The Peninsula Presents A Fresh Face At Felix

Chef Yoshiharu Kaji's Arrival and the Launch of New Interactive iPad Menus. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) April 28, 2011 - The Peninsula Hong Kong is proud to present the arrival of Felix Chef Yoshiharu Kaji, bringing with him fresh flavours infused in Felix's brand new, Modern European menu. A recent arrival from The Peninsula Tokyo, the culmination of Chef Kaji's 14 years of culinary experience is a clean, simple, colourful approach to gourmet cuisine, where artful combinations of the finest seasonal ingredients do the talking.

"I bring with me the attentiveness of the West and the Japanese perseverance for creating perfection," says Chef Kaji, whose combined palate for Japanese food and skills for European cuisine create a marvellous combination that brings the best of both worlds together. His cuisine centres on tasting the whole dish and allowing the textures, tastes and individual ingredients to infuse in the mouth for a true gastronomic experience.

In perfect harmony with Chef Kaji's innovative cuisine are the new interactive menus presented on sleek iPads, which are scheduled to be launched in June 2011. Guests can enjoy a new experience of menu exploration and can make their dinner or drinks selection by browsing through the new menu, replete with crisp photos of each dish, tasting notes and characteristics for wine choices, which make pairings a breeze with the help of this at-your-table sommelier. For guests looking for the surprise novelty factor, the interactive iPad menu also features a spinning "bottle" colour wheel, where the digital sommelier chooses the best wine to suit guests' moods and tastes.

"The iPad menu adds a fun and interactive element to ordering by helping guests visualise the dishes they are about to order with well-shot images and by providing tasting notes as well as detailed information by country, region, and vineyard for the wines on offer. This helps guests make an informed decision for their dinner choice and makes menu ordering a fun, engaging experience", says Fabien Riviere, Felix Manager.

ABOUT CHEF YOSHIHARU KAJI

Japanese-born Chef Yoshiharu Kaji joined The Peninsula Hotels in 2007, starting his career as Sous Chef at The Peninsula Tokyo's Peter restaurant. After cutting his teeth in the kitchen, within three short years, his skills and talents garnered Chef Kaji a promotion to Felix Chef at this luxury hotel in Hong Kong (http://www.peninsula.com/Hong_Kong/en/default.aspx). He is now ready to bring a delectable new wave of cuisine to Felix, tantalising diners' taste buds with his innovative Modern European Cuisine.

At the age of 10, Chef Kaji already had a vision to be a chef. He took steps to accomplish this goal by enrolling at Japan's most prestigious culinary school, the Tsuji Cooking Academy. After graduation, he learned the rudiments of European culinary skills during his one-year internship in France, where he worked in the one-Michelin-star restaurant Auberge Du Poids Public and the two- Michelin-star restaurant Les Jardins De L'Opéra.

On returning to Japan after his internships, Chef Kaji learned classic French cooking techniques at the Nikko Hotel, Tokyo. He also honed his skills in various premier restaurants, including the most classic and historic French restaurant in Tokyo, L'Ecrin, the one-Michelin-star restaurant Le 6eme sens and The French Kitchen at Grand Hyatt Tokyo.

Chef Kaji then joined The Peninsula Tokyo and met his mentor, Chef Patrice Martineau, who helped fast track his career. "Chef Patrice is the Chef de Cuisine at Peter and we established a kinship over food," said Chef Kaji.

Taking with him his 14 years of culinary experience, Chef Kaji relocated to Hong Kong on his first visit to the city, which he considers an exciting and cosmopolitan place where people are passionate about both food and life to a level of intensity and passion similar to Japan.

About The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH)

Incorporated in 1866 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (00045), HSH is a holding company whose subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entity are engaged in the ownership and management of prestigious hotel, commercial and residential properties in key destinations in Asia, the USA and Europe, as well as the provision of transport, club management and services. The hotel portfolio of the Group comprises the Peninsula Hotels in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, New York, Chicago, Beverly Hills, Tokyo, Bangkok, Manila and Paris (opening in 2013). The property portfolio of the Group includes The Repulse Bay Complex, The Peak Tower and The Peak Tramways, St. John's Building, The Landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the Thai Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand.

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