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Simple brunch
I hadn't seen one of my friends for a long, long time... as she had been away in Europe trying to pursue an interest outside of banking. Having finally faced up to reality, she recently returned to...
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Casual tea house dinner
I spend the afternoon hanging out with some friends and sipping on some white wine. Dinner time came around, and we decided to satiate our hunger at Luk Yu Tea House (陸羽茶室) - a place they frequent....
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Classic entrecôte
I met Wilson Kwok, the proprietor behind W's Entrecôte, at dinner on Friday. I had been going to this place for steak frites ever since I first came to Hong Kong almost 20 years ago, and have fond...
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Playdate with Uwe, episode 2
It's been more than a year since our incredibly fun dinner with Uwe, and an email came around asking if another gathering was in order. We were reminiscing about some of the Art Basel-related...
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Magnum birthday
It's the Specialist's birthday, and this year she decided to do a bigger gathering. After taking the number of guests into consideration, she realized that single bottles would never be enough to go...
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US excursion 2014: Chicago views and deep dish
I arrived in the Windy City today after my first long-haul flight while sitting in cattle class in a few years - in a US airline, no less. A short flight delay meant I went through Friday after hours...
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US excursion: waiting for the Do(u)g
Day 2 in Chicago, and I'm skipping breakfast. I rolled out of bed, cleaned myself up, and hopped into a taxi to my first destination this morning: Hot Doug's. Hot Doug's is one of Chicago's most...
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US excursion 2014: Salty molecular Chinese in Chicago
Tonight was always gonna be the highlight of this trip. As soon as I found out that the conference was gonna be in Chicago, Alinea became the must-do dinner. And as soon as the restaurant opened up...
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US excursion 2014: stuffed in Chicago
After my slightly disappointing first nibble of a Chicago-style deep dish pizza, I felt I owed it to myself to have a second sampling, and it just so happens that Giordano's is a block away from my...
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US excursion 2014: the greasy pig
I was panicking a little. We were done with our conference and this was our last night in Chicago, but I hadn’t figured out where to take the boss for dinner. As usual he’s left it up to me to figure...
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US excursion 2014: two sandwiches and the Twin Towers
I had an early morning flight this morning, so I was always gonna take my breakfast at O’Hare. After going through TSA’s security screening – where they make everyone feel like a terrorist or criminal...
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US excursion 2014: the seven year itch
This is one meal that is 7 years overdue. On my very last trip to New York - which was, unbelievably, eons ago – I was all set to go to wd~50. I had made it to the high temple of molecular gastronomy,...
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US excursion 2014: Cronut run
Last day in the US, and I’m standing in line for food again. This time around I’m waiting to get my hands on some of them world-famous Cronuts. I first met Dominique Ansel a few years ago when he...
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Another pissy birthday dinner
I was in Hong Kong for just around 12 hours before I was on a plane again, going back to Taipei to spend my birthday weekend with my family. Some time ago I had seen pics of a Peking duck feast from a...
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Another Simple birthday
After the pre-birthday dinner last night, tonight it was time to keep it small and just spend it with the parental units. For the third year in a row, I chose to dine at STAY for this occasion, as the...
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Headless 3-star lunch
I came back to Hong Kong from my trips to the US and Taiwan bearing gifts for the Tiggers, so they very kindly allowed me to crash their usual lunch date at 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana. It's been quite a...
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Shanghainese, my ass...
Like my good friend Tigger, I am really a cheap bastard at heart. So it's rare that I find myself attending organized wine dinners since the cost is often prohibitive. Why shell out beaucoup dinero...
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Completing the trio
Peter Lam opened a trio of Japanese restaurants in the same location a couple of years ago, and I've had the opportunity to try out both Rozan (魯山) - which serves up some of the best sushi in town -...
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Principal Aikens
It was finally my turn to host an MNSC dinner tonight, and we settled on the date back at our last dinner. I had called around to a couple of the best places in town to secure a private room for...
View ArticleVisiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Since early 2007, I have been wanting to gear my future travels towards visiting more locations which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There are so many amazing places around the world...
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