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The journey of your life
I've been a very big fan of Chef Hideaki Sato (佐藤秀明)'s over the last 3 years, paying a few visits each year to Tenku RyuGin (天空龍吟) during his tenure as chef de cuisine. The Tiggers and I were sad to...
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Plagiarism and social media
One of my friends pinged me this morning, with news that someone on Instagram had posted my pictures as her own. I took a look at the screenshots that I received, and sure enough, these were pictures...
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A dark and noisy tapas bar
It's been a month since I last met up with a friend, and this afternoon her hubby pinged me and asked if I had dinner plans. As I just found out that my wine dinner wasn't happening, and my friends...
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Big ol' hunk of beef
Due to poor planning on my part, Hello Kitty didn't get her steak fix last week. I was determined to make it up to her, so we made the trip down to the Steak House Winebar + Grill at the...
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Champagne wishes and caviar dreams
After my birthday feast last month, Hello Kitty got herself some Russian caviar and wanted to share it with me. So on the last Sunday that I was spending at my "summer vacation home", we decided to...
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Not getting the memo
A friend is back in town for a few days and decided to round up a few people for dinner and open a few bottles. I found out earlier today that we would be dining at Hong Kong Cuisine 1983 (壹镹捌叁), a...
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Foamy, pretty, and tasty
Sick Note No Fish and I enjoy exploring restaurants together, and it was time for us to visit a place neither of us have been before. Tate Dining Room and Bar isn't new, and has been on my "to tick...
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A sweet evening
It's been a while since I last saw the Great One for dinner, and she suggested that we go back to ON Dining Kitchen and Lounge - one of our favorite places in town. It was obvious that she had only...
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Swatting flies in a frozen basement
After my trip to the Hello Kitty restaurant a couple of months ago, a friend who is a real Kitty fan tried to organize a dinner there... but failed to secure a table on the desired date. As a...
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A very good follow-up
While having a drink at ON Dining Kitchen and Lounge last month, Jeremy told me that he had taken on a consulting assignment with the people before Épure, and that he would be spending a few days in...
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Good but not great
There was an impromptu meet-up at lunch today, and since it was just a stone's throw from my office, I decided to join a couple of friends at Sun Tung Lok Chinese Cuisine (新同樂魚翅海鮮酒家). I haven't been...
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A quick pick me up
I'm watching the opening film of the Cine Fan Summer International Film Festival 2015 - Hou Hsiao-Hsien (侯孝賢)'s The Assassin (刺客 聶隱娘) - tonight. Since the movie theater is in the Elements mall, I...
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A sort of homecoming: tasty little plum
It's been about 6 months since I've been banished from Taipei, and it was finally time to go home and visit the Parental Units. This time, though, I wasn't flying home solo... as Hello Kitty had...
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A sort of homecoming: beef noodle run
One of the things I promised Hello Kitty in this trip was to take her to my favorite beef noodle joint. Beef Father Beef Noodles (牛爸爸牛肉麵) has been my favorite since I was first introduced to it more...
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A sort of homecoming: a different noodle shop
Besides spending time with the Parental Units this weekend, I also made time to visit grandma - who just turned 101 a couple of weeks ago. After hanging out with her for a little - and trying to...
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A sort of homecoming: Lui and Lv
The Parental Units wanted to do lunch and asked what I would like to eat. I hadn't really shown Hello Kitty what real Taiwanese food tastes like on this short trip, so I suggested that we hit Lvsang...
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Simple pizza and pasta
I was trying to figure out where to grab lunch with my new office neighbor when she suggested CIAK - In the Kitchen. It's been a while since I was last there, and somehow the place has gotten...
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Uncles' Valentine's Day
A friend is in town from Taipei, and it's been a while since the three of us got together for some good food and wine. These days, though, some of my favorite restaurants have become so popular that...
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Diva in the hood
After spending 3 years in exile in the other financial hub of Asia, Diva finally managed to escape and moved back to Hong Kong. Hello Kitty decided to help him celebrate the joyous occasion, so the...
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Champagne wishes and caviar dreams, premium edition
After dipping into our first jar of Russian caviar last month, I was curious to try out the other offerings from my Russian supplier. When I had the idea of bringing a nice tin of premium caviar to...
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