With its prestigious address on the fashionable Central Park South, the highly acclaimed South Gate (154 Central Park South between 6th and 7th Avenues, NYC, 212.484.4715) continues to revolutionize the dining experience as the first New York City restaurant to leverage the groundbreaking new capabilities of the iPad. South Gate has created custom wireless iPad wine tablets exclusively designed to navigate its extensive wine list. The new iPad wine tablet features the SmartCellar application designed by the New York-based company Incentient.
Service is just a touch away at South Gate with Apple’s cutting-edge product. South Gates’ sommelier will use this interactive high-definition, color touch-screen handheld device to educate patrons on over 650 bottle wines available or invite guests to instantly access the information themselves from the iPad’s fully customizable SmartCellar application with the touch of a finger.
Convenient, quick and weighing in at 1.5 pounds, the South Gate iPad wine tablet not only provides customers with detailed information about the major wine regions and varietals, but also automatically updates the wine list as labels sell out, to ensure that inventory is always accurate. The touch-screen application is easy enough for a casual diner but detailed enough for the most knowledgeable wine connoisseur.
ABOUT SOUTH GATE
With its prestigious address on the fashionable Central Park South in New York City, Jumeirah Essex House is a place to “see and be seen” while enjoying the celebrated cuisine at the hotel’s fine dining restaurant, South Gate. Designed by top New York City designer, Tony Chi, South Gate opened to rave reviews in 2008 and stands as one of the city’s “must try” dining destinations.
Seasonally-inspired modern American menu created by renowned Executive Chef Kerry Heffernan features fresh and contemporary fare including Flan of English Peas and Butter Poached Lobster. Set amongst a warmly sleek interior, South Gate provides the perfect location to enjoy Central Park views while perusing the impressive 650 bottle wine selection. Both MICHELIN Guide and Zagat Survey recently gave top marks for its standout cuisine, gracious service and gratifying dining experience.
ABOUT JUMEIRAH ESSEX HOUSE
The 509-room Jumeirah Essex House celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2007 and recently completed a major $90 million soft goods refurbishment project which includes South Gate, a spectacular new Tony Chi-designed restaurant, featuring renowned Executive Chef Kerry Heffernan. This historic New York City hotel, with a coveted Central Park address, is ideally located in the heart of Manhattan. Jumeirah Essex House is part of the Dubai-based luxury international hospitality group Jumeirah and sister to the world’s most luxurious hotel, Burj Al Arab. Features of the hotel include breathtaking views and unrivalled conference and banqueting facilities.
The Jumeirah Essex House received top reviews for Michelin Guide and Zagat Survey in 2010 and voted “North America’s Leading Hotel,” and “North America’s Leading Business Hotel,” at the 2009 World Travel Awards. The hotel also received both the Michelin Guide’s 2008 “Five Pavilions Award,” and the 2008 AAA “Four-Diamond Award.” In the same year, Global Traveler named Jumeirah Essex House “Best Hotel in Eastern United States.” The hotel garnered three awards at the 2007 Annual World Travel Awards in New York including “North America’s Leading Hotel,” “North America’s Leading Business Hotel” and “New York’s Leading Business Hotel,” voted on by travel agents worldwide. It was ranked second in the “Best Hotel in the U.S.” category in Global Traveler Magazine’s 2006 GT Tested Awards.
ABOUT JUMEIRAH GROUP
Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, operates a world-class portfolio of hotels and resorts. Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts includes Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah, Jumeirah The Meydan and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort and Spa in Dubai; Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London; and Jumeirah Essex House in New York. Jumeirah Group also operates the luxury serviced residences brand Jumeirah Living; the spa brand Talise; Jumeirah Restaurants; Wild Wadi Waterpark; The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management; and Sirius, its global loyalty programme. Jumeirah Group has recently unveiled VENU, a contemporary lifestyle hotel brand. www.jumeirah.com and www.venu.com
ABOUT INCENTIENT
Incentient designs and implements proprietary gateways enhancing the transaction experience between businesses and their customers. Headquartered in Jericho, NY, Incentient is a transaction services company that has developed, and introduced to the hospitality industry, the SmartTouchsm system - a glass touch-screen panel, utilizing proprietary software, that empowers guests to directly control their hospitality experience from within the comfort of their rooms: Room Service, Valet, Concierge, Housekeeping, Bellman, Restaurants, Spa, and any other amenities offered. By designing and maintaining creative hardware and software solutions, Incentient uniquely connects our clients to their customers by adding value to the supply chain experience. This patent pending operating environment is currently being marketed to hotels and restaurants throughout the United States.
