Hotel G Yangon welcomes a new chef at Babett Eatery & Bar & reveals details of special Chinese New Year package

Since opening its doors four months ago, Hotel G Yangon has firmly established itself on the culinary and social map of this vibrant and re-energised city, gaining a name for itself amongst international travellers and locals for its laid back style, soulful vibe and trendy urban chic design. At the heart of the open-plan lobby is Babett Eatery & Bar, which recently welcomed a new Executive Chef, Christophe Buzare, who is busy rolling out a new menu to take the gourmet offerings of Yangon's latest lifestyle hotel to the next level.

Chef Christophe has developed a new menu for Babett that preserves the dishes that have proved most popular, but adding his own twist of French flair and flavour. New menu items includes his signature starter of Traditional Foie Gras Terrine with a Red Onion Marmalade with Brioche; as well as a Poached Snow Fish in a Lobster Bisque; and that all-time favourite, The Profiterole, served with Vanilla Ice Cream, Whipped Cream and Hot Chocolate Sauce. Chef Christophe's favourite local food market in Yangon is the early morning Thiri Mingalabar market, where he likes to buy tea leaves from the Shan State to make Laphet Thoke, Myanmar's most famous salad of pickled tea leaves, beans, peanuts, fried garlic and dried shrimp, which can be found on the menu at Babett. French by birth, Christophe Buzare has lived in Myanmar for almost eight years and is an alumnus of some of the greatest kitchens in the country, as well as his homeland. He began his culinary career as Commis de Cuisine at the Plazza Athenee, Paris, before graduating after seven years join the Michelin starred La Cote St. Jacques in Joigny, central France. Christophe moved to Myanmar in 2010, first working as Chef de Cuisine at the renowned Le Planteur restaurant in Yangon. He joins the team at Babett Eatery & Bar from being Executive Sous Chef for The Strand Yangon and The Strand Cruise, a luxury river cruiser on the Ayeyarwady River.

Guests wishing to celebrate Chinese New Year with a break in Myanmar can do so with Hotel G Yangon's new Chinese New Year package, valid for stays of a minimum of two nights taken between 16 to 28 February 2018. The package includes two-nights (or more depending on number of nights selected) in a Good Room with daily breakfast based on single or double occupancy, as well as a three-hour private city tour of Yangon for up to two people, which includes a visit to the Guanyin Chinese Temple, sunset trip to the famous Shwedagon pagoda and a tour of the 19th Street night market in Chinatown. The package is charged at the hotel's daily Best Available Rate plus USD 70 and can be booked online at www.hotelgyangon.com or www.hotels-g.com. Bookings should be made up to 24 hours in advance, are non-refundable and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers or promotions.  

Guests booking online at www.hotelgyangon.com or www.hotels-g.com and entering the promotional code GLAM will receive 10% off room rates.

About Hotel G Yangon

Opened on 7 September 2017, Hotel G Yangon is an 85-room lifestyle hotel located at the heart of Yangon's vibrant entertainment neighborhood, with art galleries, shopping malls, the famous Bogyoke market and the central railway station right on its doorstep. Yangon's first lifestyle hotel, Hotel G Yangon has all the intuitive technology, super-fast connectivity and understated style that savvy modern travellers crave, alongside creatively designed social spaces, a fully equipped Real Fitness ExpressTM gym with yoga & Pilates studio, and Babett Eatery & Bar, a trendy chic bar and kitchen to relax, refuel and reconnect.   Visit us at www.hotelgyangon.com or connect with us on Facebook @hotelsgyangon and Instagram @hotelG_Yangon and @BabettYangon.

About Hotels G and GCP Hospitality

Renowned for providing new lifestyle experiences, Hotel G brand extends to Bangkok, Pattaya, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Singapore, with scheduled new openings in Perth & Seoul. Hotel G is a brand of Asia's award-winning lifestyle-hospitality management group GCP Hospitality, a member of Gaw Capital Group. www.gcphospitality.com

With offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Bangkok, Singapore, San Francisco and Yangon, GCP Hospitality is the hospitality arm of Gaw Capital Partners, a private equity fund management company focused on reviving underutilized real estate, predominantly in Asia-Pacific, London and USA. www.gawcapital.com