Hotels & Preference Hualing Tbilisi has great news! Professional chefs have been invited from China to prepare delicious dishes reopened Chinese Restaurant – ENSEMBLE. The restaurant offers not only a well-known variety of noodles, fried rice, dumplings, etc., but also dishes like shark fins, abalone, sea cucumber, and jellyfish. In the restaurant you can also find exclusive Chinese alcohol drinks such as Mao Tai, Shui Jin Fang, and Guyue Longshan. To find out more, GEORGIA TODAY talked to Rocky Wang Yan manager of Chinese restaurant of Hotels & Preference Hualing Tbilisi.
Rocky Wang Yan started his journey in hospitality in China back in 1996, working for such 5-star brands as Hilton Hotel Beijing, Crown Plaza Hotel Shenzhen, and Grand Bay View Hotel Zhuhai. In 2012, he moved to Sweden and worked for eight years for the number one Chinese restaurant in Karlstad City – Restaurant Nya. At the same time, he decided to upgrade his F&B knowledge and became a student in Svenska För invandrae skolan Karlstad.
“Before coming to Georgia, I went back to Beijing and worked for Expo Hot Spring Hotel Beijing, a 5-star hotel with 382 rooms and the largest hot springs in Beijing, covering an area of 10,000 square meters,” Rocky tells us. “Georgia is a new market for me and I am very happy and curious to share my knowledge and experience of the diversity and delights of Chinese cuisine.”
Before the restaurant was closed for renovation, it was one of the most popular restaurants in Tbilisi. What changes have you made to it?
Yes, the Ensemble restaurant was the most popular Chinese restaurant in Tbilisi. As such, our main goal was to keep this reputation and at the same time to add new flavors to the menu. We relaunched the restaurant with 56 dishes and will expand that to 96 items from different regions. And, of course, we will be regularly updating the menu and offering our guests new flavors as well. Our goal is to allow Georgian people to taste authentic Chinese cuisine and discover Chinese traditions.
Tell us about the chefs and the menu.
To achieve a real authentic taste, we brought chefs from the Guangdong region of China. Our chefs have years of experience in different regions with a main accent on Cantonese cuisine. Cantonese cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines originating from Guangdong Province and it is the most widely served style of Chinese cuisine in the world, combining the essence of Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Dongjiang Hakka cuisine and many others. Cantonese cuisine pays attention to the original flavor, lightly cooked fresh vegetables and meat, and sweet sauces.
On our menu, you can also find dishes from the largest autonomous region in China – Xinjiang. Xinjiang cuisine differs from the rest of the country in its fragrant spices and rich flavors. Because of its location Xinjiang cuisine was inspired by Tibetans, Mongolians, Persians, Turkish and other nationalities.
We offer not only well known variety of noodles, fried rice, dumplings, etc., but such dishes as shark fins, abalone, sea cucumber, and jelly fish. At our restaurant you can also find exclusive Chinese alcoholic drinks such as Mao Tai, Shui Jin Fang, and Guyue Longshan.
Who are your target guests?
Our restaurant was operating for many years in Tbilisi and had among its loyal guests locals, Chinese and other foreigners. Of course, our aim is to introduce the unique taste of Chinese cuisine to local guests.
We have a variety of well-known dishes, such as home-made noodles, dumplings, our famous Butterfly Garlic Shrimps on Sizzling Plate, spring rolls, Tempura Calamari Rings, as well as such an exceptional dishes as Sichuan Style Beef Muscle, Boiled Fresh Bamboo Sticks, Roasted Duck, Stewed Tofu, Minced Meat with Spicy Sauce and many more.
Our restaurant is a perfect match for those who want to taste real Chinese food flavors and for those who prefer traditional and well known dishes. Just as the ingredients of each dish and presentation is important, table manners and courtesy among diners are very much part of the Chinese cultural tradition. Only by combining excellent food with good manners can the high art of Chinese cuisine be truly enjoyed to the full. And Ensemble restaurant is exactly the place where you can dive into Chinese culture and mouthwatering food.
By Mariam Mtivlishvili
