp sesame salt, 1 tsp sesame oil ●

Corkage-free, Korean beef restaurants all the rage

Following is part of a series on Seoul’s hottest bars and clubs. ― Ed.Foreign tourists and those who have spent time abroad often admit that cocktails in Korea are less than great. The country produces some elite bartenders who claim top prizes at international contests, but most of its bartenders ― even at five-star hotel bars ― don’t seem to know how to make even a simple classic drink properly. Adding to the problem, many Koreans do not know much about cocktails, ordering them only on special

People who use some lower-wattage microwaves may not be cooking food long enough, a U.S. official warns.Kathy Bernard, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service, said it is important to know the wattage of your microwave oven.“To find it, look on the inside of the oven door or in the owner‘s manual, or you can test how long it takes to boil a glass of water. If it takes 2 minutes or less it’s a very high-wattage oven, around 1,100 watts. Four minutes or longer it‘s

Aequalis Spa, located in the 28th floor of the hotel, introduces a new treatment program with “Intraceuticals” starting Nov. 5. The spa is the first spa in Korea to launch Intraceuticals, an elite line of spa treatments and skin care products with innovative technology popular with Hollywood stars. Celebrating its launch, the spa presents the Intraceuticals signature treatments, which include the “Rejuvenate Program,” focusing on hydrating the skin by using collagen and lifting products to deliv