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WHO: Rein at The Garden City Hotel www.gardencityhotel.com
WHAT: Think Pink Menu To Benefit Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline
WHEN: October 1-31, 2009
WHERE: 45 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 747-3000
REIN AT THE GARDEN CITY HOTEL PRESENTS A THINK PINK MENU DONATING TEN PERCENT OF PROCEEDS TO ADELPHI UNIVERSITY BREAST CANCER HOTLINE
*Think Pink Specials by Executive Chef Steven De Bruyn
*Signature Pink Ribbon Martini Mixed
*Hotel's Historic Cupola Lighted Pink
(Garden City, LI, NY . . . October 2009) The Garden City Hotel (45 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY [516] 747-3000 or www.gardencityhotel.com) in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, will serve a Think Pink menu at Rein by Executive Chef De Bruyn including a signature Pink Ribbon Martini.
Ten percent of proceeds from these menu items will be donated to the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. The hotel's historic cupola will also be lighted pink throughout October. Pink accents will also be found throughout Rein from flowers and linens to menu design.
De Bruyn's healthful Think Pink dishes, available all day at Rein throughout October, include:
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*Indian-spiced chicken skewers served with a coconut-squash puree of yuzu and fall fruit chutney, $14
*Pan-seared wild salmon with celery-beet puree and Brussels sprouts leaves, $24
*Cranberry orange tart with oat streusel, dark chocolate frozen yogurt, pomegranate syrup and candied sunflower seeds, $10
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| The Rein Pink Ribbon Martini, $12.50, will be dressed with a pink awareness ribbon around the glass and mixed with the following ingredients: |
*2 oz. Raspberry Vodka
*1 oz. Triple Sec
*Dash of Sour Mix
*Cranberry and Pineapple Juices
*Topped with Champagne
*Garnished with a Red Raspberry and Pink Sugared Rim
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Cathy Nelkin, president and chief executive officer of The Garden City Hotel, says, "Breast cancer is an important issue for many. With the far reaching efforts of the Adelphi Breast Cancer Hotline, also based in Garden City, we hope our efforts will impact the concerns of Long Islanders but also fellow New Yorkers across the state."
Hillary Rutter, director of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program adds, "We are again most grateful to The Garden City Hotel for supporting our program through their efforts during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cathy Nelkin and The Garden City Hotel have been long time friends and supporters of our efforts to provide free services to those with or concerned about breast cancer. Through the years they have been very generous to the program, to our volunteers and to the Long Island community."
ABOUT REIN: Under the direction of award-winning Executive Chef Steven De Bruyn, Rein is the signature restaurant of The Garden City Hotel, offering breakfast, lunch, dinner and bar menus daily with Saturday afternoon tea service and a #1 Zagat-rated Sunday brunch. De Bruyn's menus give the chance to taste and share many dishes while offering a full and filling spectrum of imaginatively composed main courses befitting the warm and inviting atmosphere. The chic ambience of Rein extends from the restaurant to a seasonal outdoor patio and two private dining rooms, The Wine Room and The Polo. As the home of Long Island's "power meal" for high flyers from the worlds of business, sport and entertainment, Rein promises a world-class experience for every diner.
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 a 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 ADELPHI NY STATEWIDE BREAST CANCER HOTLINE & SUPPORT PROGRAM: (Adelphi University School of Social Work, 1 South Ave, PO Box 701, Garden City, NY 11530 or ) The charity's goal is to educate, support, empower and advocate for breast cancer patients, professionals and the community. Founded in 1980, it is the first and only New York statewide program exclusively addressing the psychosocial issues associated with breast cancer and is a clearinghouse for breast cancer resources and organizations. Each year the toll-free Breast Cancer Hotline (800-877-8077), staffed by over 100 professionally trained and supervised volunteers, most of whom are breast cancer survivors, answers almost 4,000 calls and receives over 350,000 web site visits. It is the only comprehensive, university-based, breast cancer counseling program in New York State staffed by certified social workers and has diversified support groups and individual and family counseling. All services are free and confidential.
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