Dec 12 2012.
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Christmas is a time for celebrations. This year if you step into the Hilton Colombo you could see a lot of color and the team ever so eagerly getting ready for the festive season. With the opening of the hotel’s “Chocolate House” featuring a real chocolate fountain, the goodies hut is packed with seasonal offerings such as Yule Logs, Breudhers, Minced pies, Marzipan Trees and more. The hotel also has lined up a string of events to celebrate this occasion.
On Christmas Eve, Christmas Day lunch and Christmas Day dinner, every outlet will have something special to offer for everyone. SPICES will offer the biggest buffet in town with a bountiful combination of your favourites. A very extravagant set menu will be compiled at SPOONS this Christmas which will leave those taste-buds asking for more, and CURRY LEAF will serve authentic Sri Lankan cuisine along with a fresh seafood buffet whilst IL PONTE, EMPEROR’S WOK, and GINZA HOHSEN also will have special set menus on offer.
Everyone’s favourite; Carols will happen at the Thorana Lounge from 20th to 24th December from 8pm to 8.30pm. Choro Calibre choir will take center stage and fill the lobby with their angelic voices to add more cheer to the celebrations. The lounge together with Dilmah will also feature the Mary Ann Singers, jazz singer Natasha Ratnayake, Kids Christmas choir with Soul Sounds Academy choir, Vocal Engima and the St. Benedict’s choir from the 20th to 24th of December. If you have young kids you can bring them to introduce Santa Claus who will visit the lobby from the 20th to 25th from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
After a lapse of 4 years the hotel will also have their Silver Ball New Year’s Eve gala dinner dance with two great bands Geoffrey Fernando with Purple Rain and Black Velvet. The highlight of the evening will be the gastronomic feast dished up by Executive Chef Rohan Fernandopulle stated “We will have individual food stations ranging from charcuterie, cheese, seafood ice bar, Japanese, vegetarian, meat & poultry, pasta house, carvery and more. Roasted pumpkin tortellini with white truffle, lobster & mushroom ravioli in lobster sauce, marinated octopus & cuttlefish, Maryland king crab, caviar vintage, over 20 varieties of cheeses, roasted stuffed quails with morel sauce, from the sushi bar assorted sushi, assorted tempura, okonomiyaki along with some exotic desserts are to be savoured.
The Silver Ball will be hosted at the Hilton’s Grand Ballroom on December 31st; guests can ring in the New Year with a truly unique sequence of events with the host of the evening, Adam Adamaly at this year’s spectacular new year’s event.
The Hilton Colombo’s Grand Ballroom serves as a unique reception space for Colombo’s most exclusive social events; the impeccable elegance of this private venue offers the best ambiance, music, lights, and sound to welcome 2013 right. There will be over 25 airline tickets to be won to exotic destinations including London, Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, Dubai and every table of 10 will receive special beverages.
Apart from the Silver Ball SPOONS will serve yet another stylish set menu while you wait for the New Year to dawn. SPICES and CURRY LEAF will dish out two extravagant buffets and EMPEROR’S WOK, IL PONTE, and GINZA HOHSEN will have special set menus.
After all the partying, finish off the festive spirit by savouring the New Year Brunch on 1st of January 2013 at SPICES. You could also take part in the Mochitsuki which is a rice pounding ceremony the Japanese way at the Hotel’s lobby at 9.30 am.
For reservations, and purchasing of tickets for the above, please call the Special Events Desk on 2544 644 or log into www.colombo1.com www.facebook.com/TheHiltonColombo
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filipe says:
Apr 20, 2013 at 12:00 amgood