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Thai Food Festival at Mei Kun, Kempinski Ambience Hotel Delhi

Press Release: Thai Food Festival at Mei Kun, Kempinski Ambience Hotel Delhi

~An Expedition to Thailand with internationally renowned Chef Kwanruean Saegsitong from Siam Kempinski Bangkok~

Visiting Chefs

New Delhi 9th July 2015: Kempinski Ambience Hotel hosts the Thai Food Festival at Mei Kun, the Asian restaurant from 10 July – 19 July, 2015. Chef Kwanruean Saegsitong has travelled all the way from Siam Kempinski Bangkok to give the diners an authentic taste of her homeland, Thailand.With over 19 years of experience in promoting Thai cuisine across the world, Chef Kwanrauean Saegsiting is one of the most sought after Thai Chefs in the world. An expert fruit and vegetable carver Chef Kwan is best known for the successful promotions she conducted in Kempinski Hotel Khan Place, Mongolia and Kempinski Hotel Xiamen, China.

Indulge your senses in a specially crafted range of authentic Thai delicacies at Mei Kun. The 10 day long festival is aimed at transporting food enthusiasts to an expedition to Thailand. Some of the signature dishes include ‘Phad Phak Ruam Mitr’ Mixed vegetables in soya sauce, ‘Gaeng Kiew Wan Gai’ Roasted Duck in Red Curry, ‘Phad Thai Goong’ Fried Thin Rice Noodles, Shrimp with Eggs among others.

The exclusive menu crafted by the visiting Chef Kwan, paired with the serene ambience at Mei Kun promises to make an unforgettable journey for all diners.Puneet Singh, General Manager, Kempinski Ambience Hotel, Delhi said “A harmonious blend of spicy, subtle, sweet and sour, Thai food is an absolute delight for the palate. This festival is our endeavour to introduce the magic of Thai cuisine to our guests. Through our warm hospitality and talent of Executive Chef Rohit Tokhi and Chef Kwan, we promise to make this festival a memorable gourmet dining experience.”

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Speaking on the occasion Chef Kwan said “Thai food is one the most loved cuisines across the globe and is famous for its chilli-hot and sweet blends. With flavours both savoury and sweet, my special creations are aimed at giving guests a one way ticket to Thailand. It is an absolute delight for me to be a part of the Thai food festival at Kempinski Ambience Hotel Delhi and bringing best of Thai cuisine to India.”The special menu will be available at Mei Kun at INR 1400 /1600+ taxes for dinner (1900 hrs – 2345 hrs) from 10 – 19 July, 2015. *A la Carte available

About Mei Kun

Embark on an exquisite culinary journey through Asia at MeiKun. Our chefs incorporate authentic spices and ingredients, specially brought in from all over Asia & combine them with the best of locally grown produce. Our guests feel special, when their ideas are incorporated along with our Chef’s technique and flair at our live Asian Grill, along with our heart-warming hospitality and serenity of the Asian culture.About Kempinski Ambience HotelKempinski, Europe’s oldest hotel group ignites the rich traditions of this legacy city with its newest landmark – Kempinski Ambience Hotel Delhi. Encased within two towers are 480 rooms and suites, two outdoor swimming pools, luxurious recreational facilities and specialty dining options. It boasts of a pillar-less ballroom of 25,000 sq.ft., the largest in a luxury hotel in India with a total meeting space of 70,000 sq.ft. that can comfortably accommodate 6000 guests.

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About Kempinski:

Created in 1897, Kempinski Hotels is Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group. Kempinski’srich heritage of impeccable

personal service and superb hospitality is complemented by the exclusivity and individuality of its properties. Kempinski now comprises a portfolio of 75 five-star hotels in 31 countries and continues to add new properties in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Each one reflects the strength and success of the Kempinski brand without losing sight of its heritage. The portfolio comprises historic landmark properties, award-winning urban lifestyle hotels, outstanding resorts, and prestigious residences. Each one is imbued with the quality guests have come to expect from Kempinski while embracing the cultural traditions of its location. Kempinski is a founding member of the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotels, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2014.

