Chef Charles at Galle Face Hotel’s first Dine by Design Series
Colombo’s Grande Dame, the iconic Galle Face Hotel will introduce globally renowned Chef Charles Disanayake, at the hotel’s first Dine by Design Series. Chef Charles is the Executive Chef of the upscale French restaurant Vis-à-vis located in New York City, and is due to unveil his flavoursome and irresistible recipes for guests at the Galle Face Hotel.
The Dine by Design Series will take place on Friday, 29th January, 2016 at the Galle Face Hotel’s chic fine dining restaurant, 1864, named after the year in which the heritage hotel was built. Chef Charles will serve a special blend of cuisine which he creates with influences from French, Italian, American, Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Mediterranean and South Asian cuisines. Guests will also be spoiled for choice with a selection of wines served straight from the 1864 restaurant’s wine cellar.
Chef Charles originally hails from Sri Lanka, but grew up in many cultures including Ethiopia, Nigeria, England, Mexico and the United States. He creates his own unique brand of contemporary cuisine by merging cooking techniques and elements from all over the world to create interesting and flavourful dishes. Chef Charles has stayed connected with Sri Lanka and gained a lot of local recognition for setting up the critically acclaimed restaurant Soho Bistro at the prestigious Park Street Hotel. He also arranged the cuisine and played the role of Executive Consulting Chef for the renowned Lantern Group of Hotels, and will act as the Food and Beverages Consultant and Executive Chef to their new hotels that will be coming up in Sri Lanka.
Chef Charles is also a multi-award winning chef and culinary artist who spends his time consulting for restaurants in the U.S and overseas. Chef Charles owns and operates a boutique catering firm and personal chef service called “One World One Kitchen” in New York City, creating memorable signature events for high profile private clients that include A-list celebrities, fashion designers, Wall Street CEO’s and many internationally renowned corporate companies.
About the Galle Face Hotel
South Asia’s leading Grande Dame, the Galle Face Hotel is testimony to both Sri Lanka’s colonial past and its independent present. Celebrated within the hospitality world, it blends historical splendour with crafted modernity to form a new model for heritage properties. International guests are immersed in the Galle Face Hotel’s rich traditions and compelling stories, while Colombo society perceive the hotel as the most prestigious, desirable destination in the city for memorable dining and special events. Whether at the hotel for dinner or for a month-long stay, an experience of the Galle Face Hotel is one of timeless grandeur and exceptional hospitality.
Celebrating 150 years, the Galle Face Hotel is one of the landmarks in Asia and was acclaimed as one of the best heritage Hotels in Sri Lanka in 2012. Further it is the first Hotel in the country to be featured on a postage stamp.
About the Galle Face Hotel Group
The Galle Face Hotel Group manages the hotel and leisure interest of Galle Face Hotel, Kandy Hotels PLC & Ceylon Hotels Corporation PLC.
Under this banner are 3 distinct portfolios of businesses.
The Deluxe Heritage Hotels Collection
Galle Face Hotel in Colombo and Hotel Suisse & Queens Hotel in Kandy.
Each hotel is a connected to Sri Lanka’s history, imbibed with the splendor of yesteryear while continuing to serve visitors, foreign and domestic is gracious surrounds.
The Resorts Collection
4 hotels routed in some of Sri Lanka’s most special areas offer a modern facility with outstanding vista & access to experience this great country.
The Lake Hotel Polonnaruwa, The Surf Hotel Bentota, The Safari Hotel Tissamaharama and The Lake House Polonnaruwa.
Each of these recently refurbished hotels offers traditional Sri Lankan hospitality to visitors.
