Long Chuseok Holiday... Shall We Embark on a Gourmet Road Trip to Hotels?

In line with the new holiday culture of traveling or dining out during festive seasons, the hotel industry is conducting diverse food and beverage promotions.

Frederic Chef's lobster dish.
Photo by Lotte Hotel

According to Lotte Hotel on the 29th, the French restaurant in Seoul, ‘Pierre Gagnaire Seoul,’ is offering a dinner course that revisits the signature dishes of its past head chefs (J?r?me Roy, Julien Bosquies, and Fr?d?ric ?rier) throughout October to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Opened in October 2008, Pierre Gagnaire Seoul is the only restaurant in Korea overseen by Michelin 3-star chef and the ‘Picasso of the culinary world,’ Pierre Gagnaire, known for his distinctive cuisine.

Pierre Gagnaire Seoul has planned a course that encapsulates the history of gastronomy, past and present. The ‘Grand Menu,’ consisting of 10 courses, begins with the signature dishes of Chef J?r?me presented at the time of the restaurant’s opening. The three amuse-bouches made with ingredients such as Ossetra caviar, langoustine (a type of small lobster), and clam meat highlight the natural flavors and aromas of the ingredients.

Chef Fr?d?ric’s lobster dish served with pumpkin pur?e and the okdom bouillabaisse with egg yolk sauce add a variety of colors that enhance the dining experience. The dish composed of abalone and Burgundy-style escargot is Chef Julien’s signature menu that fully showcases the charm of France. Following this, the main course features 1++ grade Korean beef tenderloin and Akiten caviar from Chef J?r?me, concluding the 15-year culinary journey with a grand dessert and petits fours. The Grand Menu is priced at 340,000 KRW.

According to Seoul Dragon City, until the 9th of next month, ‘Food Exchange’ located on the 2nd floor of Novotel will hold the ‘Master Chef’s Food Exchange’ promotion, targeting customers during the Chuseok holiday period. Through collaboration between Food Exchange, Seoul Dragon City’s buffet restaurant, and the Chinese restaurant ‘Fei,’ the Chinese section of Food Exchange will be upgraded to provide high-quality dishes to guests.

Seoul Dragon City 'Master Chef's Food Exchange.'
Photo by Seoul Dragon City

During the promotion period, Food Exchange will strengthen and operate five sections: dim sum live, BBQ live, noodle live, hot food, and cold food. In the BBQ section, rare ingredients such as sea cucumber, abalone, and natural matsutake mushrooms are used in ‘Qianlong Sabotang,’ crispy-skinned ‘Peking Duck’ with Fei’s special sauce, and Cantonese-style ‘Char Siu BBQ’ are offered. The hot food section features seven dishes, including ‘X.O Oolong Sea Cucumber,’ which is sea cucumber stuffed with minced shrimp and pork and topped with a spicy sauce. This promotion is available from 105,000 KRW for adult weekday lunch, the same price as usual at Food Exchange.

Marriott Executive Apartments Seoul operates a ‘Chuseok Special Dinner Buffet’ at ‘Park Caf?’ until the 29th. Offering over 100 menu items, the buffet features a diverse selection including Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Western cuisines, broadening the choices. Various food and beverage services are also prepared to enjoy alongside the buffet. Unlimited wine, draft beer, and soda, which pair well with the buffet menu, are provided. Adult guests are served sirloin steak as the main dish. The Chuseok Special Dinner Buffet operates from 6 PM to 9 PM, priced at 120,000 KRW for adults and 60,000 KRW for children aged 37 months to 12 years.

AC Hotel by Marriott Seoul Gangnam runs an ‘Unlimited Lobster & Seafood Buffet’ at ‘AC Kitchen.’ This buffet promotion is planned by Executive Chef Lee Jong-hoon of AC Kitchen and offers a variety of dishes including grilled items and desserts in addition to seafood. Guests can enjoy unlimited grilled lobster and dishes made with fresh seafood such as abalone, shrimp, and scallops. Grilled dishes including lamb chops and Iberico BBQ, as well as about 10 types of desserts made fresh daily at the bakery, are also available. Until the 29th, traditional Chuseok foods such as pumpkin jeon, kimchi jeon, braised beef, and songpyeon are served at breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets. The Unlimited Lobster & Seafood Buffet is available at 119,000 KRW for adult weekday evenings.

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