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Issue 2 | Summer 2013

Summer is on its way and we at Coral Beach Resort Sharjah are getting geared up! This season we’ve got a whole array of activities lined-up for the whole family, from a kids’

summer camp to tennis classes for adults as well as children, to swimming programs for moms and young ones.

For guests and club members that are looking to relax, we’ve also got great summer promotions going on at our spa, as well as at our newly introduced concept: massage on the beach!

With Ramadan starting in July, the hotel’s outlets are also preparing to host yourself, your friends, your family, and your colleagues each night for delicious Iftar meals.

Read all about these great happenings in this edition of the Coral Chronicle and, whether short or long, enjoy your stay at Coral Beach Resort Sharjah.

This summer, from 16 June to 15 July, Coral Beach Resort Sharjah is holding their summer camp! Open from Sundays through to

Thursdays, between 9:00am to 1:00pm, for kids from the age of four to the age of 11, this is the perfect place where children can enjoy activity and creativity, while making new friends.

Summer camp activities include sports, outings, and creative learning experiences. For instance, Coral Beach Resort’s kids’ fitness hour encompasses everything from Tai Chi and Karate to hip-hop dancing and swimming. The camp will also host excursions to Sharjah’s Aquarium, to the Car Museum, and to a chocolate factory. The creativity sessions, on the other hand, will have the children practicing sand coloring, while budding young chefs will be able to learn to make their own pizzas, pastas and even cake decorations in Coral Beach

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KidS’ Summer Camp

Resort’s very own professional kitchen! With plenty of hobbies and diversions

specially designed for kids, Coral Beach Resort will ensure that this summer, the little ones never get bored! Sign your children up to the camp today for just 1,500 AED a month. For further details, call (06) 522 9999.

every Friday at 11:00am, Coral Beach Resort’s Rimal Club and coach Claudia welcomes mothers and their kids to partake in a fantastic swimming program. Moms and kids will have the chance each week to bond and have fun while learning

swimming basics. For more information about the program or for reservations call (06) 522 9999.

Mother & Child Swimming

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Coral Beach Resort Sharjah has recently welcomed a new member to its food and beverage staff. Originally hailing from the Philippines, Chef Rosemarie Prollo has

worked at some of the most prestigious hotel and restaurant kitchens in her native country, as well as in Japan, including the famed Peninsula Manila, and the popular Sun Rural Ogata Hotel Akita.

A resident of the UAE since 2006, Chef Rosemarie brought her cooking talents for three years to the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Resort, a property which boasts some of the most well-liked food and beverage outlets in the city. She then went on to work at the world-renowned restaurant Nobu at Dubai’s Atlantis The Palm Hotel & Resort. Founded by celebrity chef and restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa, Nobu is arguably the world’s most recognized Japanese restaurant.

Today, Chef Rosemarie’s culinary expertise are being honed and showcased at Coral Beach Resort Sharjah! Seafood lovers will delight in her amazing ability to prepare and serve up everything from delicious fresh sushi to scrumptious seared seabass.

Book a table this month with your friends and family at the hotel’s beachfront seafood restaurant Casa Samak and delight in Chef

Rosemarie’s gastronomic skills. Casa Samak is open seven days

a week for lunch (noon to 4:00pm) and dinner (7:00pm to 11:00pm), and

Meet Chef Rosemarie Prollo

outdoor as well as indoor seating is available. For reservations or more information, call (06) 522 9999 or visit www.coral-beachresortsharjah.com.

ramadan 2013 is expected to commence around the end of the first week of July and continue until

the first week of August. In preparation for the Holy Month and its post celebrations, Coral Beach Resort Sharjah has put together a range of delicous Iftar and Eid buffet menus perfect for enjoying in the company of your family and friends.

Everything from cold mezzes with hummous and tabouleh, to carved roasted leg of lamb with oriental rice, to prawn kabsa, to shish taouk will be served up during the Holy Month at

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the hotel’s Al Bahar Restaurant. Coral Beach Resort will also offer a specialized shawarma and saj station during evening meals! And those with a sweet tooth will be able to indulge in favorite arabic desserts, such as Um Ali, muhalabia, and k’nafa cream rolls, as well as cheese cakes and chocolate mousse.

Companies looking to treat their employees to a memorable iftar meal can even organize private events at Coral Beach Resort’s ballroom!

for reservations or further details about the iftar and eid menus, or for booking a private event, call (06) 522 9999.

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Clark Francis Tennis (CFTennis) was founded by Clark and Jackie Francis in 1997 at Dubai’s Aviation Club. After 10 years of experience

coaching tennis out of the Forte Grande Hotel’s Le Mirage Club, Clark had built up a huge client base that included students as well as tournament players. Thus, his next move was to expand across the city and eventually the country.

Initially, CFTennis leased three tennis courts from the Aviation Club and operated with four coaches. Today, CFTennis boasts more than 30 coaches and operates tennis clinics at more than 15 venues across the UAE.

Coral Beach Resort Sharjah is one of the lucky venues to welcome CFTennis coaches for private, semi-private, and group lessons each and every week. Classes are open to members, as well as non-members of the hotel’s club, and sessions are for kids or adults. Moreover, on every first Monday of the month from 7:00am to 9:00am, Coral Beach Resort Sharjah offers members and students the chance to “Hit with a Pro,” where Clark Francis and his team of coaches get together and offer intense hitting and

Clark FranCis Tennis

point play. Plus, every Friday at 11:00am, members and students can enjoy the cardio-driven Tennis Fitness Program! For more, visit clarkfrancistennis.com or get in touch with Coach Sarathlal on sarath@clarkfrancistennis.com.

