In keeping with its exotic oriental roots, Mandarin Oriental, Miami is hosting a vibrant Chinese New Year celebration from Monday, February 23 to Friday, February 27, 2015 to usher in the year of the goat in grand style. Guests will enjoy unforgettable dining experiences in the hotel’s distinguished culinary destinations – Azul,the signature restaurant featuring eclectic French-Asian fusion cuisine, La Mar by Gastón Acurio, offering Peruvian cuisine with Asian influences, and at MO Bar + Lounge, the hotel’s chic waterfront bar. Captivating lion dance performances will add to the excitement on select evenings.
Diners will enjoy a feast for the senses while enjoying festive menus brimming with Chinese delicacies and surrounded by colorful décor.
The four-course Azul menu includes:
Sweet & Sour Soup
King Crab, Quail Egg, Water Chestnut, Button Mushroom
Princess Scallop
Peanut, Ginger, Florida Orange, Szechuan Pepper
Hoisin Glazed Duck
Crispy Skin, Vidalia, Sweet Greens, Creamy Rice, Broccoli
Milk Chocolate Tofu
Asian Pear Noodle and Black Tea Ice Cream
The talented La Mar culinary team will prepare an array of tantalizing Peruvian-Chinese specialties offered a la carte to include Mapo Tofu and Beef, Pork Eggplant Clay Pot with Fried Rice, Chicken Chi Hau with Shrimp and Broccolini, Lobster Crispy Egg Noodles,and a selection of Chinese inspired desserts such as White Chocolate Banana Rolls and Coconut Tapioca Pearl Pudding.
MO Bar + Lounge will be hosting a nightly Dim Sum Happy Hour from 5pm to 8pmfeaturing a special menu of celebratory cocktails, such as the Greenhouse Smash from the menu at Mandarin Oriental, Miami’s sister property in Hong Kong, The Landmark. Stations of savory dim sum will offer Chicken Pot Stickers, Pork Sui Mei, Shrimp Har Gau Dumplings and Vegetable Spring Rolls.
For the Chinese, the New Year celebration is the most important of the year symbolizing the Earth’s new beginning. The Chinese culture utilizes a lunar calendar based on the moon’s cycle to create its zodiac signs and twelve animals to represent the twelve signs of the Chinese horoscope. According to the Chinese calendar, the goat represents a zodiac sign that is creative and kindhearted.
True to tradition, rousing lion dance performances will capture the spirit of the season – it is said to bring good luck to households and the businesses they visit.
The cost for the four-course Chinese New Year set menu at Azul is USD 75 per person. Specialties at La Mar by Gastón Acurio will be offered on an a la carte basis and are priced from USD 19 to USD 25. Dim Sum Happy Hour at MO Bar + Lounge is offered at USD 50 per person and includes three themed cocktails and unlimited Dim Sum. Prices are exclusive of tax and gratuity. For more information or to make reservations, please call +1 (305) 913 8358. Mandarin Oriental, Miami is located at 500 Brickell Key Drive.