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David Lai x2
My beloved On Lot 10 is closing, so a bunch of us are trying to go as often as possible in the little time we have left. The Specialist has complained on more than one occasion that she never had a...
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Taste-off dinner
In the 11 years or so that MNSC has been running our blind-tasting format, we've had a couple of instances with two people tied for last place - necessitating a "taste-off" - but we've never had a tie...
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(Girls are) Back in Town
An old friend is back in town for a few days and demanded asked that I have dinner with her. I tried to think of a non-fine dining, non-Michelin star type of place for a casual meal, and for some...
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Birthday Season
It's the first week of the year, and that means time to get together with a certain group of friends to celebrate a couple of birthdays. Our regular organizer suggested that we check out Seasons by...
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The best pigeon in Hong Kong
Now that the powers that be have decided that they'd like to see me continue skewering reviewing restaurants for them, it was time to pick another one. Fortunately for me, one of the new places which...
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The enchanted forest
A couple of months after playing the 'plus one' to my A-lister friend, I was invited back to the Mandarin Oriental for another dinner with my friend - this time at the Krug Room. Since dinner at the...
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Body-warming food for chilly nights
The weather has turned chilly in Hong Kong this week, which makes it the perfect weather to enjoy some snake bisque. Ever since my first taste of it at the private entertainment facility near my...
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The Season for French wines
So... a little more than a week after my very first visit, I'm back at Seasons by Olivier E. This time I came with not only VIPs, but also a former colleague of Olivier's. Yes, we would get extra...
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Why a restaurant deserves losing its Michelin star, part 3
The boss is in town for a quick stop, and we met up with an investor for lunch. The client asked for a "quiet place where we can talk", so I figured that L'aLtro would be perfect. It's usually...
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A bigger and better Feeding Hong Kong
Tonight I had the distinct honor of attending the grand opening party of Feeding Hong Kong's brand new facilities. Tigger had invited a number of his friends to this event, and I certainly wasn't...
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The lonely island
I'm supposed to take things easy this weekend, seeing that I have a hellish week ahead of me in terms of my feeding schedule. So when a dinner was rescheduled to tonight, I was determined to take it...
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Hell week day 1: Malicious East and Venomous West
Today is the start of "hell week", when somehow I've managed - despite my best efforts to space out my feedings - to schedule 6 consecutive days of eating out... 6 dinners out plus a lunch. I really...
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Hell week day 2: the starving dragon
I've never really cared for Lung King Heen (龍景軒). While the restaurant has always prided itself in being the first Chinese restaurant to earn the coveted three stars from Michelin, I was never...
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Hell week day 2: almost the end of the line
It was supposed to be one of my "off" nights, designed to allow my body to recover in between nights of indulgence. But when a long-time foodie friend comes to town and discovers that everyone else is...
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Hell week day 3: full flavors without the salt
I'm back at the private entertainment facility tonight, satisfying another craving for my favorite winter warmer. After introducing the Tiggers to this place last month, it was time to come back with...
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Hell week day 4: dessine-moi un Mouton
Much like Tuesday, tonight was supposed to be my one free night in between all my nights of eating out this week. I was already cringing about eating out 5 nights this week when I got a call from the...
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Hell week day 5: au revoir, mon amour!
Tonight we've come to the end of an era, at least for me and some of my friends. Our beloved On Lot 10 is closing tomorrow, and this is the very last time we would ever walk through its doors. A few...
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Last snake soup of the season
I've been talking about my new favorite private dining facility with a friend in Taiwan, and decided to set a date so that a bunch of them can take the opportunity of a business trip to dine there with...
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Tokyo Michelin tour day 1: The Foursome
It's my first day in Tokyo, and I'm crashing with my friends Cow and Chicken after foolishly taking the redeye. Dinner tonight was a get together of four people who've known each other for the better...
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The Asian Western
Picking out one new restaurant each month to review for the South China Morning Post isn't as easy as it seems. I'm only doing it 1 out of 4 weeks each month, so most of the heavy lifting is already...
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