Thai Food Festival in Doha

A fourteen-day Thai Food Festival in Doha was inaugurated by the Thai Ambassador, His Excellency Mr. Suvat Chirapant and the Vice Chairman & Chief Operations Officer of Venture Gulf Group, Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Nasser at the Doha Marriott Hotel on Saturday, November 29th, 2008.The Thai Food Festival in Doha is supported by the Thailand Embassy and the Venture Gulf Group and FAL Travelmart as the co-sponsors. Mr. John S. Louie, Director of Operations, expressed gratitude on behalf of Doha Marriot Hotel to the Thai Embassy, Venture Gulf Group and FAL Travel Mart and commented that without their generous sponsorship the hotel would not have been able to offer the guest with distinctive rates and nice decorations.

Restaurant Asia Live at the Marriot Hotel in Doha offers the guest to part with delicious multi- culinary experience and discover an exciting lineup of exotic Thai dishes for gastronomic indulgence from November 29th to December 12th 2008. A whole rainbow of dishes that highlight the great and diverse cuisines of Thailand was prepared by the Thai Chef Seri. Specialty Chef Seri Alkkhason who is originally from Thailand, joined the Doha Marriott Family a couple of months ago and carries a great experiences to Doha Marriott's Culinary Team. He took his primary cooking lessons of traditional Thai food from Thailand. Chef Seri follows a unique style by preparing traditional Thai food items and incorporates international cooking methods to offer his guests with a variety of tastes achieved through these innovative methods.

To add the dedication, he is a Thai food lover and hence makes no point to compromise with the authentic taste. 'Thai Rice Noodles with prawn, chicken and vegetables' is his most favourite dish and Chef Seri vows to offer exquisite Thai dishes in this fourteen day long food festival in Asia Live restaurant, Doha Marriot Hotel. Thailand's rich culinary heritage was one of its best-kept secrets until very recently with the tourism coming on to the Kingdom of Thailand. Later, Thai restaurants opened in Los Angelas and London, Sydney and Tokyo following the wide spread demand for Thai food globally. A visitor stepping in to taste the authentic Thai cuisine for the first time is very likely to have some previous experience of the subtle blend of tastes and textures that makes a Thai meal an unforgettable dish - Asias Live!

Doha Marriot Hotel

Doha Marriott Hotel is a treasured landmark on the coastline of Qatar where one can be lost in the tranquillity of the private beach, yet minutes away from the Doha International airport and busy business hub of Doha. This 5-star business hotel of the Marriots is an all time favourite and widely regarded for its high standard for service and excellent amenities among Doha hotels. This hotel has 6 restaurants and Pearl Lounge club serving award winning international cuisines and classy guest rooms that blend comfort with cutting-edge technology, promising an extraordinary stay. Some of the other highlights include a World-class spa, fitness centre, tennis courts, outdoor pool which is currently under refurbishment and a private beach.