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09/07/2015
Start a healthy cooking revolution with Olive oil

Press release from an informative and interesting event about olive oil with chef Kunal Kapoor and nutritionist Seema Singh. The event covered the health benefits of olive oil and it’s use in cooking.

New Delhi, January 14, 2015: Discover how Olive Oil makes cooking healthier and tastier with Chef Kunal Kapoor and Nutritionist Seema Singh. Bring home all the original flavors of the Mediterranean and enjoy a balanced meal every time you cook.

Cooking session with chef kunal kapoor

It is a known fact that Olive Oils are one of the healthiest oils in the world. They are rich in antioxidants and beneficial substances and have high nutritional value. They even help prevent and fight against many diseases.

Olive Oil is ideal for cooking, be it Indian or continental, and even in the preparation of salads and desserts. Its ability to resist high temperatures makes it easier to create a thin, golden and crunchy coating, which prevents the food from absorbing oil, keeping it juicy and appetizing. This feature makes it ideal for cooking Indian dishes without changing the taste and texture of the dish.

Chef Kunal Kapoor at Join the Olive Oil Revolution says “There are many reasons for joining the most delicious and the healthiest revolution in history! A revolution that began thousands of years ago and that has reached us today to give a new, delicious touch of flavor to all our favorite recipes will help us discover more such recipes.”

Nutritionist Seema Singh says “During a child’s first years, the energy requirement is very high. Some of the energy consumed comes from fat, either in milk, essential in childhood, or from other types of fat. Olive Oil is one of the most healthy Oils, it is rich in antioxidants and beneficial substances, it has a high nutritional value and helps prevent and fights against many diseases.

Olive Oil better withstands high temperatures and is very stable due to its Oleic Acid. Any oil, unless it has a very strong flavor is suitable for Indian food. And Olive Oils don’t have any distinct flavor of their own, so is ideal as a cooking medium for all kinds of Indian foods. It helps in retaining taste along with fresh. If used regularly, the consumption of monounsaturated fats that lowers cholesterol will help prevent cardiovascular diseases and may reduce the risk of some cancers. Therefore, it is recommended to use Olive Oil for Indian cooking.

Chef Kunal Kapoor and Nutritionist Seema Singh at live cooking Session

There are many types of Olives Oils with different qualities, flavors and aromas. But for the best cooking results, one should know about the different categories:

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

100% pressed olive juice, with an outstanding flavor and aroma. It has unique sensorial attributes and beneficial properties due to its minority components. Particularly recommended for use raw (in marinades, salads, sauces, etc.), in stews and in desserts.

Olive Oil

100% pressed olive juice with a very good flavor and aroma. Recommended for the same uses as Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Extra Light Olive Oil

A blend of refined Olive Oils and Extra Virgin Olive Oils. Recommended for cooking at high temperatures, especially fried dishes.

About the Campaign
The campaign is all about making European Olive Oils preferred Olive Oils to enter the daily cooking space in Indian traditional cooking by virtue of being the healthier option.
The campaign comprises of Print Ads in leading publications, TVC on all major TV channels, to increase the visibility we have also tied up with Meru cabs to carry our clain on their cabs in Delhi & Mumbai and in order to engage our Target Audience we had planned out various BTL Activation in 8 cities. We have just concluded the activation in New Delhi & Mumbai and same will be continued in coming months in remaining cities like Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune & Kolkata. The BTL Activation have been carried out in Malls, Hypermarkets & RWAs.

16/01/2015
LG Crowns its Mallika-e-Kitchen 2014 Cooking Queen
- Sixth successive year of LG’s Mallika-e-kitchen cooking contest, India’s biggest amateur chefs cooking competition with around 4000 participants
- 12 participants selected from 62 cities and 4 Zonal rounds to compete in the grand finale
New Delhi, December 12, 2014: LG Electronics India today presented its coveted sixth LG Mallika-e-Kitchen 2014 Cooking Queen title to Mrs. Rita Mathur from Bhopal. Orchestrated through live cooking competition at Shangri’ La Hotel, New Delhi, this year’s national amateur cooking contest attracted over 4000 participants from 62 cities across India.

