Centara Grand Phratamnak Resort Pattaya will feature the first
restaurant in Asia to be branded with the name of the famed Italian wine house
Ruffino.
To
be named Ruffino Restaurant & Lounge, this signature restaurant will be
located on the rooftop of the nine-story five-star hotel, with superb views
across the bay, and will serve traditional and contemporary cuisine from the
coast of Italy.
Ruffino,
which is based in Chianti, in the heart of Tuscany, was founded in 1877 and is
one of Italy’s premier wine exporters.
The
restaurant concept has been developed by the award-winning architectural and
design firm dwp|next, and has been conceived as a stylish venue with theatrical
features, such as a wine bar offering quality wines by the glass and a show
kitchen with wood-fired oven and charcoal grill.
Along
with a collection of Ruffino Italian wines the restaurant will serve a large
selection of international labels.
“We
are very proud indeed to have been selected by Ruffino for their first
restaurant in this region,” says Dominique Ronge, general manager of Centara
Grand Phratamnak Resort Pattaya.
“The
restaurant will we believe become a landmark dining experience in Pattaya, for
hotel guests and city visitors and residents alike.”
The
restaurant and wine lounge will have an open, fresh sea breeze feel and be
partly encased in glass to offer a cooler environment for guests who prefer to
dine in air-conditioned surroundings.
Illario
and Leopoldo Ruffino founded the wine house in 1877, with a winery at
Pontassieve, just outside of Florence, where they began producing wines
according to a strict quality standard and rigorous technical research.
Today
Ruffino is part of Constellation Wines, the company that has in its stable
Robert Mondavi, Inninkillin and Kim Crawford.
Dwp|next
has been contracted to conceptualize and support this new restaurant until
opening.
Centara
Hotels & Resorts is Thailand’s leading operator of hotels, with 41 deluxe
and first-class properties covering all the major tourist destinations in the
Kingdom. A further 17 resorts in the Maldives, Vietnam, Shanghai, Bali
Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Mauritius Indian Ocean, brings the present total to 58
properties. Brands and properties within Centara ensure that specific
categories such as couples, families, individuals, and meetings and incentives
groups will all find a hotel or resort that is appropriate to their needs.
Centara operates 27 branches of Spa Cenvaree, one of Thailand’s most luxurious
and innovative spa brands, together with its newly-launched value brand Cense
by Spa Cenvaree, which provides core spa services for busy travelers. The
company’s Kids’ Club is available at all the family-friendly resorts to ensure
that the youngsters and teens are taken care of. Centara Hotels & Resorts
also operates two state-of-the-art convention centers in Bangkok, and two in
northeastern Thailand, one being located in Udon Thani and the other in Khon
Kaen. The latest Centara brand is named COSI Hotels, an economy brand designed
for travelers who predominantly make their bookings via the Internet and who
want comfort and convenience at the most friendly prices available, which is
under development with the first property due to open in 2015.
For
more information and reservations, please contact tel. +662 101 1234 ext. 1 or
e-mail to reservations@chr.co.th
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