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Celebrate love and togetherne­ss

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THE long-awaited holiday season is just weeks away, calling for all to celebrate love and togetherne­ss among family and friends. This Christmas and New Year, DoubleTree by Hilton KL invites guests to take pleasure in the sumptuous cuisines prepared by their chefs.

Enjoy festive set menus and a la carte dishes at the hotel’s signature restaurant Makan Kitchen as well as Tosca or simply visit The Food Store, Cellar Door and Axis Lounge for an arrangemen­t of holiday treats and goodies.

Makan Kitchen

A true showcase of Malaysian dining, Makan Kitchen is filled with various culinary actions where specialty chefs dish up no less than six local cuisines.

For this year’s festive season, Makan Kitchen brings a unique dining experience that blends the local cuisines with Western holiday offerings.

This restaurant and banquet kitchen are certified halal.

• Christmas Hi-Tea (Dec 25) at RM88++ per person

• The Momentous Christmas Dinner Buffet (Dec 24 and 25) at RM118++ per person

• The Big New Year’s Eve Dinner Buffet (Dec 31) at RM118++ per person

• Welcome 2014 Hi-Tea (Jan 1) at RM68++ per person

*Children below the age of 12 will be charged half price for all promotions.

Favourites include fresh seafood on crushed ice, a sushi and sashimi selection as well as a Christmas and New Year’s Eve carving station with oven-roast turkey and slow-cooked lamb.

Guests will also be presented with choices of desserts, including DoubleTree by Hilton KL’s special Christmas pudding, rhubarb blueberry crumble and Christmas pannatone.

Tosca

The hotel’s Italian Trattoria offers a perfect twist of Italian for this year’s celebratio­n dinners.

On Christmas Eve, a sumptuous array of dishes including pan-roast lemon sole, turkey and truffle roulade and Christmas chocolate tart, just to name a few, will be presented to guests.

• Five-Course Christmas Eve Dinner (Dec 24) at RM160++ per person (menu only) / RM230++ per person (menu plus wine pairing)

• Five-Course New Year’s Eve Dinner (Dec 31) at RM170++ per person (menu only) / RM240++ per person (menu plus wine pairing)

The Five-Course New Year’s Eve Dinner will showcase delicious options of grilled Wagyu beef sirloin steak, oven-roast Chilean sea bass and a dark chocolate and raspberry mousse – all perfectly paired with fine wines including Chardonnay, Prosecco, Pinotage, Merlot and Muscat for those in favour of the wine pairing arrangemen­t.

The Food Store

A great addition to the Tosca and Makan Kitchen offerings is the selection of wonderful holiday treats that can be found at The Food Store, the hotel’s bakery cum deli.

This month, an impressive arrangemen­t of Christmas takeaway goodies is made available for a quick holiday fix.

The special twin-packed DoubleTree signature chocolate chip cookies, which is everyone’s favourite, Christmas minced pie, Christmas chocolate Yule log cake, Christmas fondant fruit cake, Christmas red velvet cake or Christmas almond stollen are perfect for sharing with family and friends.

The Food Store also offers the option to order takeaway holiday specialtie­s such as 5kg Slow-roasted Whole US Turkey, Oven-roasted Australian 120Day Grain Fed Beef Rib Eye and Makan Kitchen’s signature 2.2kg Roasted Duck.

Cellar Door

Celebrate a new beginning with DoubleTree by Hilton KL during the New Year’s Eve “Countdown Party!” on Dec 31.

Guests will enjoy an evening of celebratio­n with drinks, snacks and music between 6pm and 2am. DJ Spinning will be setting the tone with funky tunes ranging from retro to the latest beats.

From 9pm onwards, DJ Nimbus will take over the stage with uplifting music that will exude a good vibe among fellow guests.

Cellar Door & Axis Lounge

It is time to “Get Bubbly!” at the hotel’s Cellar Door & Axis Lounge with the delicious mix of Champagne Cocktail for an ideal welcome to the festive season. This offer is available throughout the month at RM55++ per person.

Sompoton Spa

After indulging in a tantalisin­g meal, a good back massage will definitely do the trick in ensuring guests get the most of Christmas pampering this season.

With “Christmas Spa Indulgence” package, enjoy a compliment­ary 30-minute back massage and receive a special Christmas gift of natural rose body scrub worth RM45 with purchase of any 90 minutes facial treatment.

The offer is valid until Dec 31. For further enquiries and package purchases, call Sompoton Spa at 03 2172 7514.

For reservatio­ns, call 03-2172 7272 or go to www.makan-moments.com

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The Food Store offers Christmas takeaway goodies for a quick holiday fix.

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