INTRODUCING NUSANTARA CULINARY, ASTON INN PANDANARAN SEMARANG PRESENTS ARCHIPELAGO FOOD FESTIVAL

Semarang, August 2022 - Archipelago Food Festival is a culinary roadshow event held in several major cities in Indonesia involving 10 to 15 Hotel Executive Chefs from the largest hotel chain in Indonesia – Archipelago. On this occasion, it was held in Semarang.

As the capital city of Central Java, with various tourist destinations and famous culinary delights, Semarang City deserves to be promoted as a destination not to be missed. The purpose of holding the Archipelago Food Festival was to expose this city's culinary potential and introduce a variety of dishes typical of other regions in Indonesia to Semarang residents and potential hotel guests.

The 14th Archipelago Food Festival was held at ASTON Inn Pandanaran Semarang on August 6th, 2022. Attended by 11 chefs from Archipelago hotels in Semarang, Yogyakarta, Solo, and the Central Java area, the theme for this Archipelago Food Festival in Semarang was “Pesona  Nusantara.” Served at the event were special culinary dishes from Semarang such as Babat Gongso, Tahu Gimbal Semarang, Ikan Mangut, and Nasi Ayam. Other region culinary dishes included Gulai Ikan Patin, Martabak Aceh from Sumatera, Nasi Kuning Banjarmasin, Sate Ayam Banjar from Kalimantan, Ayam Dangkot, Konro khas Makassar, Sate Lilit (Ayam& Ikan), and Bebek Betutu from Bali. In addition to numerous food menus, visitors at the Archipelago Food Festival were entertained with traditional Semarangan dances from Lakshita and Sanggar Greget and fashion shows by Batik Margaria and Alfath. And last but not least, this event featured a special live cooking demonstration from Ir. Hj. Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu, M.Sos. as Deputy Mayor of Semarang. In addition, ASTON Inn Pandanaran Semarang provided door prizes with some lucky guests winning vouchers to stay in one of Archipelago hotels.

 “The Archipelago Food Festival Semarang was an event to promote the city of Semarang through culinary and was a creative platform for hotel chefs under the Archipelago network while also celebrating the 25th anniversary of Archipelago. For IDR 200,000 net, you could enjoy Indonesian food (all-you-can-eat) and have the opportunity to win a door prize voucher for a hotel room,” Said  Ibnoe Ichwan Chambali, General Manager Aston Inn Pandanaran Semarang.

“The Archipelago Food Festival is an event organized by Archipelago to celebrate its 25th anniversary. We would like to introduce that culinary has become one of our leading factors that we always pay attention to and continue to develop so that guests staying at Archipelago chain hotels can get the best culinary experience during their stay with us, "added Denny Frederick, as Archipelago International's Corporate Executive Chef.

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About ASTON Inn Pandanaran Semarang

ASTON Inn Pandanaran Semarang is strategically located in the center of Semarang city, only a short walk to the snack center, historical tours of Lawang Sewu, Tugu Muda, and the busy center of Simpang Lima. This hotel has 151 rooms with 3 room types, Studio Plus, Studio Executive, and ASTON Suite. The hotel is equipped with 9 meeting rooms, 1 ballroom, sky lounge, sky pool, 40 Lane Café, gym, Al Fitri Mosque, and spa making it suitable for business activities, social events, and holidays. pandanaran.astonhotelsinternational.com

About ASTON

ASTON is the most trusted hotel brand in the archipelago and beyond, with more than 50 operational hotels and many more in the pipeline throughout Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Managed by Archipelago International and ranked No. 1 hotel brand by YouGov for brand value, quality, consumer trust and corporate reputation, ASTON stands for eclectic midrange to luxury hotels with comfortable and innovative facilities, complemented by technological advancements and genuine service, perfectly addressing the changing travel needs and trends of today and tomorrow. astonhotelsinternational.com.

About Archipelago

Southeast Asia's largest privately owned hotel management group, operating more than 150 hotels, with a further 200 hotels under development across Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and the Middle East. A trusted hotel company with a long track record and more than 30,000 rooms operating or under development in over 60 destinations with award-winning brands including ASTON, Collection by ASTON, Alana, Huxley, Kamuela, Harper, Quest, NEO, favehotels, Nordic and powered by ARCHIPELAGO. archipelagointernational.com.