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Event Highlight JUL-AUG 2018 51 MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS MCMAG-ASIA.COM Event: The Navigator's Table Dinner Series Venue: Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel Date: October 12, 2017 Event size: 15 guests Contact: natawan.i@ renaissancehotels.com Hotel was tasked to organise a tasting dinner, they bucked tradition. At the event, dinner guests were sent roving on motorcycle 'taxis' around the hotel's venues, where they had the chance to tuck into dishes from the hotel's Chinese and Italian restaurants in various interactive and unique formats. During a soup 'game challenge', guests were tasked to taste three soups and identify the three main flavours used (they were: tomato, mushroom and parsley root). Guests were served other dishes such as black ink risotto with lobster, peking duck rolls, miso- baked cod greens, and oysters three ways, as well as a DIY-cocktail station, where guests could create their own unique blend. A guest favourite was the dessert table offering chocolate spheres, soufflés and mousse served with nitrogen, which made quite the impression with its unusual location in an elevator. Event: At Marriott International Venue: Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel Date: April 20, 2018 Event size: 500+ guests Contact: leonard.bing@ renaissancehotels.com Beijing Something old, something new More than just spaces between event programmes or meetings, coffee breaks can bring across touches of culture and heritage unique to the destination in an interactive, lighthearted way. An example of this was Marriott International's recent global sales mission, which was held in the capital city of Beijing at the Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel. Two themed coffee breaks – one inspired by traditional Chinese heritage and another by Chinese modern art – were organised for more than 500 guests in attendance at the event. Guests could 'order' tea at a traditional themed live station and be served by staff in traditional Chinese Fun details: Macarons with traditional opera designs and 'majong' shaped chocolates. 'Order' tea at a traditional themed live station. wear. Traditional snacks such as hawthorn skewers and handmade 'Ai Wo Wo' (a snack of sticky rice with a sweet filling) were prepared fresh and served in woven baskets. Adding a fun decor element was displays of heritage items such as abacus, books and compass. The modern art theme featured dishes in creative presentation formats – think bread sticks with vegetable puree in tubes of 'paint', macarons with Chinese opera designs and mango mousse served in a bold lip-shaped saucers. Completing the art experience were colourful contemporary Chinese art sculptures and designs, and a 'smoking' punch bowl at the drinks station.

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