Chris Roberts (L), General Manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Qingdao -Chengyang, grants an award to a door prize winner at the Rebirth Party

DoubleTree by Hilton Qingdao - Chengyang hosted a Rebirth Party at the Riverside Café Restaurant on April 18, 2012, to promote its new Restaurant & Bar concepts, products and services.

"Spring is a time of birth and rejuvenation. Here we join the season to launch our new F&B products at the hotel," said Mr. Chris Roberts, General Manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Qingdao – Chengyang.

"We have always had a great reputation for our restaurants and bars an have won many awards in the past. Now we aim to raise the bar higher, setting a new standard for Chengyang and Qingdao."

Led by the hotel's Food & Beverage Manager (in charge of Kitchen), Mr. Charles Luo, the department has been working on bringing fresh-new experiences to guest at home and abroad for over the past five years.

The hotel's all-day dining restaurant, Riverside Café has significantly increased its buffet, offering new dedicated preparation stations for sushi, sashimi, pasta, pancakes, kebab, crepes, ice cream and teppanyaki.

"Our new Teppanyaki Ice Cream Dessert Station is exciting and fun. Teppanyaki is a style of Japanese cuisine. The word teppanyaki is derived from teppan, which means iron plate, and yaki means grilled, broiled or pan-fried," said Luo.

The originator of teppanyaki is the Japanese restaurant chain, Misono, which introduced the concept of teppan in Japan in 1945. They soon found the cuisine was popular for guests who enjoyed both watching chefs skillfully prepare the food as well as the cuisine itself.

"This new modern type of teppan combines various flavors of ice cream as key ingredients. Guests can choose a variety of flavors and add additional sweets, chocolates, nuts and fruits as the chef mixes them on the freezing teppan plate. This is great fun to watch, its interactive and is a great ending to a wonderful meal," he added.

Xie Chuanjiao and Huang Yaning (China Daily Qinbgdao Bureau)