Reporter | Diyle; Intern journalist | Qian Tianze
Edit | Yan Zhijun
Editor's Note: The delicious tastes of life are indispensable and worth exploring all the time, and those happy and happy people after filling our stomachs will make life better.
This issue of food intelligence is still full of surprises, from the launch of the fashion-inspired afternoon tea for two at the Beijing Yushe Bar to the afternoon tea presented by the Peninsula Wangfu hotel and the British royal jewelry brand GARRARD, from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Nanjing to present the 2022 Yasong series of festive gift boxes to the Titus TIDU Moon Jumping Plan, starting from the Fun Moon, from the exclusive launch of the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Blue Bottle Coffee Limited Series Tmall Official Flagship Store to the successful conclusion of the third Rentou Toilet Aged Cocktail Competition, from SHAKE SHACK launched its first Mid-Autumn Festival limited new product series to the lively opening of the Goose Island Hop Harvest Bureau on GOOSE ISLAND, and then to the Hyatt Regency Beijing World Garden hotel to present the second season of health afternoon tea in Tongrentang.
Beijing Yushe Union Modern Salon Cocktail Bar launched High Fashion High Tea Fashion Inspiration Afternoon Tea for two, injecting the inspiration of the world's fashion boutiques into the creation of dessert art.
Karl's Camellia lemon filling and white chocolate, a tribute to Karl's camellia couture collection. The Earl rome tea gel and mango continue the spirit of this season's catwalk spirit of British designer Kim, inspired by the earth, sea and sky, combining crystalline tea jelly with fresh tropical fruits. Alexander Passion Fruit Tart is served with fresh fruit to let the aromas of mango, blueberries and passion fruit burst into your mouth.
The Peninsula Palace, together with garrard, a nearly 300-year-old British jewellery brand, presented the "Peninsula GARRARD Crown Afternoon Tea" from August to November this year inspired by the legendary jewels of the royal family.
Inspired by GARRARD's world-renowned Collection of Royal Legendary Jewelry, The Peninsula's pastry chef team has created exquisite refreshments such as lemongrass strawberry puffs to pay homage to the classic setting of Princess Diana's legendary engagement ring, and rose raspberry mousse cakes shaped by the heart-shaped setting of the "King's Cross Scepter".
A few days ago, Hyatt Regency Beijing World Garden selected Tongrentang's healthy health ingredients and carefully created four afternoon refreshments, hoping that people can enjoy this ultimate early autumn health gift.
The hotel joined hands with Tongrentang Health to create the second season of "Tongren Qiuyue Health Afternoon Tea", including probiotic oatmeal cake, red goji berry scone with honey orange peel sauce, monk fruit tiramisu, passion fruit honey mousse... Each delicious refreshment incorporates Tongrentang's healthy wellness concept, innovatively blending traditional Chinese healthy taste with Western elegance, and paired with a variety of coffee teas to let people spend a comfortable afternoon.
Approaching the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing once again designed and launched a limited mooncake gift box "Wenhua Fan Moon" inspired by the hotel's decorative artworks that conform to modern oriental aesthetics, as a holiday gift for people to congratulate the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion and send good wishes.
In terms of the taste of the mooncakes, after several rounds of tasting, four kinds of mooncakes with the characteristics of the north and south were selected, and the proportion of the fillings was also tasted and mixed after several rounds. From Cantonese, Su-style, to Japanese peach peel, sweet and soft flowing heart milk yolk, Su-style traditional egg yolk crisp, new-style peach mountain skin taro and fragrant coconut, etc., the taste is balanced and natural, implying the beautiful expectations and wishes of the full moon reunion.
How did you spend the Mid-Autumn Festival this year? A reunion dinner with family? Eating mooncakes while admiring the moon? Admiral · TIDU launched a Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Jump (Leap) program, allowing everyone to throw away their troubles, restart the fun of exploring the unknown, and go to the messy planet together to open a new chapter in their lives.
TIDU fashion gift box carries many classic flavors: egg yolk white lotus mooncake, the taste is smooth and mellow and soft, pure Xianglian seed white lotus rong is fragrant and tender, red heart salted egg yolk oil moistened sand, tangerine peel bean sand mooncake is selected for 20 years of orange peel, the entrance is sweet, pineapple flavor mooncake taste sweet and slightly sour, containing egg yolk classic Cantonese crust, wrapped pineapple fruit aroma, clever blending, sweet and sour, the entrance is not sour teeth.
