CULINARY DELIGHTS

The Radisson Blu Plaza Xing Guo Hotel Shanghai will host a Donghu Food Festival from Aug 25 to Sept 24, presenting fresh crawfish in different styles at its Li Palace restaurant. During the festival, diners can enjoy a 15 percent discount. Tel: 021-6212-9998 Ext 3400

The Regent Beijing is launching a four-course themed dinner, created by Davide Carboni, new chef de cuisine of Dacappo, the hotel’s Italian restaurant, to celebrate Qixi, the Chinese Valentine’s Day, which falls on Aug 28. The special menu will be available on that day for one evening only, at 788 yuan ($118) per couple, and include a gift for female guests. Tel: 0108522-1888 Wanda Reign Wuhan in Hubei province hosted a fashion show on Aug 13 to launch six types of mooncakes. Models wearing qipao, the traditional Chinese dress, in a variety of designs presented the mooncake gift packages, also designed in a traditional style. Qipao and mooncakes are both cherished as part of China’s traditional cultural heritage. Presenting them together shows the hotel’s respect for tradition and innovation.

The RitzCarlton, Guangzhou is hosting a Sensational Singapore Food Festival at its Foods restaurant till Wednesday to commemorate the Southeast Asian country’s National Day, which falls on Aug 9. During the weeklong culinary event, two guest chefs from Singapore will serve up a melting pot of flavors influenced by Chinese, Malaysian, Indian and Pakistani cuisines, reflective of Singapore’s multicultural culinary heritage. Tel: 020-3813-6888