Chiang Mai, Thailand – February 2024: This February, InterContinental Chiang Mai The Mae Ping, the latest addition to the heritage town's thriving hospitality scene, is sparing no effort to impress its guests and local community, inviting them to experience a variety of culinary events taking place over Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day.

Chinese New Year Afternoon Tea

Decked in muted gold tones, the elegant Kam Lobby Lounge lends itself naturally to auspicious Lunar New Year festivities. Guests can celebrate with sweet and savoury bites made with premium ingredients, including crab meat spring rolls; mushroom and wagyu crispy tacos; snow-skin mooncakes with raspberry cream cheese; and oolong scones that pair perfectly with organic tea blends that accompany the service.

Kam Lobby Lounge | 1-11 February | 2:00pm – 5:30pm | THB 950++ per person including organic tea or coffee; THB 1,150++ per person including a glass of Prosecco.

Chinese New Year Dinner

The Gad Lanna restaurant will be at the centre of the hotel's night-time Lunar New Year celebrations, with families reunited over a delectable dinner buffet.  On the menu are such delicacies as Peking duck, mala skewers, five-spice braised beef, chicken feet with pickled peppers, typhoon shelter prawns, and grilled lamb ribs. In addition, live dim sum stations will be serving up basketfuls of wontons and potstickers, as well as noodles for longevity.

The Gad Lanna | 10 February | 6:00pm – 10:00pm | THB 2,588++ per person including a glass of welcome drink.

Valentine's Day Afternoon Tea

A charming rendezvous point by day, Kam Lobby Lounge is inviting couples to savour each other's company over a delightful pink-hued menu featuring crab cocktail on red currant pink bread, wagyu beef cheek tartlets with pickled beetroot, rose macarons and strawberry scones, all paired with premium tea, coffee or Prosecco.

Kam Lobby Lounge |12-29 February | 2:00pm – 5:30pm | THB 950++ per person including organic tea or coffee; THB 1,150++ per person including a glass of Prosecco.

Valentine's Day Dinner

On 14 February, The Gad Lanna's indulgent buffet dinner is the perfect opportunity to celebrate with exquisite gastronomy. The night's selection runs a delicious gamut from sushi and sashimi and seafood on ice to roasted New Zealand beef striploin; pan-seared foie gras; and assorted cakes such as galette des rois, chocolate tarte, red velvet, blueberry mousse cake, and more.

The Gad Lanna | 14 February | 6:00pm – 10:00pm | THB 2,588++ per person including a glass of welcome drink.

For more information about InterContinental Chiang Mai The Mae Ping and to make a reservation, please visit www.intercontinental.com/chiangmai.

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