Designed for women home cooks to showcase their exceptional culinary talent, this year’s LG Mallika-e-Kitchen 2014 was presented with LG Side by Side Refrigerator in award for her delicious Zaika-E-Hind winning recipe. Ms. Pushpa Chaplot from Mumbai and Ms. Shajeeda from Chennai were named as first and second runners up respectively. They were presented with LG Water Purifier for their scrumptious, indulgent creations that tickled the taste buds of the judges.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Rajeev Jain, Business Head, Home Appliances, LG India said, “The 2014 LG Mallika-e-Kitchen cooking contest was another resounding success for us. This annual competition once again demonstrated the kinds of smart, healthy and tasty dishes that can be created using Microwave technology. This year’s campaign was yet another example of consumer support and appreciation towards LG’s initiative for creating awareness across India about healthy cooking with microwaves.”

Excited on winning the title, Mrs. Rita Mathur, said, “I am extremely happy and excited to win the prestigious title of LG Mallika-E-Kitchen 2014. This competition has proved and valued my cooking ability at the national platform, appreciating my love for food and feeding people. With this award, LG has presented me an opportunity to commence my own journey in the culinary world. I am thankful and deeply appreciate LG India in their endeavor towards providing this amazing opportunity to the Indian women for showcasing their talent and vast Indian taste at the national level.”

Touted as one of the largest amateur cooking contests, the competition was conducted in three stages proceeding to the Grand Finale in Delhi. The auditions received an enthusiastic response from over 4000 aspirants from across 62 cities. The grand finale saw the contestants preparing a main course dish within a time span of 90 minutes in an LG Microwave Oven highlighting the idea behind using one of the most helpful kitchen appliance. The cooking contest in its successful sixth run propagates LG’s strategy in promoting healthy cooking with LG’s new and healthy range of microwave ovens.

About Mallika-E-Kitchen Cooking Contest:

LG Mallika-E-Kitchen Cooking Contest is an annual property which was started in 2009 with an aim to promote healthy living and thereby, educate and inform the Indian home makers about the importance of healthy cooking and eating. Any Indian woman above the age of 18 years who purchases a LG Microwave Oven during the period starting from 25th August 2014 till 25th October2014 is eligible to enter the LG Mallika-E-Kitchen Cooking Contest by simply filling a registration form. The form will be available at all LG Brand shops, authorized dealers and can also be filled online on the LG India website. The participants will be contacted by LG representatives for the confirmation of the venue and date of the Local Level round. On the contest date, the participants will be required to bring pre-cooked microwave dishes along with the written recipes. If the recipe is selected by the panel of judges on set parameters, then the selected person will qualify for the Zonal Level round, along with a 100 per cent cashback* of their Microwave Oven. A total of three winners will be selected from each Zonal Level round. Finally, the Zonal round winners will compete at a national level contest to be selected as LG’s Mallika-E-Kitchen, winning grand prizes worth lakhs of rupees.

About LG Microwave Oven Range:

LG Microwave Ovens continues to offer the best technology to Indian consumers. Apart from launching World’s 1st Charcoal Lighting Heater TM, LG Microwave Ovens also boast of various unique features specific to Indian market, viz, Diet Fry ^TM , Pasteurize Milk ^TM, Indian Bread Basket, 301 Auto Cook Menus, etc.

LG offers a complete range of Microwave Ovens with 25 SKUs priced between Rs. 6190 till Rs. 29,690. Convection is the major focus area with 16 SKUs available in 21L, 28L & 32L Capacity. LG Offers 6 SKUS in Grill (20L & 23L capacity) while 3 SKUs in its Solo category (20L capacity).

About LG Electronics, Inc.

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Electronics, South Korea was established in January 1997 in India. It is one of the most formidable brands in consumer electronics, home appliances, IT hardware and mobile communications space. In India for a decade, LG has earned a premium brand positioning and is the acknowledged trendsetter for the industry.

LGEIL’s manufacturing unit at Greater Noida is one of the most eco-friendly units among all LG manufacturing plants in the world. The second Greenfield facility is located at Ranjangaon; Pune has the capacity to manufacture LED TVs, Air Conditioners, Washing Machines, Refrigerators, and Monitors.

