While hotels have opened their rooftops for alcohol-fueled summer fun, the Palmer House Hilton is ch

While hotels have opened their rooftops for alcohol-fueled summer fun, the Palmer luxury european river cruises House Hilton is choosing to offer chili peppers, heirloom tomatoes and basil instead of beer and cocktails on its 25th floor. The Chicago luxury european river cruises hotel recently unveiled luxury european river cruises its new 2,000-square-foot garden rooftop .
The hotel decided to plant some veggies and herbs to be used in its restaurants, Lockwood and Potter's Lounge, for a garden-to-table culinary experience. Plus, Lockwood will feature a daily "Chef's Garden" menu item for breakfast that will feature ingredients grown on the rooftop.
During luxury european river cruises the spring and summer, the garden will be more like a farm. It will have zucchini, luxury european river cruises burpless cucumbers, sorrels, heirloom radishes, red oak lettuce, thyme, hot peppers (like hot banana, cayenne, luxury european river cruises jalepeno, luxury european river cruises serrano, poblano, Thai dragon), basil, marjoram, French luxury european river cruises tarragon, red and green leaf lettuce, wild arugula, carrots, chives, dill, oregano, Italian flat-leaf parsley, bell peppers, snap peas, purslane, elegance purple lavender, luxury european river cruises hyacinth beans, tomatoes (including San Marzano, pink girl and black truffle).
Beehives also will be phased into the rooftop garden. luxury european river cruises The hotel hopes to make 20 to 40 gallons during a full year. We're sure that soon-to-be-made honey will be used in that Chef's Garden dish, and who knows, maybe in a cocktail or two as well.