Thai cuisine lover wins the grand prize of the ‘A Touch of Thai’ Food Fest lucky draw at Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2010 – Mr. Peter Song, the grand winner of ‘A Touch of Thai’ Food Fest is a serious Thai food enthusiast that had dined a few times in Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur’s Essence restaurant throughout the whole two weeks of the promotion.

(Mr. Steven Lim of Thai Airways (left) presenting the flight tickets to Mr. Peter Song, our grand prize winner.)

He received a real surprise when we informed him that he had won himself the grand prize of an exciting holiday to Bangkok, inclusive of complimentary 3D/2N stay at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers, as well as 2 return economy flight tickets to Bangkok, courtesy of Thai Airways. He was ecstatic to discover that he had won such an extraordinary treat and had stated that he had never expected to win such amazing prizes.

(Greg Hjorth, Director of F&B (left) presenting the Royal Orchid vouchers to Mr. Peter Song.)

This sweet and spicy promotion started on the 14th of June and lasted up till the 27th of June 2010. Two guest chefs were specially flown in from the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Bangkok to whip up a deliciously spicy affair throughout the whole two weeks. Chef Burin Pongchang and Chef Charoensri Vatanayut delighted all diners with their exquisite recipes and interpretations of Thai cuisine. The buffet tables boasted an immense variety of delightful appetizers, soups, dips, main courses, noodles and sweets while still maintaining a vast variety of International, Local and Thai delicacies.

The 2-week promotion got off to a grand start as it was launched by H.E Mr Thana Duangratana, Ambassador & Plenipotentiary of Thailand at a special opening event, which saw graceful Thai dances, a colourful fashion show featuring the latest Summer collection from JASPAL, as well as melodic Thai music played by a Thai Khim player, also specially flown in from Thailand for this food fest.

The special event was made possible with the partnerships of Tourism Authority of Thailand, Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Thai Airways, JASPAL, Snips and Chang Beer.
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Press Contact:
Cindy Yoong
Director of Marketing Communications
Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur, P.O Box 50250, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone        : +603 2717 9850            
Fax        : +603 2717 9931
Mobile        : +6016 207 9961   

Evelyn Koh
Marketing Communication Coordinator
Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur, P.O Box 50250, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone        : +603 2717 9020            
Fax        : +603 2717 9931
Mobile        : +6016 3670577