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WHO: Rein at The Garden City Hotel www.gardencityhotel.comExecutive Chef Steven De Bruyn
WHAT: Fashion Week Opening Night at Americana Manhasset
WHEN: Thursday, September 10, 2009
WHERE: 45 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 747-3000
THE GARDEN CITY HOTEL'S EXECUTIVE CHEF STEVEN DE BRUYN DESIGNED OPENING NIGHT MENU AT FIRST AMERICANA MANHASSET FASHION WEEK
*Chic and Contemporary Menu for Hundreds of Guests by Award-Winning Chef
(Garden City, LI, NY . . . October 2009) The Garden City Hotel (45 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY [516] 747-3000 or www.gardencityhotel.com)
kicked off Fashion Week in style as a sponsor of the Style on the Go cocktail party at Americana Manhasset. Executive Chef De Bruyn presented a chic and contemporary offering to hundreds of guests as they viewed the Americana's fine fall fashions.
"Food, like fashion, is about presentation," says De Bruyn. "Inspired by the Style on the Go theme, I created bite-size cuisine to go making it easy for guests to mingle, view the show and taste the food. The Arctic char with pea coulis presented on a black spoon, a personal favorite, reflected the black and lime color theme. I enjoy presenting many dishes with different flavor combinations. This menu was a seasonal collection befitting the sophisticated Americana shoppers' palettes."
The award-winning De Bruyn is known for his imaginatively composed dishes and sense of occasion. Echoing his eclectic and popular menu at the chic and lively Rein, the hotel's signature restaurant, the evening's menu included:
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*Fresh Black Mission Fig with Bailey Hazen Blue Cheese, Mint & Prosciutto
*Smoked Salmon Mousse in a Squid Ink Cone with Trout Roe
*Fisher Island Oysters, Pickled Cucumber & Caviar
*Mini-Heirloom Tomatoes Stuffed with Buffalo Mozzarella, Basil & Olives
*Spicy Tuna Squares
*Chermoulah-Marinated Shrimp
*BBQ Quail on a Jalapeno-Cheddar Biscuit with Corn Salsa
*Gravlax of Arctic char, Pea Coulis and Truffle Vinaigrette
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"The elegant and delicious presentation prepared by Chef De Bruyn added to the evenings festivities," states Deirdre Costa Major, President of Americana Manhasset. "We are delighted that The Garden City Hotel joined in Americana's Fashion Week kick-off."
The Garden City Hotel's world-class reputation for dining and lavish culinary events is underscored by De Bruyn's award-winning cuisine. As the luxury property's culinary leader since 1994, De Bruyn oversees all food preparation and wine choices for the top Zagat-rated Rein restaurant, banquets, weddings, conference services and in-room dining. He creates the finest cuisine to suit any appetite and special occasion. In his dual role as executive chef and wine director, De Bruyn oversees a spectacular wine collection and will custom design a menu of fine wines for private dinners.
Under De Bruyn's direction, The Garden City Hotel has consistently garnered #1 ratings in Zagat Surveys from best food and best service to best brunch with GAYOT.com ranking it a top ten US brunch hotel. Of his menu at Rein, about.com says, "Chef De Bruyn has assembled a pleasing variety of gourmet meals with an innovative touch," adding, ". . . each meal that he prepares is sheer culinary magic with small bursts of subtle flavors revealed in each bite."
In 2007, De Bruyn, a native of Belgium, was inducted into Belgium's society of master chefs, Les Maîtres-Cuisiniers de Belgique, for upholding the finest quality of Belgian culinary art, tradition and innovation. He is also a recipient of the Maison de Qualité diploma from Le Club Gastronimique Prosper Montagné, a society of French food professionals. In America, he has been invited to cook at The James Beard House and earned an International Five Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences.
ABOUT THE GARDEN CITY HOTEL: No stranger to #1 ratings, The Garden City Hotel is recognized as a leader on the Long Island dining and lodging scene. Top rankings from best food to best service are given year-on-year. The luxury hotel is one of 185 members, internationally, of the Preferred Hotels and Resorts Group and the only hotel on Long Island, having met the highest standards of quality and extraordinary service earning it Preferred Standard of Excellence status. The property has been a centerpiece of Garden City, attracting the great and good, since 1874. The 280-room hotel with 16 suites, four of which are penthouse suites, has 25,000-square-feet of meeting and banquet space including a grand ballroom, spacious meeting rooms, a private ultralounge and signature restaurant, Rein. It was originally designated as the focal point of Garden City - 7,000 acres of land 20 miles from New York City - by Alexander Turney Stewart to attract a famous and wealthy clientele from around the world. One of the most notable visitors, Charles Lindbergh, slept here in 1927 on the night before his trans-Atlantic flight. The hotel remains popular with today's high-flyers from the worlds of business, sport and entertainment. For public information about The Garden City Hotel call (516) 747-3000. For press information, contact WordHampton Public Relations at (631) 329-0050.
ABOUT AMERICANA MANHASSET : The premier collection of sixty fine shops includes Fendi, Prada, Gucci, Chanel, Hirshleifer's, London Jewelers, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co, Cartier and more all within a unique outdoor environment designed by renowned architect Peter Marino and landscape designer Oehme van Sweden. Americana Manhasset offers a complimentary Personal Shopping Service, a remarkable fashion and gift resource. For press information, contact Rebecca Hollander at (516) 627-6700.
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