Aroma Group Opens Alisan Flagship Restaurant Opposite Wembley Stadium   The Aroma Group of restaurants has opened its 'Alisan', a flagship establishment, offering Dim Sum and fine Chinese cuisine, adjacent to Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena. Alisan's Head Chef in Alisan, Yip Liang, was formerly at the five star Sheraton Subang Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was a chef at The Emperor Restaurant in Sheraton Subang Hotel which won the "Best Restaurant in Malaysia - Oriental Cuisine (Chinese)" award from WA MEDIA Gold Awards for 2001/2002, an award from Malaysia's Tatler Magazine as one of Malaysia's finest restaurants by the leading gourmet guide, Malaysia's Best Restaurants 2000 and the Best Chinese Cuisine Restaurant Award 1998/1999 from Tourism Malaysia. Alisan's dim sum department is headed by Bao Chen and Seng Chow. Both Chen and Chow are ex-Hakkasan dim sum chefs and trained under Hakkasan's Dim Sum Consultant, Choong. The name Alisan is taken from of a mountain in Taiwan made famous in an old Mandarin folksong. The song is about the aboriginal women living on Alisan mountain being very beautiful. The word "san" means mountain or hill in Chinese. The letters "LIS" in the ALISAN logo form the Chinese character for mountain. Signature dishes are: Scallop Shumai a dim sum with scallops and minced prawns wrapped in a thin pastry and steamed, then topped with fish roe. Baked Silver Cod in Rose Wine Sauce a Japanese silver cod fillet steak marinated in champagne and lemon baked in the oven then topped with rose wine sauce. Venison Strips in Black Pepper & Garlic marinated tender strips of venison stir fried with black pepper and garlic giving a very slight spicy flavour. Mango and Grapefruit Tapioca Pearl small cubes of mango and pieces of grapefruit with sago in mango juice served chilled. The split-level establishment seats up to 200 on the ground floor. The first floor features a cocktail lounge, with 30' ceiling, sofa seating, serving drinks and snacks. The restaurant's décor was created by Quadrant Design, whose brief was to transform the modern, glazed unit into a dramatic, intimate and sophisticated restaurant and bar. The prestigious location, opposite the new Wembley Stadium complex, meant a bold, contemporary feeling was needed for the project. Key design points were an original and creative scheme, drawing inspiration from the Alisan Mountain in Taiwan; traditional Chinese patterns hint towards the Oriental whilst a contemporary colour scheme of blues, purples and pinks create drama and ambience. A variety of lighting from fibre optic, LED and carbon filament create intimacy and mood. Textures from wood, steel, leather and acrylic add a luxurious richness. A discrete function room is available for private hire, complete with karaoke facilities with over 20,000 stored tunes. Commenting on the new opening, which is directly opposite of the new Wembley stadium, Aroma Director Colin Wong said, "The area deserves a first rate modern Chinese restaurant offing fine dining and good dim sum."     Top