Come revel in the spirit of Christmas (re)past

Come revel in the spirit of Christmas (re)past

Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park serves up a festive banquet of season's eatings and yuletide greetings

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Come revel  in the spirit  of Christmas  (re)past

While the glittering pageantry of the festive season twinkles by the treeful, joyous melodies are counted by the refrain and holiday gifts come gaily wrapped, the most universally appealing facet of Christmas spirit always arrives on a plate.

In keeping with beloved yuletide dining traditions, Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park is offering a tantalising spread of classic Christmas fare seasoned with fond memories and slathered in holiday spirit.

The special-occasion menu will be available 24 and 25 December 2019 at buffet venue Goji Kitchen + Bar in a pair of yearend events – Christmas Eve Dinner Family Feast and Christmas Fun Day Brunch – that will make dining out with family and friends a truly memorable experience.

The meticulously prepared and presented holiday menu features a host of carvery favourites; whole US turkey is roasted crispy-brown outside, sumptuously moist inside – even the usually dry white meat – with trimmings like turkey jus gravy, sweet potato, baked Brussel sprouts with bacon, sage-seasoned breadcrumb stuffing and cranberry sauce, making for delectably harmonious accompaniments, while the baked ham with honey-pineapple juice glaze is melt-in-your-mouth tender and served with applesauce. And as if that weren't enough to get your dinnertime jingle-bells jangling, also on the menu is Beef Wellington, its flaky crust lovingly enveloping the perfection-cooked tenderloin within.

The exceptional kitchen team behind this serve-yourself symphony of yuletide deliciousness is led by Executive Chef Michael Hogan and Senior Executive Sous Chef Daniel Bucher. Their exceptional culinary skills and dedication to authenticity make this one of the season's most palate pampering festive buffets.

Chef Michael, recipient of one each regional and global Marriott Chef of the Year awards, is also a fixture of Bangkok's annual Chef's Charity Gala Dinner, while Chef Daniel is a seven-year veteran of the group's top venues who is also behind the brand's internationally recognised sustainability initiatives.

The Christmastime banquet continues with charcuterie specialties like seared foie gras – enticingly browned on the grill and served with raspberry coulis; pie-crusted pate (paté en croute) made with an assortment of cured and smoked meats plus foie gras, prosciutto and pistachio; and an impossibly smooth-textured chicken liver/foie gras parfait.

Somewhat non-traditional but no less tantalising is the Goji Kitchen + Bar buffet, a vast labyrinth of live cooking stations serving up a dizzying variety of local and international dishes, highlights of which include fresh-on-ice seafood; Surathani, Irish and French Belon / Fine de Claire / Bouzigues oysters on half-shell, premium local scallop, Alaskan king crab, black mussel, blue crab and peeled jumbo shrimp.

One impressive live-station feature is the parilla (pah-REE-ya) grill, common to South American countries with a robust BBQ culture. The flat, wide grill uses glowing wood embers rather than direct flame to gently roast the meat – in this case prime rib, Wagyu chuck roll, Australian lamb or suckling pig – to char-enhanced perfection.

Bringing to life those 'visions of sugarplums' described in the perennial Yuletide poem, Executive Pastry Chef Alfred Merkel takes a deep dive into the sweet, sweet confectionary heritage of classic Christmas desserts.

His spread of holiday sweets is brimming with legacy-grade treats like fruit cake, plum pudding, Panattone and stollen bread, along with traditional Christmas cookies like cinnamon star, ox eye, Elisen gingerbread, vanilla kipferl and Basler leckerli. Our favourite, pecan pie (a regional rarity) is notable for its abundance of nuts and admirably restrained sweetness. Meanwhile, those craving a more contemporary treat are invited to pick up the wooden mallet and crack off a thick chunk of rocky road chocolate, which is presented in large slabs packed with fine nuts and marshmallow bits.

These irresistible sweets make the perfect Christmas gift (or second helping binge for those with insufficient willpower), and are available in handsome gift hampers ranging in price from 1,698 to 3,888 Baht. The assorted bakery, candies, jams, cake logs and savouries will serve as flavourful reminders of festive season snacking long after the year's final "Merry Christmas" has been uttered.

Complementing its traditional Christmas menu, Goji Kitchen + Bar buffet features a meticulously authentic selection of international cuisines that caters to the cosmopolitan culinary tastes of Bangkok diners. The globe-spanning list includes Indian curry, breads, chicken tikka and paneer; Thai favourites grilled river prawns, Pad Thai and Tom Yam Goong; Chinese BBQ pork buns, Cantonese-style soup and Dim Sum; ocean-fresh sushi and Hokkaido scallop, salmon, and tuna sashimi from Japan, plus premium charcuterie including Spanish Iberico ham, Italian Salami and Prosciutto.

BANGKOK MARRIOTT MARQUIS QUEEN'S PARK 199 Soi Sukhumvit 22. Tel: 02 059 5555, e-mail: restaurant-reservations.bkkqp@marriotthotels.com. Website: www.bangkokmarriottmarquisqueenspark.com.

 

Christmas dining at Goji Kitchen + BarBangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park

Christmas Eve Dinner Family Feast

December 24, 2019

6 -10pm

Christmas Fun Day Brunch

December 25, 2019

12 - 2.30pm

Per event

*2,337 Baht++ per person

*buffet only

Free flow drinks package: add 1,288 Baht++

Free-flow Champagne package: add 2,500 Baht++

Festive Hampers

available at Hamper House, Lobby Level

November 25, 2019 - January 15, 2020

Open daily, 10am - 7pm 10% off hampers / 15% off Christmas Eve and Christmas Day buffet for Privilege for Club Marriott members.

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