By David Belmonte (Intern)
Come experience the rich and vibrant flavors of Cantonese cuisine like never before with dishes prepared by Executive Chinese Chef Leung Chi Kwan at Lung Hin, the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila’s award-winning restaurant located on the hotel’s 44th floor.
Chef Ken, as he is fondly called, is raring to share decades of culinary experience with you by bringing various Cantonese recipes to life with a masterful combination of both traditional cooking styles and modern culinary techniques, all of which have been cultivated in a wide range of countries over the past 20 years.
In a sense, one could call him a culinary explorer, braving new territories and learning from each and every one of them. It is only appropriate that he finds himself working inside a hotel named after the renowned Marco Polo.
Chef Ken’s journey has brought him far and wide, earning for himself professional experience as a chef in Ireland, Hong Kong, China and Singapore. Now, he has found himself returning to the Philippines, cooking for the restaurant renowned as the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila’s dining jewel.
This veteran chef specializes in a wide range of dishes, and he showcases his mastery of the culinary arts with his Deep-Fried Spare Ribs with Olive and Honey Sauce; a recipe that employs the rich sweetness of honey and olives and fuses it with the crisp flavor of deep fried spare ribs, creating a culinary harmony of sweet and strong.
Chef Ken also brings in familiar flavors from Hong Kong through his Traditional Hong Kong Salted Baked Chicken, proving that he has perfected some of the oldest and most iconic recipes from across the South China Sea. This dish features chicken with an outer layer of skin baked to a mouthwatering golden-brown.
However, Chef Ken’s expertise goes beyond chicken and pork, for he also prides himself in his skill with preparing seafood. Among his specialties are the Baked Live Lobster with Supreme Stock and the Chilled Marinated Fresh Abalone with Sake and Soy Sauce; two of his many signature dishes, which are now featured in Lung Hin’s esteemed Chef’s Recommendations menu.
To learn more about Chef Ken and Marco Polo Ortigas Manila’s Lung Hin, call (02) 720-777 or email lunghin.mnl@marcopolohotels.com. For more details on Marco Polo Hotels’ ongoing promotions, log on to www.marcopolohotels.com. You can subscribe to updates via social media through the hotel’s official social media accounts on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MarcoPoloOrtigasManila and @MarcoPoloManila on Twitter and Instagram.
