山东大厦金陵美食节重磅启幕，淮扬珍馐宴请中外食客 Tastes of Jinling · Fine Cuisine from Meiyuan | Shandong Mansion Grandly Launches Jinling Food Festival, Serving Huaiyang Delicacies to Guests from Home and Abroad

  一纸江南风雅，一席淮扬珍味。7月6日上午，为期一个月的“寻味金陵·梅苑臻品”金陵美食节在山东大厦正式启幕。本次美食节强强联动金陵饭店梅苑餐厅——国内公认淮扬菜标杆名店，兼具黑珍珠一钻、米其林指南双重权威背书，依托其成熟菜品体系与顶级厨艺资源，打破地域与国界风味壁垒，让泉城食客无需远赴南京，一站式品鉴正统金陵高端淮扬菜，更为在济外籍友人提供零距离接触中国“东南第一佳味”的优质窗口。

淮扬菜位列中国四大菜系，素有“东南第一佳味”“国宴第一菜系”的美誉，承载着千年江南饮食文明，是中华饮食文化的璀璨瑰宝。其以“和、精、清、新”为核心特质，讲究刀工精巧细腻、食材本味纯粹、菜品雅致考究，清淡素雅的风味特质与醇厚浓郁、大气厚重的鲁菜形成鲜明对比，一南一北两大经典菜系的碰撞交融，尽显中华饮食文化兼容并蓄、百花齐放的独特魅力。

本次入驻山东大厦的金陵饭店梅苑餐厅，是国内公认的淮扬菜标杆名店，兼具黑珍珠一钻、米其林指南双重权威认证，拥有成熟的经典菜品体系和顶级厨艺资源。依托强强联动的资源优势，本次美食节彻底打破地域风味壁垒，将原汁原味的金陵淮扬臻味引进济南，让泉城食客无需远赴南京，便能一站式品鉴正统金陵高端淮扬菜，更为在济外籍友人提供零距离接触中国“东南第一佳味”的优质窗口。

据了解，本次活动将持续至8月6日，山东大厦江园厅将全天候供应限定金陵淮扬美馔，面向政企商务宴请、家庭欢聚、海内外美食爱好者开放品鉴。宾客可预约主题品鉴宴、单点经典淮扬菜品，在雅致江南的用餐环境中，沉浸式感受金陵饮食文脉，体悟中式待客礼仪与中华饮食文化的深厚底蕴。同时组织后厨、前厅全员专项培训，系统讲解淮扬菜系历史、菜品典故、服务标准、跨文化接待礼仪，同步统筹南京客座厨师团队食宿、接送站全流程配套服务，保障驻店团队安心出品。

此次南北美食对话，不仅是两大经典菜系的匠心碰撞与技艺交融，更是中华饮食文化传承传播、南北饮食文明互通互鉴的生动实践。山东大厦相关负责人表示，未来酒店将持续以美食为媒介，深耕跨地域餐饮文化联动，持续引入全国顶尖菜系资源，以鲁菜为根基、多元风味为补充，不断挖掘美食文化内涵、升级餐饮服务品质。通过一系列特色美食文化活动，丰富济南高端餐饮消费场景，助推本地餐饮国际化、品质化升级，持续以美食为载体讲好齐鲁故事、传播中华优秀饮食文化，让千年中华美食风雅走向更广阔的世界。

A scroll unfolds the refined grace of Jiangnan; a feast presents exquisite Huaiyang delicacies. On the morning of July 6, the one-month Jinling Food Festival themed Tastes of Jinling·Premium Dishes of Meiyuan was grandly launched at Shandong Mansion.

The food festival marks an elite strategic collaboration with Meiyuan Restaurant of Jinling Hotel, a nationally acknowledged benchmark restaurant for Huaiyang cuisine with dual authoritative recognitions from the One-Diamond Black Pearl and the Michelin Guide. Drawing on its well-established dish portfolio and top culinary expertise, the partnership tears down geographical and cross-border barriers in gastronomy. Local diners in Jinan can savor authentic high-end Jinling-style Huaiyang cuisine all under one roof without traveling to Nanjing. Meanwhile, foreign nationals residing in Jinan are offered a premium opportunity to experience China’s renowned "Finest Delicacies of Southeast China" in person.

As one of China’s Four Major Culinary Schools, Huaiyang cuisine is reputed as "the Finest Delicacies of Southeast China" and "the Premier Cuisine for State Banquets". It carries the thousand-year-old dining civilization of Jiangnan and stands as a brilliant treasure of Chinese gastronomic culture. Defined by four core characteristics—harmony, refinement, purity and freshness, Huaiyang cuisine features elaborate and delicate knife skills, authentic natural flavors of raw ingredients, and elegantly crafted dishes. Its light and subtle taste creates a stark contrast to the rich, mellow and substantial flavor of Shandong cuisine. The integration of these two iconic northern and southern culinary traditions fully demonstrates the inclusive and diverse charm of Chinese food culture.

Meiyuan Restaurant of Jinling Hotel, which has set up a temporary catering venue inside Shandong Mansion, is widely recognized nationwide as a leading Huaiyang cuisine restaurant certified by both the One-Diamond Black Pearl and the Michelin Guide, equipped with a complete range of classic signature dishes and elite culinary professionals. Empowered by the strengths of this premium cooperation, the food festival eliminates geographical divides in regional flavors and brings authentic Jinling Huaiyang fine cuisine to Jinan. Local citizens no longer need to travel long distances to Nanjing to enjoy authentic high-end Jinling Huaiyang dishes in one stop. It also creates a high-quality platform for foreign expats in Jinan to experience the famous "Finest Delicacies of Southeast China" up close.

It is learned that the event will last until August 6. Jiangyuan Hall at Shandong Mansion will serve exclusive limited Jinling Huaiyang delicacies throughout opening hours, catering to government and corporate banquets, family gatherings, as well as food enthusiasts from home and abroad. Guests may book customized themed tasting feasts or order classic Huaiyang dishes separately. Within an elegant dining space imbued with Jiangnan aesthetics, visitors can fully immerse themselves in Jinling’s culinary heritage and gain a profound understanding of traditional Chinese hospitality and the profound cultural roots of Chinese cuisine.

Specialized training has been arranged for all kitchen and front service staff, covering the origin and development of Huaiyang cuisine, historical stories behind classic dishes, standardized service specifications, and etiquette for cross-cultural receptions. Full-cycle logistical support including accommodation and pick-up & drop-off services has been coordinated for the visiting chef team from Nanjing, enabling the stationed chefs to focus on stable and high-quality food preparation.

This cross-regional gastronomic exchange between northern and southern China is not merely a collision of ingenuity and integration of culinary techniques between two time-honored cuisine schools. It also serves as a vivid practice for inheriting, promoting, and exchanging insights between northern and southern Chinese dining civilizations.

A person in charge of Shandong Mansion stated that the hotel will continue to take food as a medium to deepen cross-regional gastronomic cultural cooperation and introduce top-tier culinary resources from across the country. Rooted in Shandong cuisine and supplemented by diverse regional flavors, the hotel will further explore the cultural connotations of food and upgrade its catering service quality. Through a series of featured food and cultural events, Shandong Mansion will enrich high-end catering consumption scenarios in Jinan, drive the internationalization and quality upgrading of the local catering industry. The hotel will keep telling stories of Qilu and promoting fine traditional Chinese food culture with cuisine as a carrier, letting the timeless charm of Chinese culinary art reach a broader global audience.

（大众新闻·齐鲁壹点记者 时海侠 实习生 徐烁函）