Dubai, UAE, 21st April – This spring, Shangri-La celebrates Earth Day with an enhanced ‘Rooted in Nature’ programme championing sustainable culinary initiatives across the Middle East, Europe, India, the Indian Ocean and North America. Launching this Earth Day on 22nd April 2022, an array of new gastronomic journeys will be added and continue indefinitely across the groups MEIA region, ensuring that every day is Earth Day at Shangri-La.
To mark the occasion, new culinary dishes will be
introduced across Shangri-La hotels in the region, highlighting the importance
of sustainable dining through ethically sourced ingredients found on the menus
year-round. In addition to raising environmental awareness, the campaign
celebrates Shangri-La chefs and hotel teams who source the best possible
ingredients with the upmost respect for nature. Dishes on offer will include produce
and herbs grown on hotel grounds, locally-sourced organic fruits and vegetables,
line-caught fish, free range beef, as well as honey from Shangri-La Toronto’s
own rooftop beehive. Rooted in Nature, which recognizes the exciting
differences in the group’s locations, is a gastronomic initiative presenting
diners with locally or ethically sourced food offerings. The campaign
encourages culinary teams across the hotels and resorts to incorporate
sustainable items from local markets into the menus, ensuring authentic flavour
with every bite. Guests can identify Rooted in Nature menu items by spotting
the pea shoot logo
beside the dish description on all restaurant menus.
Epicureans who love to travel for food can rest
assured that with Rooted in Nature, the cuisine will not only be of exceptional
quality but ethically sourced and lovingly created. From world renowned
Michelin starred Chinese cuisine at the Shang Palace in Paris to sky-high
dining in London, and from floating breakfasts in Dubai to Shangri-La insiders’
favourite local markets, Rooted in Nature assures guests dine in peace; safe in
the knowledge that dishes must meet one or more of the five guidelines set out
by the group:
·
support local
agricultural and fishing communities
·
buy chemical
& pesticide-free local produce
·
source from
free-range livestock and poultry products where possible
·
acquire
sustainably-sourced seafood that are caught through ethical means
·
serve organic
and fair trade products indicated by national and local food safety standards
Shangri-La Dubai offers quality Cantonese
cuisine at Shang Palace with braised local seabream sourced from Dubai Khor
Fakkan. Continuing their Asian culinary journey, the hotel’s renowned
Vietnamese restaurant Hoi An offers Bò Kho Kiểu Sài Gòn with Saigon-style
Braised Australian Beef Cheek, Onion Pearl and Carrot. With sweeping views over
the city, IKandy, offers an array of sustainably sourced pool side delights
including Free-range Chicken, Citrus-Cured Fennel, Local Dates, Herb-crusted
sous-vide cooked chicken, frisée and lollo salad, topped with date oil to give
guests a true taste of local Dubai life.
On the island of Mauritius,
the wonders of nature abound at Shangri-La
Le Touessrok with an array of restaurants offering local favourites such
as freshly caught Catch of the Day sourced especially by Mauritian’s finest
fishermen, locally grown Orange Roma Tomato Carpaccio and Arugula all served at
Republic Beach Club Restaurant;
sustainable aquaculture King Fish served at Kushi, the resort’s specialized
Japanese restaurant manned by a master sushi chef; and the Kuchumbar Salad with
all locally sourced spices at the resort’s much loved Indian restaurant,
Safran.
In one of the gastronomic
capitals of the world, Shangri-La
Paris takes inspiration from across France to source the finest
ingredients. Chefs at La Bauhinia source locally grown Provencal asparagus to
give the true taste of the south, along with free range marinated Black-angus steak.
The hotel’s afternoon tea consists of organic pastries with locally produced flour
and free-range eggs. Celebrating its tenth year as the only Michelin starred
restaurant in France, Shang Palace offers wok-fried Normand Beef Fillet combining
Cantonese flavour with locally grown French produce.
To make a reservation at Shangri-La restaurants and to experience Rooted in Nature first hand please visit https://www.shangri-la.com/. Further information on Rooted in Nature can be found by following the initiative via social media channels using the hashtag #myshangrila.
About
Shangri-La:
Shangri-La, an iconic flagship brand of the Shangri-La
Group, puts heartfelt service at the core of its distinctive Asian hospitality
experience. Through imaginative and nature-inspired design, delightful culinary
and cultural experiences, and its authentic and thoughtful service, the brand
enables guests to realise their own moments of Shangri-La.
Today, the brand experience is brought to life in over 80 deluxe hotels and resorts at destinations around the world, including Australia, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan, Fiji, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sultanate of Oman, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
A transformation of the award-winning Golden Circle loyalty programme, Shangri-La Circle will officially launch in April 2022 as an aspirational travel lifestyle platform that connects all of Shangri-La’s brands, hotels and restaurants. As curators of the good life, Shangri-La Circle guides guests to discover their personal Shangri-La and offers a selection of travel and lifestyle offerings, captivating rewards, and unparalleled access to the best Asian hospitality. To enroll or learn more, visit Shangri-La Circle
