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Christmas salmon
It's Christmas Day, and once again one of our MNSC boys chose to host a dinner on his birthday - his last as a thirtysomething. With no other halves present this year, the bunch of us took a smaller...
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Another import from Ginza
Someone wanted sushi today. On Sunday. When the best sushi restaurants in Tokyo won't open because the fish market isn't open. Sigh. But when a suggestion was made to eat somewhere in Harbour City,...
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Last goose of the year
It's been a month since I last went to Yat Lok (一樂食館), and I figured I'd drop in for a quick dinner. It is, after all, only a couple of minutes from the office and one of my go-to restaurants. I...
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A warm homecoming
A friend was coming back to Hong Kong after another long period of wandering around the globe in search of good eats, and her first request was to be taken to my favorite private dining space. Our...
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The visiting dragon
A few traveling foodies are in town for a few days, and they very kindly invited me to join them for a few meals. Tenku RyuGin (天空龍吟) is somewhere I'm happy to return to on any given day, so I didn't...
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Eight hands New Year's Eve dinner
Another New Year's Eve. This year, though, I was resolved not to dine out. I figured there was no point fighting the crowds or paying for an expensive menu, so I wanted to do some simple home...
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Once in a Spring Moon
Dining in hotel restaurants is a fact of life in Hong Kong. For the first 10 years that I lived in this town, the number of quality restaurants outside of hotels was pretty small. Even as the dining...
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Peking duck for visitors
After going back for a little nap after lunch, it was time to meet up with the visiting foodies for one last meal. A change of heart a couple of weeks ago saw us seated at a window-side table in Yan...
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A very Bau lunch
While having lunch together last month, The Man in the White T-Shirt mentioned that the next guest chef that Hong Kong Jockey Club had invited to town was Christian Bau, and asked whether I was...
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Casual and comforting pasta
The evening started out on a very sour note. After sampling The Frenchie - the hot dog created by Chef Richard Ekkebus for the month-long pop-up from New York's Please Don't Tell at the MO Bar - I had...
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A light surf and turf lunch
It's the beginning of the year, and one of my friendly neighborhood prime brokers was kind enough to take me out to lunch so we could catch up. As Amber was unfortunately unavailable, we ended up...
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More swimming scallops from Japan
Senpai is back in town, and I found myself having dinner at Heichinrou (聘珍樓) in Central again with a group of old friends. We all used to work together for the same firm many years ago - well, all...
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The reunion
My first job out of college was in New York City, with a financial institution famous (or infamous, depending on how one sees it) for its trading prowess and its innovation in financial products. I...
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C'est dans l'air
I'm back in Taipei for a few days, voting in the presidential election and spending a few days with the Parental Units. While I either ate very simple meals outside or mom's cooking at home over the...
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Good wine, good vegetable, shit service
Tonight I paid my very first visit to the newest fine dining restaurant operated by the Lai Sun Group, and had a fantastic dinner. But this was also my last visit, since I won't be going back there....
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Down for the count, finally
I've been receiving complaints. I haven't been to see one of my favorite chefs in a while, and he's not shy about letting me know that he hasn't been gettin' the love from me. After attempts at a...
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Four dog night
I'm not in the habit of throwing fits of tantrum. At least, I'm not in the habit of doing it in public, in the hopes of getting my way. I'm also the last person you'll hear using the phrase "DO YOU...
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French cheese, French wines, French bistro
My friend from Taipei is back in town, again, and we decided to get together with a couple of old friends of mine. Many, many moons ago, Rice was the one who first told me about a Taiwanese lady...
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Lunch at the new three star
We were catching up with a fellow bloggueur friend over lunch, and kinda throwing a few names around to find something we all could try together. My one and only visit to T'ang Court (唐閣) had been...
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Deep-fried Burgundy
It's the start of the year (well, it's still January!) and time for the MNSC boys' first gathering. Due to scheduling conflicts Gayliao did not manage to host a dinner last year, so he offered to host...
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