This summer, Coral Beach Resort Sharjah will be offering an incredible deal where guests of the hotel

can receive a pure gold coin and a VIP Privilege Card from Damas Jewellery every time they check into the hotel!

For a nightly room rate of 275 AED with a minimum of three nights stay at the hotel required to qualify for this promotion, UAE and GCC residents can take advantage of this amazing offer to receive pure gold from 1 June until 15 September 2013.

To make a booking today, call (06) 522 9999, or to find our more about the Golden Deal, email sales@coral-beachresortsharjah.com or visit www.coral-beachresortsharjah.com.

This promotion is available for bookings made over the phone only and room rates are subject to municipality fees and service charges. Moreover, there are a

limited number of rooms on sale and only one coin will be given for the entire duration of the stay. Further, this promotion will also not be available in conjunction with any other promotion.

Golden Deal!

Massages are already fantastic for recuperation and relaxation, but Coral Beach Resort Sharjah has taken the concept one

step further to make the experience even more unique and memorable

for guests. Clients of the hotel —

whether in-house guests or members of the

club — can now enjoy a massage in an open-air, deluxe tent, right alongside the beach!The salt air and fresh

breeze will heighten the relaxing experience of the massage, while the sound of the waves will

transport guests to a zen-like state.

Plus, during the summer months of May and

June, clients can enjoy a Summer Promotion

where you pay for two massages and get the third one free, or

alternatively, guests can receive 50 AED cash-back value for every one-hour massage.

For more information, call (06) 522 9999.

Massage On the Beach

Coral Beach Resort has introduced the perfect

relaxation experience— massage on the beach

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Crema Catalana, Crema Cremada or Crema de Sant Josep is a Catalan dessert dish similar to the French Crème Brûlée. It’s a treat traditionally served on Saint Joseph’s Day (19 March), however, nowadays it is consumed throughout the year.

Crema Catalana features a custard that’s flavored with lemon or orange zest and cinnamon. Unlike with Crème Brûlée, however, the sugar in this dessert is traditionally caramelized under an iron broiler or with a specially made iron, not with a flame. Sometimes Crema Catalana is baked with a pineapple on top (Crema Catalana amb Pinya). Here is Coral Beach Resort’s variation as prepared by Pastry Chef Sarath...

IngredIentsLemon zest1.5 ltr fresh cream 15 egg yolks5 whole eggs250 grm sugar1 vanilla bean5 tbsp brown sugarPinch of cinnamon powder

Procedure- Whisk together egg yolk and whole eggs. Add sugar. - Boiled the cream with the vanilla bean. - Remove cream from fire, add it to the egg mixture. - Strained the mixture and pour it int fine oven proof tea cups or soup plate.- Baked in pre-heated oven at 160º C for 30 minutes or until set- Remove and let it cool. - Sprinkle 1 tbsp of brown sugar on every cup and caramelize. - Decorate it and serve.

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coral Beach resort sharjah serves up a delicious new dessert!

Whether you’re looking for a relaxed night or movie watching or a entertaining evening of games, this summer, there’s something for everyone at Coral Beach Resort Sharjah. Every Thursday night at

8:00pm, the hotel hosts “Bingo Night,” a complimentary activity for in-house guests and members, where lucky players can win special prizes of hotel souvenirs or a dinner at one of the resort’s restaurants! Also, each Tuesday night at 8:00pm, Coral Beach offers complimentary “Movie Night” for children of guests and members, where kids films — from animated features to adventure favorites — are screened to entertain the little ones.

Special Nights at Coral

caesar salad, one of the most popular salads of all time, was created by caesar cardini, an italian chef and

restauranteur based between California and Mexico. Legend has it that the salad was invented when Caesar had to come up with a dish despite running low on ingredients after a Fourth of July rush in 1924. For dramatic flair Caesar decided to also prepare the salad at the table. Another story has it that caesar’s brother, alexander, made the salad for his pilot friends after a night out, so it was originally called the “aviator’s salad.” Just as there are many versions of its origin, so too are there many variations on the salad itself. Here is Coral Beach Resort’s version as prepared by chef Albert Peralta...

Preparation time: 20 minutesoven temperature: 200º ccooking time: 15-20 minutes

IngredIents FOr salad60 grm butter30 ml olive oil3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped1 sour dough bread, thinly sliced30 ml italian parsley, chopped90 ml Parmesan cheese gratedromaine lettuce leaves, separatedParmesan shavings

IngredIents FOr dressIng1 egg, room temperature6 anchovy fillet, finely chopped5 ml bottle capers rinsed and chopped15 ml lemon juice, to taste10 ml Dijon mustard100 ml olive oil

Hail Caesar!Step 1 - preparing the bread- Pre-heat the oven. Over the stove, melt the butter, add the olive oil and then the garlic.- Stir the bread through the mixture with the parsley, season with salt and pepper. - Arrange on the baking sheet. Bake until golden brown and crispy.- Cover with grated parmesan cheese as soon it comes out of the oven.

Step 2 - preparing the dreSSing- Place the egg in the small saucepan of cold water. Bring to the boil and boil for about 3 minutes.- Lift the egg from the boiling water and immediately immerse it in cold water.- Peel the egg once it has cooled down and then beat it in a bowl with the anchovies, capers, lemon juice, and mustard.- Season to taste.- Trickle the olive oil into the dressing in a steady stream while constantly beating. The dressing will thicken.

Step 3 - putting it all together - To serve, arrange the lettuce, roasted bread, and parmesan shavings on a serving plate, and drizzle the dressing over the ingredients.- Serve immediately.

Top Tip!Shredded crispy fried beef bacon or flaked

cooked chicken can also be added to the salad.

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