Japanese Guest Chef Katsuki Toshihisa at Nishimura, Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta

Toro kanpachi tai ika botan ebi (Fatty tuna, yellowtail, snapper, squid, sweet shrimp) 

Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta will present Japanese guest chef Katsuki Toshihisa, the executive chef of the Nishimura Group, to showcase his authentic Japanese menu at Nishimura, the hotel’s Japanese restaurant, from 27 February to 3 March 2017.

Chef Katsuki, who will travel from the Nishimura headquarters in Hong Kong. He has worked at various traditional Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong for more than 38 years. His dishes resemble Japanese culinary masterpieces that interpret classic dishes and reflect the freshest of ingredients, knife skill and presentation – giving the epicurean an original Japanese culinary experience.

Media Dinner

Old World meet New World

The lunch period offers a special lunch set menu that consists of Sesame Tofu, fresh Sashimi, Crab Meat Chawan Mushi, Assorted Tempura or Grilled Fish or Grilled Beef, Nigiri Sushi and Miso Soup, and finished with Green Tea Pudding. Lunch is at Rp 388,000++ per person.

Buri daikon ni (Boiled yellowtail with Japanese radish)

For dinner time, Chef Katsuki has prepared an enticing six-course set menu. The menu includes Prawn Ball Soup with Gourd, Vegetable and Japanese Citrus, Freshly Sliced Sashimi of Fatty Tuna, Yellowtail, Squid and Sweet Shrimp, Boiled Yellowtail and Japanese Radish, Wagyu Steak, Wakasagi Tempura, Assorted Nigiri Sushi and Miso Soup. It is finished with Green Tea Pudding.

Dinner is at Rp 988,000++ per person. Wine pairing dinner is available only on Friday, 3 March 2017, at Rp 1,188,000++ per person.

Pairing - White Wines

The hotel also prepare a special cooking class with the master for those who want to learn authentic Japanese cooking. The adults’ class is on 28 February 2017 and the children’s class is on 4 March 2017.

Sanshu mori (Three kinds of appetizer)

Yakimono/Grilled Dish (Wagyu steak)

Jyakoten isobe age (Deep-fried Dish)

Nigiri Sushi (Rice Dish)

Cooking class participants will cook the dishes using fresh ingredients. They can bring home their apron, a recipe card and a sushi bamboo roll. Both classes will start at 9 a.m. and end with a special lunch with Chef Katsuki, who will indulge the participants with his special bento lunch box.

Green tea pudding with fruits

Red & White Strawberry 

On 4 and 5 March 2017, Chef Katsuki will have his special Japanese buffet station at the hotel’s international buffet restaurant, SATOO. During Saturday dinner and Sunday brunch, he will showcase some of his authentic creations for guests to savour, along with the other around-the-world cuisines at SATOO. The buffet prices start from Rp 398,000++ per person.

For more info, call (021) 2939 9562.