Trend 2: Welcome refreshers
Signature welcome drinks are moving beyond the tepid juice served with a warm towel and now have an emphasis on authenticity, suggests Radisson Royal Dubai F&B director, Nicola Zamboni: “One presentation can be to offer a beverage on a tray with the key ingredients laid out, while in restaurants, I would look for the beverage equivalent of an amuse bouche.”
At Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, the refresher welcome has a green apple juice base, while in restaurants, the Etihad Sparkler is a mix of apple juice, passion fruit juice and soda water, mixed with slices of orange, strawberry, raspberry and peach – served in glass pitchers.
Dubai’s Asiana Hotel is serving Korean, Japanese and Chinese teas including a palate cleansing pine and cinnamon tea.
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