For further information please contact:

Neeta Linz– neeta.linz@lge.com

Deepika Kukreti– deepika.kukreti@lge.com

Kshitija Sharma LG-One, kshitija.sharma@lg-one.com
16/12/2014
Launch of Fever Tree, Premium Natural Mixers
Fever Tree, one of premium natural mixer brands held an event launching their premium brand, Robert Parker. The event was hosted by British High Commissioner Sir James Bevan. British deputy PM, Mr. Nick Clegg was guest of honour for the event.

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New Delhi, 25^th Aug 2014: The age of the dismal mixer is over with the introduction of Fever-Tree (The Premium Natural Mixer) in India. The capital witnessed the sophisticated launch of the iconic super premium brand Fever Tree, The World’s Best Tonic Water – Robert Parker. Making its foray into the Indian Market, this is the first venture of the company in the subcontinent and it has made headline for bring Indian Tonic Water back to India.

Fever Tree Bar

The event was hosted by The British High Commissioner Sir James Bevan in honour of British Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Nick Clegg’s visit to India. The event was attended by Mr. Tim Warrillowm (co-founder & Director Fever Tree) and Mr. Anuj Kushwah (Managing Director Kaama Impex Pvt. Ltd) who is the importer & distributor for the Fever-Tree Brand in India. An exquisite evening of luxury, delight and splendor, the event celebrated amongst the crème de la crème of Delhi.

Proudly served in 7 of the top 10 restaurants in the world Fever Tree is one of the most premium and iconic brand coming out of UK. India is the 50th export market for Fever-Tree. Fever-Tree was recently named Tonic of choice in an independent survey of the world’s leading bars and restaurants

Mr. Anuj Kushwah, Managing Director of Kaama Impex Pvt Ltd says “Every decision we take at Kaama is keeping in mind the consumers needs and experiences, hence the choice of bringing Fever Tree to India. Fever-Tree is an iconic brand and we are proud to launch in India.”

This August, Fever-Tree, the premium natural drink mixer company, will launch their Indian Tonic Water in India, the home of Gin & Tonic and the brand’s 50th export market. The British company, which sees 70% of sales come from export, is looking to continue its dramatic rise and commitment to bringing consumers the perfect gin and tonic wherever they are in world.

Fever-Tree will travel as part of a UKTI delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg across India. As part of the government policy to boost British export and David Cameron’s commitment to increase trade to £1trn by 2020, the trade envoy will hold events in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore from 25th -28th August.

Founded in 2005, Charles Rolls and Tim Warrillow identified a need for premium mixers to accompany the fast growing array of superior spirits available on the market and travelled from the Congo to the Ivory Coast in pursuit of the highest quality ingredients. Fever-Tree now has a range of 14 natural mixers and an annual company turnover of £25 million.

Fever Tree – Taj Display

Tim Warrillow comments: “We are delighted to bring premium quality, full flavoured Indian Tonic Water back to the birthplace of the gin and tonic. In 1820, the Malaria-plagued British Army in India inadvertently created the cocktail by mixing their regular dose of quinine with sugar, water and local fruits and of course their daily ration of gin. We have been championing the gin and tonic boom across Europe over the past years and will now, almost two hundred years later, return an all-natural premium tonic water back to its spiritual home.”

Charles Rolls comments: ‘India is now one of the five largest gin markets in the world and will provide us with a long-term platform for growth. Traditionally a whisky market, white spirits have grown in the region in recent years and we hope to capitalise on the popularity of Western drinking habits in bars, restaurants and hotels.”

Since its launch, Fever-Tree has collected a vast number of awards, including the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, Exporter of the Year at The Grocer Gold Awards, and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for London and the South. For the third year, Fever-Tree was earmarked by The Fast Track 100 as the fastest growing non-alcoholic drinks company in the UK and included in the highly respected list.

About Fever-Tree
- Founded in 2005, the company is one of the UK’s fastest growing companies with a turnover of £25 million in 2013.
- Fever-Tree sources the world’s finest ingredients from natural sources, including quinine from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ginger from the Ivory Coast, India and Nigeria, and lemons from the slopes of Mount Etna, Sicily.
- Fever-Tree has a portfolio of 12 mixers which are available to buy in the UK from Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
- Fever-Tree products are served in the most prestigious venues across the world, from Claridges in London to Raffles in Singapore and the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
26/08/2014