Chinese new year celebration at Doha Marriott Hotel

Celebrating the Year of the Ox comes from the legend that Buddha once asked all the animals to visit him on New Year's Day, but only twelve animals showed up for the occasion. To show his appreciation, Buddha decreed that from that day onwards each of these twelve animals would give their name to a whole year and the characteristics of the animal would rule that year. This year it is the Ox's turn.

As the New Year is a celebration with special enjoyment, we will seduce you with a unique variety of only the finest Chinese food, prepared by Chef de Cuisine Christopher Yip. An expert in his field and a native from Hong Kong, China, Chef Christopher praises his mother for giving him his love to food and he looks back fondly to the days he cooked at her side.

"My love to prepare great food from raw materials and to turn it into special viands comes only form my mother", Chef Yip states.

"Especially for New Years, we used to cook for the whole family and it was always one of the greatest and unforgettable days during year. I am very much excited to let all of you indulge in the very special food our team is going to prepare during the New Years Celebrations."

he added.

Chef Christopher brings more than 22 years of experience to Doha Marriott Hotel's culinary team while he held various positions in 5 star hotels throughout Asia and the Middle East. For the Chinese Food Festival he will be presenting his talents in a special prepared a la carte menu. All traditional dishes will be prepared in the Chinese style, starting from Zha Hun Ton Tang, Qi Lin Ban Pian, Cui Pi Ji, Zha Ma Tuan Pin Nian Gao, and many more.

The festival will continue for 15 days, starting form 26 January to 9 February, form 18:30 - 23:00. The opening ceremony on the 26th January with a ribbon cutting by the Ambassador of China's Embassy in Qatar, His Excellency Yue Xia Yong.