Elements celebrates Japan’s spectacular Kōyō season
Bangkok, Thailand (1 September 2015) Elements restaurant at The Okura Prestige Bangkok is adding menu choices for the popular Food, Family & Friends bistro-style dinner every Friday from 4 September – 27 November 2015 to celebrate Japan’s Kōyō season. Kōyō is the changing of the Autumn leaves which normally begins in September in Hokkaido.
The evolving menu for Food, Family & Friends features dishes with seasonal flavourings to match the spectacular Autumn canopy of colour in Japan. Dishes include foie gras terrine with mandarin gelée, chocolate sponge and mint essence; magnolia infused Wagyu fumet (beef tartare) with pickled shallots; magnolia-roasted rib eye with potato gratin and wild mushroom duxelle; pork belly braised in cider with truffle essence and creamed corn; and harmachi ceviche with elderflower vinaigrette.
The Kōyō season in Japan begins, typically, in mid-September in Hokkaido and spreads gradually to the southern end of the Japanese archipelago over a period of about 50 days. The Autumn leaves begin to change colour when temperatures at dawn have dropped to about six or seven degrees Celsius.
Food, Family & Friends is available every Friday from 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm at Elements restaurant. Priced at Baht 1,999++ per person inclusive of soft drinks and Baht 2,600++ per person including free flow of wines, local beers and soft drinks.
Elements restaurant is located on 25th floor of The Okura Prestige Bangkok. For more information and reservations, please call 02 687 9000 or email elements@okurabangkok.com
Price is subject to 10% service charge and 7% government tax.