Press Release For Immediate Release Hong Kong Meets Japan Sweet Summer Reviving Ice Cream & New Tropical Matcha Afternoon Tea at COCO 18 June 2020, Hong Kong: Staying cool while staying in the city is every summer’s challenge, this particular season more than ever. To help Hong Kong foodies deal with the mid-day heat, this July and August, stylish and ever-cool lobby café-patisserie COCO brings back its seasonal summer ice cream fiesta offering rewarding bowls of 3 creative ice cream combinations inspired with iconic local flavors and Japan’s favorite must- haves. Also, starting from July 1, COCO turns into a cool retreat from sweltering urban heat serving its fashionably refreshing afternoon tea presented on a triple-tier tea stand modelled after a handbag – a nod towards hotel’s location in Hong Kong’s shopping mecca – combining exotic, tropical fruit flavors and stimulating matcha into gorgeous desserts and finger foods including a trendy fruit sando. As an alternative and reviving “pick-me-up” to the 5 o’clock tea among the 3 new ice cream offerings is the Hong Kong’s local favorite Cha Chaan Teng featuring 3 scoops of ice cream: iconic milk tea flavor, coffee and crème brulee; with creative toppings of mini pineapple bun with a tiny slab of salted butter, golden-brown French toast, red bean, evaporated milk jelly and freshly baked mini Portuguese tart. Crowning the local foodie’s favorite combo is a hand-crafted chocolate can imitation of the recognizable sweetened condensed milk to crunch on. Transporting you to the instagrammable cafes of Kyoto and offering a medley of textures is COCO’s Matcha Madness with 3 scoops of rich green tea ice cream beautifully balanced with bouncy konjac jelly, matcha chocolate crispy rice, sweet and soft adzuki bean, spongy miniature matcha cream roll cake and crunchy ice cream cone topping the green overload combo smothered with green tea chocolate sauce. For fans of delicate flavors, fleeting moments and all things pretty in pink, the refreshing Sakura Sensation brings in home-made Sakura Water Drop cake and sakura chocolate sauce lacing chocolate meringue and red bean hiding between 3 scoops of mango, strawberry and panna cotta ice cream by Mövenpick. All three choices of ice-cream combos are priced at HK$178 per serving which can be shared among 2 guests. For those who prefer their afternoon sugar-kick to be more balanced with savory nibbles, COCO’s new Tropical Matcha Afternoon Tea is the perfect choice for a break from a shopping escapade to Tsim Sha Tsui. Delicate green tea-flavored desserts, such as Uji Kyoto Matcha Warabi Mochi with Okinawa Black Sugar Syrup and Uji Kyoto Matcha Mousse with Konjac Jelly and Pink Chocolate Rice Krispies are mix-matched with tropical flavors of aromatic Coconut Pineapple Cream, Coconut Crumble with Caramelized Pineapple. The powdered Japanese green tea selected by the Executive Pastry Chef of The Mira Hong Kong, Rick Chan, is the green tea powder from the Nishimura Banchaya Honten, Winner of the 41st Uji Tea Competition by the Kyoto Prefectural Tea Industry Cooperative, and a family with an impressive record of tea farming tradition which dates back to the 8th century. Elegantly yet playfully presented set of savories includes Mini Matcha & Salmon Rice Onigiri, a light Matcha Foie Gras Crème Brulee, and a Japanese-style Fruit Sando – or fruit and cream sandwich with floral fresh fruit arrangements in-between pillowy milk bread. Each tea set is a chance to enjoy a blissful moment with premium TWG tea selection or one of COCO’s signature coffees at just HK$428 for 2 Guests with optional flute of champagne at HK$120 extra. Both Summer Ice Cream and Tropical Matcha Afternoon Tea at COCO are available daily from 1 July until 31 August, serving from 3pm until 6pm . All prices listed are subject to 10% service charge. About COCO COCO, the stylish café-patisserie of The Mira Hong Kong, showcases designer cakes, freshly-baked pastries, custom-made cakes and artisan chocolates. Accompanying these couture-like creations are COCO’s signature coffees-to-go, brewed to perfection. COCO’s sleek, jewel box-like interiors are a unique design collaboration between Hong Kong interior designer Andrew Choy of Atelier C+ and US lifestyle guru Colin Cowie. COCO, G/F Lobby, The Mira Hong Kong, Mira Place, 118 – 130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Order enquiries: +852 2315 5566 or [email protected] About The Mira Hong Kong The Mira Hong Kong is a design-driven urban retreat with 492 boldly accented guest rooms, including a collection of 56 suites and specialty suites. Overlooking the lush Kowloon Park and centrally located in Tsim Sha Tsui, the heart of Hong Kong’s commercial, shopping, dining and entertainment district, the hotel easily connects guests to all parts of the vibrant metropolis. The Mira Hong Kong is a member of the Design Hotels™ collective. www.themirahotel.com - ends - Hi-res images for download available at: https://bit.ly/coco2020_press For media enquiries and more images, please contact: Agnes Ma Jakub Lewandowski Director of Communications | The Mira Hong Kong Public Relations Manager | The Mira Hong Kong Tel +852 2315 5574 Tel +852 2315 5181 [email protected] [email protected] Green overload of Matcha Madness Local canteen flavors -inspired Cha Chaan Teng Dainty and delicate Sakura Sensation New afternoon tea by COCO brings together refreshing matcha and exotic tropical fruit flavors Japanese Fruit Sando is a highlight of the new tea set at Tropical Matcha Afternoon Tea at COCO COCO .