Archive for March, 2011
World Champion Sommellier Visits Elysium
The Cyprus Sommelier Association in cooperation with the Oak –Tree Cellar, HESS Group and Elysium Hotel organized a Wine competition for Cypriot wines on the 21st of March 2011 at the Elysium Hotel.
Our Resident Manager Christos Papamiltiadous is pictured below with Mr Andreas Larsson, world reknowned Sommellier and the Chairman of the judging panel at Monday’s event.
Award Winning Young Chef
We are delighted to announce one of or up and coming Med Beach Chefs Demetris Giakos won Silver medal in the acclaimed Young Chef of The Year – Euro Skills 2010, it was a tough competition yet his enthusiasm and drive in inovitative cooking rewarded him with this prestigious award.
We have some photographs of his excellent work for you to share, so next time you stay with us at Mediterranean Beach Hotel on your Cyprus holiday, be sure to look out for Demetris.
Would you “Like” to Win?
We are always delighted when our guests at the Elysium Hotel tell us how much they enjoy the “Elysium Experience” and this is why we first created our Elysium Facebook Group to share the experience with everyone. Over time, many guests flocked to this group and shared their experiences and photographs with us and other guests.
At the beginning of 2011 we created a NEW Elysium Facebook Page, which enables us to provide a lot more benefits to our friends and guests. And since January we have regularly been posting updates, including events, photographs and videos on this page. The time has come now for us to close down the “Elysium Experience” group and focus on the new Elysium Facebook Page.
But we recognise and respect the time and effort that everyone has spent in sharing their experiences with us and we would like to reward you all with a little thank you from everyone at Elysium Hotel. So would you “like” to win…..
To win this fantastic prize, all you have to do is visit our new Facebook Page, look through all of our photos until you find the picture above, then everyone who “likes” the photo will be entered into a draw. We will make the draw on the 1st April, good luck !
Win Three Nights’ Accommodation at Elysium Hotel
From the Catwalk to Mediterranean Beach
Our Aquum Spa has used the Babor Beauty Products for some time now and our guests regulalry comment on how fantastic it is and we wanted to share some of the secrets of its success. So we asked Babor‘s international Make Up Director Peter Schmidinger a few questions about it.
1. Why do you like working with Babor products so much?
For more than 20 years I have been working in the world of beauty and came up against products that are superficially styled for sake of show effects. But those products are extremely difficult to use. The BABOR FACE DESIGN COLLECTION is different. I wanted to develop a Make-up Line that all women can easily use. Together with the beauty professionals of Babor tried and tested the products again and again until we had found the perfect texture and colour; simply the perfect product to underline the natural beauty of every woman. In addition, the FACE DESIGN COLLECTION offers protection, nurturing, regeneration and colour all in one product. Especially for this line, BABOR has developed an “lifting“ complex. I have to admit, I learned a lot about skincare in the last months as I worked very closely with the research & development department of Babor. I never would have thought, that plants like sea fennel, which is contained in the “lifting” complex, has such a great effect.
2. What is the most common mistake women make when it comes to make-up?
Most women use too much. Too much make-up, to much mascara, too much lipstick. But getting the perfect look is easier than some women think. I can give a face a clearly harmonic look in three steps. Starting with the natural shape the face is given either more or less contours by accentuating different areas. This is easy if you follow three little steps – brightener, blush and eyebrows. These steps had always been in our mind while we developed the products. For example: the eyebrows are often forgotten in a Make-up, but they are the frame of every face.
3. What is your favourite tool to apply make-up?
My finger – because I can feel the make-up melt into the skin and I can make sure that you dont’t see where the make-up starts or ends.
4. What is the most important make-up advice you can give to women?
You are beautiful! Make-up can underline your natural beauty and if you know how to apply it you don’t need much.I believe in the successful mixture of perfect make-up and naturalness.
5. As a make-up artist, what is your greatest strength?
I think it is my passion for people – especially for women. I love working with people and I love seeing them becoming a true beauty when I work with them. During my career I have developed an eye for people.
We’re grateful to Peter for taking the time to answer our questions and he has also kindly shared his top tips, which can be downloaded here.
The Aquum Spa at Mediterranean Beach Hotel offer treatments using Babor Beauty Products and we strongly recommend that you pre-book before you begin your holiday. You can do this by calling us +357 253 11777 ext 7 or by emailing us info@medbeach.com.
Our Executive Chef – Christakis Achilleos Professional Profile
A Cypriot born Chef, Christakis our gentle giant, has an impressive culinary history spanning 25 years, of which the last 15 years he has held the esteemed position of Executive Chef. Along with wealth of international experience he has worked and competed in Italy, Germany, Malta, Canada and Luxemburg. His eye for detail along with his passion to present perfect cuisine has earned him the prestigious position of being the Head of the World Association of Chefs Society in the Limassol District, Cyprus. Most recently this title culminated in his representation to some of the most distinguished guests including presidents and ministers of the Cypriot community.
With his exacting standards and natural flair to create exquisite food he and his team excel in delighting the Med Beach visitors as they return again and again to experience food at its best.
Stademos Diary 