Kimpton Kitalay Samui

Champagne takes centre stage at FishHouse Restaurant & Bar, where Kimpton Kitalay Samui’s A Toast to the Sea brings together seafood, premium beef and five Champagne pairings.

Dinner opens with a Gillardeau oyster topped with Oscietra caviar, followed by Hokkaido scallop crudo with yuzu and ikura, paired with Drappier Brut Nature Zero Dosage. Next comes Ikejime Songkhla Lake barramundi with roasted tomato and pine nut, accompanied by  Gremillet Blanc de Blancs Brut.

The centrepiece is half a Phuket spiny lobster with saffron risotto, courgette ribbons and Champagne hollandaise, matched with Bollinger Special Cuvée. Australian Black Angus beef tenderloin with black garlic jus follows, poured alongside Demoiselle Vranken Rosé.

Dessert keeps the Champagne theme going: jelly made with the bubbly, vanilla Chantilly and strawberry sorbet, served with Duval-Leroy Edouard d'Eulalie Extra Brut. Five Champagnes, plenty of seafood and a good reason to linger over dinner by the Gulf.

October 8, 6pm-10pm. B4,500++ per person. FishHouse Restaurant & Bar, Kimpton Kitalay Samui, Koh Samui.