Temeska, the foundation of the blue bottle of coffee, has both the smooth sweetness of deep roasted coffee beans and the bright berry flavor of a series of lightly baked sun-dried Ethiopians. Because of the blending of coffee beans of different roasting levels, calibration when using it for extraction and concentration at farmers' markets is particularly challenging.
A few days ago, the official flagship store of Blue Bottle Coffee Tmall was officially launched, using the classic blending limited combination of Temeska to bring poetic greetings to bottle friends in different cities. The limited-time coffee was also released on August 25 at Shanghai Yutong Store, Jing'an Kerry Centre store and WeChat official mall.
The 3rd Rémy Martin Barrel Aged Cocktail Competition concluded in Shanghai, with eight contestants from four divisions using exquisite "Skills" to interpret the charm of time, terroir and sustainable trinity for the guests. In the end, John Li Zhaohui from Bar.Chill in Chengdu returned to nature with a "KEEP YOUR HERAT" barrel-aged cocktail that integrated into the culture of Sichuan, conquered the audience, and successfully won the overall championship of China.
On the evening of the event, Li Yi, Brand Director of Rémy Martin China, Hao Yongzheng, Chief Brand Ambassador of Rémy Martin, Lu Yao, Founder and Manager of The Union Trading Company, KAZU, renowned bartender and partner of SG Group, and Theo Watt, founder of DRiNK Magazine, attended the judging panel.
On the occasion of the festive season, the Ritz-Carlton, Nanjing combines the great beauty of Yasong and the essence of Jinling to reshape historical classics with a new perspective and present the 2022 Yasong series of festival gift boxes.
Yunya · The Mid-Autumn Festival Gift Box and the Deji Art Museum were grandly launched, and the "Jinling Map", one of the cultural relics treasures of Nanjing, is now out of the Deji Art Museum and presented on the Mid-Autumn Mooncake Gift Box at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Nanjing. The shape of the Yunqing Chocolate Gift Box is inspired by the Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln celadon unstried daffodil basin, and the Song porcelain ice crack is used as a decorative picture. The biggest feature of the gift box is the addition of two customized cloud brocade bookmarks and one cloud brocade dress lion doll.
As autumn begins and mid-autumn approaches, Shake Shack launches a limited new product campaign for the Mid-Autumn Festival for the first time, including products, packaging and themed stores. The product incorporates seasonal fruit grapefruit and human flow milk yellow mooncake, colliding with two creative limited new products - "grapefruit flowing milk yellow mooncake ice cream" and "grapefruit flowing heart milk yellow milkshake".
In addition, Shake Shack combines modern design with classic elements of the Mid-Autumn Festival to create a product packaging and theme store with both fashionable and traditional characteristics, creating a strong festive atmosphere for guests across the country.
GOOSE ISLAND, a leading craft beer brand from Chicago, USA, has been committed to improving the efficiency and quality of hop cultivation since its debut in Shanghai Jinshan, an innovative modern intelligent indoor hop farm created last year, and has successfully launched an innovative craft beer brewed from fresh hops, which is deeply loved by consumers.
On the occasion of the hop harvest season in August, and on the occasion of goose island "IPA celebration month", goose island invites a group of craft brewing enthusiasts to enjoy the unique charm of hops on the spot, with a multi-sensory immersive interactive experience, close to the knowledge and history of hops, and personally pick goose island IPA classic Cascade hops, just to bring a different new experience of craft brewing.
Mid-Autumn Festival, family reunion. Enjoying the flowers and the moon, drinking and watching the tide, such moments are particularly precious, and people can't bear the passage of time. Wanda Ruihua Hotel Shanghai 2022 Yijing Ruihua series mooncake gift box, integrating the elegant charm of the sea style, strictly selecting the best ingredients, so that the traditional taste and creative new style complement each other, the elegant shape of the mooncake gift box highlights the modern and oriental charm, continuing the classic Mid-Autumn Festival flavor, sending longing feelings, and enjoying the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion.
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