Trio of Epicurean Events @ Restaurant Petrus in Hong Kong

In February and March 2011, the Michelin-starred Restaurant Petrus, at the Island Shangri-La in Hong Kong, will present diners a trio of epicurean events – a Château Margaux wine dinner, a vertical tasting of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou and black truffles, as well as guest appearances by Chef Jerome Banctel and famed butcher Hugo Desnoyer.

On Thursday, 24 February 2011, the general manager of Château Margaux, Paul Pontallier, will host a wine dinner at Restaurant Petrus, showcasing some of the best vintages from the estate paired with an eight-course menu prepared by Chef de Cuisine Frederic Chabbert. The dinner is priced at HK$8,880 per person.

Located on the left bank of the Garonne estuary in the Médoc region, Château Margaux has sought to achieve excellence in wines for over 400 years through painstaking and long studies of its terroir. It produced one of the four wines to achieve Premier Cru status in the Bordeaux Classification of 1855.

On Tuesday, 1 March 2011, a vertical tasting of wine and truffle will be hosted by Bruno Eugène Borie, owner of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, and Pierre-Jean Pebeyre, the leading black truffle producer in France.

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou benefits from an extraordinary terroir contributed by a perfect combination of geographical and climatic elements. Based in Cahors, the Pebeyre Company is the only French business purely specialised in the commercialisation of truffles.

Motivated by great respect and admiration for their outstanding mutual production, Bruno-Eugène and Pierre-Jean have joined forces to celebrate the marriage between a very prestigious Médoc and tuber mélanosporum, the noblest variety of truffle. The two precious jewels of French gastronomy will be presented with a seven-course menu priced at HK$2,880 per person.

Then, from 1 to 5 March 2011, Chef de Cuisine Jerome Banctel of the Michelin two-star Restaurant Senderens in Paris, and Hugo Desnoyer, the famed butcher in Paris, will make guest appearances at Restaurant Petrus.

Using the finest meat and poultry selected by Hugo Desnoyer, "Butcher to the Stars", Chef Banctel will create contemporary lunch and dinner menus that are sure to surprise discerning diners. The set lunch menu is priced from HK$388 to HK$518 for two to four courses, and the degustation dinner menu is priced from HK$1,380.

Prices are subject to 10% service charge and advance reservations are strongly recommended.

Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong’s Michelin-starred Restaurant Petrus commands views of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour and is renowned for having one of Asia’s largest wine cellars, featuring a premium Château Petrus collection and extensive vintages from other famous chateaux.

Restaurant Petrus opens daily for breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m., for lunch from noon to 2:30 p.m. and for dinner from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m..

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