730am this morning (Nov 15),  20 Fairview staff members are collected from Fairview.  The destination is Savage Wilderness Safari  – 1.5 hr north of Nairobi on the Athi River (http://www.whitewaterkenya.com/aboutus.html).  After some tea at Savages’ HQ, a bit of training, we get on the water.  Before we know it, we are hitting class 4 rapids.  Laughter and excitement is in the air, and the Fairview staff are loving it!   3 hrs later, a nyama choma lunch is prepared and stories are flying around the table about Mercy and the monitor lizard, Moses and Kimani and their swim, Hannah and her shoe, the guide and his pretend joke about going the wrong way down the rapids. 

What a great day!

Fairview Hotel Staff Enjoys the Athi River

Tory McPhail

Whenever the Fairview Executive Chef, Eamon Mullan, visits foreign lands, his mind and his taste buds are open to new cuisine. On a recent trip to the United States Eamon met celebrity chef Tory McPhail, Executive Chef at the world-famous Commander’s Palace in New Orleans. It was a meeting of like minds and of two chefs who aspire to culinary perfection. Never one to miss an opportunity, Eamon invited Tory McPhail to visit Africa, specifically to recreate his unique New Orleans style in the kitchens of the Fairview’s Pango Brasserie.

For a whole week (during lunch and dinner) Tory and his team will be serving the best and freshest of Kenyan fish, meat and other produce, prepared in his distinctive New Orleans style and complemented by his own secret blend of Cajun herbs and spices. Crab, shrimp, oysters, snapper, trout, turkey and quail are just some of the delicacies that will be on the menu. Join us at the Pango Brasserie for a completely new experience in fine dining.

From 28 September to 3 October enjoy the taste of New Orleans by Tory McPhail, Thomas Robey & Christine Nelson exclusively at the Pango Brasserie.
For reservations call: 020-2881330 e-mail pango@fairviewkenya.com or through the operator on: 0722-204 429, 0733-636 563

Tory McPhail is Executive Chef at the award winning Commander’s Palace in New Orleans. He also has his own TV cookery show – Off the Menu – and has co-authored a cookery book, ‘Commander’s Wild Side’, detailing his own recipes using freshly caught fish, birds and game meat. He grew up hunting and fishing on the northwest Pacific coast of the United States and is an ardent lover of the great outdoors. The guest of Eamon Mullan and the Fairview Hotel, Tory will inspire and be inspired, and two great chefs will learn from each other. It’s not to be missed.

2007 was no different to previous years- the Fairview team was busy! We have renovated half of our First Class rooms. These rooms look amazing and offer huge bathrooms. All of these rooms enjoy direct access from a beautiful garden. Also, recognizing the importance of connectivity, Fairview increased the bandwidth of our fibre link to 4 Meg! We have renovated our business centre offering a cleaner look, faster PCs with the latest Operating System. We have built one more conference room that can accommodate 16 in a board room format. We have also built the finest water feature in East Africa which has led to increased demand for Mukutan Café- as we listen to our customers so intently, we have since opened Mukutan Café for dinner and on Sundays! A few other small projects completed include a new staff cafeteria and a Sports Viewing Room for the major sporting events, new linen/pillows for all hotel rooms as well as a redesign of our main car park! Whew! Oh yes, and Pango was ranked the “Best Brasserie in East Africa” and Fairview Hotel won the East Africa versus West Africa Chef’s competition! Finally, our staff has grown to over 230 and our staff canteen had become too small- so we built another one! This reflects our commitment to our Employees – our greatest asset.

Fairview Hotel Staff Hike Ngong Hills- From North to South!

One of the most stunning views in Nairbi is the view of the Great Rift Valley.  Well on this cloudy day, the views were non existent as the Fairview Staff embarked on a trip from north to south.  Not many smiles until the clouds lifted.  At the end of the hike, a bbq awaited the hungry hikers!  Vistas of the rift were fabulous accompanied with some great Nyama Choma!