Celebrity Chef Peter Kuruvita at the Fortress
WINE: Celebrity Chef Peter Kuruvita will be your chef for a
special degustation wine dinner on January 10 and 13 at the 49-roomed
luxury resort. The dinner will be at the resort's wine cellar Wine3 - a
glass cave with over 2,000 bottles of the finest wines.
Wine3 celebrates the experience of wine through the ages, bringing
together wine and fine food in a breathtaking setting. This will be
further enhanced by the simple yet elegant glass cutlery - a brainchild
of Hunter Reynolds the Executive Assistant Manager of the resort.
Celebrity Chef Peter was born in London. From a very young age a
range of rich cultures inspired Peter; his childhood memories are filled
with the collaborative influences of his Austrian mother and Sri Lankan
father.
When Peter's family moved to his father's hometown in Colombo, life
was very colourful through the eyes of a young child. He vividly
remembers his grandmother's primitive kitchen.
"There was no gas or electricity, just a simple wood stove," he says.
Spending his early childhood standing alongside his grandmother watching
and preparing family meals, created from ancient Sri Lankan spice
recipes, passed down from generation to generation.
This strong sense of family combined with Peter's early association
with food has inspired him throughout his entire career. Once his family
relocated to Sydney where he followed his passion for cooking and
elected to study home economics, where he later topped the class.
At the time of leaving high school it was a natural step for Peter to
begin a career in cooking and in 1979 he started his chef apprenticeship
at East Sydney TAFE. Later he moved over to complete his final two years
at the newly opened Ryde Catering College.
During his career he has worked alongside Greg Doyle, at the very
fashionable Rogues restaurant & nightclub. After finalizing his
apprenticeship, he moved into London to further his career. After a few
years in UK he returned back to his old roots, and took up positions in
various top restaurants.
Before venturing into his own project in 2003, Peter took up
Executive Chef role at the internationally acclaimed Hayman Island
Resort, Great Barrier Reef - Queensland, Australia.
His reason for accepting this position was to reposition the resort,
not only as a leading resort of the world, but to increase the profile
of the nine food & beverage outlets, and as a leading food & wine
destination.
In April 2003, Peter returned to Sydney to take up the challenge to
open and run his own restaurant "Flying Fish' situated at the restored
heritage site of Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont.
He leads a professional team of chefs in the restaurant's fast paced
kitchen to turn out some inspirational menus inclusive of fresh seasonal
seafood specials and an exclusive wine list to match.
When not in the kitchen, Peter loves surfing and spending time with
his wife Karen and two children.
Experience a widest range of Theme Nights only at Continental
BUFFET : The Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo has come out with a
culinary spread to offer diversity and variety at its best with a seven
day buffet specials at its different restaurants.
International buffet takes pride of place on Sunday with a variety of
salads, soups, meat dishes and desserts at the Cafe Emerald, while
Monday is the Chinese/Thai Night. You could enjoy a variety of authentic
Chinese and Thai dishes at the buffet.
Surf the ocean at the Cafe Emerald with a Seafood Buffet every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday with a fabulous spread of crabs, prawns,
cuttlefish and fish will be laid out. Cafe Emerald brings you a
scrumptious seafood buffet that's bound to satisfy your taste buds.
Experience the rich flavours of Authentic North Indian cuisine at the
Sri Lanka's finest venue "The Tandoor". An exquisite presentation of
cuisine, flavoured with authentic ingredients from India will be on
every Friday in a form of a buffet.
An Italian dinner, buffet will be available on Fridays at the Cafe
Emerald from 7 p.m. to midnight for all the Italian food lovers. You
could enjoy a variety of Pasta's to Pizza's during dinner.
Galadari at Lankan Food Fest in Goa
FOOD: Galadari Hotel, Colombo took an active part at a Sri
Lankan Food Festival held at Cidade De Goa Hotel, Vainguinim, Goa, India
recently.
The Food festival organised by SriLankan Airlines, was attended by a
large number of guests from different parts of Goa.
Delicious and spicy Sri Lankan cuisine was prepared for the festival
by expert chefs from Galadari Hotel, Colombo.
Waffles Fiesta at Galadari
PROMOTION: Galadari Hotel has planned a Waffle week from
January 10-17 at the hotel's pastry shop 'Cafe 64'.
The fiesta will be in the form of an 'A la-carte' menu, from 10 a.m.
to 10 p.m. The Sweet Waffle section will offer Chocolate, Waffles, dark
and white Chocolate Mousses with ships and Orange Caramel sauce.
The Strawberry Waffles offered will be made of Waffle sandwiches with
fresh strawberries, Chantilly, Mousses and Coulis.
Guests will also be treated to Brandied dry fruits Waffle, with
Sultanas, Prunes, Ginger preserve, Cherries and nuts, marinated in
Brandy and served with spiced shipped cream and many more.
Savoury Waffles offered will be made of Herb infused crispy Waffle,
with stewed seafood accompanied by Cuttlefish, Savoury peppered Waffle
with devilled chicken and batter-fried cuttlefish.
Berry galore at Hilton Colombo
PROMOTION: Indulge at the Hilton Colombo's "Berry Promotion"
from January 15 to 31 happening in all their outlets.
Nature can prevent and reverse chronic disease. Berries in particular
are rich in taste and nutritious too.
New research shows that berries such as blueberries, cranberries,
raspberries, strawberries are rich in disease fighting phytochemicals
that prevent and even reverse serious disease like cancer, diabetes,
heart disease and stomach ulcers.
"Our Strawberry promotion was a great success and I'm sure the Berry
Promotion too will be appreciated" says the hotel's Marketing
Communications Manager, Gigi De Silva.
Thali lunch at Alhambra Restaurant
MENU: The Master Indian Chefs at Holiday Inn, Sanjaya Prasad
and Santhosh Chaniyal have put together a brilliant Thali Set Menu for
lunch at Alhambra Restaurant.
This menu offers the guest a choice of vegetarian and non vegetarian
dishes served with rice, naan, rasam and a desert item. The Thali is the
perfect balanced meal for lunch and is served in an immaculate silver
plate with each accompaniment in an individual dish.
The show kitchen within the restaurant allows patrons to witness the
culinary skills of the Indian Chefs. The Alhambra Restaurant offers you
the authentic Indian ambience with personalised service. |