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four seasons hotel
jakarta mother’s day
package
Declare your adoration this Mother’s Day with
a grand gesture; take the leading lady in your
life for a day of well-deserved indulgence at
Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta. Condition her for
a day of relaxation and pampering at the Four Seasons
Spa, where the dual-component spa treatments of
an anti-ageing facial and reflexology will divest her of
stress and worry. The foot massage utilizes soothing
spearmint and icy sand crystal mud to deliver a
calming sensation of menthol coolness.
Treat your mother to brunch at the Seasons Café;
she will love the Barramundi with Saffron Sauce, or
she may opt for the OP Prime Rib Roast. She will be
spoiled for choice over dessert at the Praline and
Chocolates Gallery buffet.
The Mother’s Day Brunch is served on the 8th
of May at Rp 415,000++ per adult and Rp 195,000++
per child. The Me Time Mother’s Day Spa Package is
available from 2-31 st May at Rp 1,000,000++ per person.
acoustic ladies’ night at
pastis kitchen & bar
Aston at Kuningan Suites
brings you a formula of music,
merriment, and quality food
at its award-winning Pastis
Kitchen & Bar. Every Wednesday night
from May 4 onwards is Acoustic Ladies
Night featuring the BIG BROTHERS
at the restaurant’s adjoining alfresco
lounge, Backyard. The ambience
is redolent of a backyard barbeque
party, with the added pleasure of
Pastis’ expansive buffet comprising
out with the new and in with
the old at
de’ panna bakery
Reviving the old in the face of the new – de’ Panna
Bakery’s formula unlocks access to a market soon to
become a goldmine. Having become increasingly rare
with the upsurge of Western influence in Indonesia,
traditional goodies such as the coconut-filled dadar gulung,
cassava getuk, sticky and fun kue mangkok and semar mendem
reclaim the spotlight at de’ Panna. The menu extends to Dutchinspired
snacks such as sosis bröod, söes, and roomhorn -
pastry shaped like a trumpet and filled with chocolate cream
– in addition to well-liked Western favourites such as chocolate
soufflé, the Pink Lady, and Monkey Business. An emphasis is
placed on using local ingredients and omitting all preservatives
and artificial flavours/colouring. The de’ Panna outlet has a
soothing ambience with its white wood paneling and sunlit
French windows, and is interspersed with vases of fresh Ikebana
orchids – also for sale – and paintings by local artists. The artist
currently represented lives in Merapi, and proceeds from the
sale of his paintings go toward funding aid relief for the victims
of the Mount Merapi volcanic eruption in October 2010. Locally
produced tea, coffee, honey and vanilla sugar packaged in dainty,
ribbon-entwined jars are also available for sale, and tenun,
traditional hand-woven silk, is available in a range of bright hues
and can be made into clothing for men and women. The best
of luck for de’ Panna in revitalizing the market for traditional
Indonesian nibbles!
assortments of imported seafood,
Australian meats and a salad bar.
Choices include Australian lamb chops,
beef medallion, chicken and beef
sausages – don’t neglect to leave room
for desserts! Live performances run
from 6 p.m.-10 p.m., and ladies receive
a complimentary house cocktail and
martini upon entry. Rates are
Rp 138,000 per person.
BY: KINDRA COOPER. PHOTOS: FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, DE PANNA, PASTIS KITCHEN & BAR.
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