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Tokyo sakura trip day 4: fruity cocktails
Because they arrived a day later than we did, my friends weren't able to join us for sake at my favorite izakaya. So I decided we should go hit a cocktail bar for some drinks. I had heard about Bar...
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Tokyo sakura trip day 4: heavy taste kaiseki
Tonight's dinner was arguably my most-anticipated meal this trip, in terms of food. Unlike last year, there were no 3-star stops on this trip. In fact, there were only two meals at starred...
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Tokyo sakura trip day 5: Little Bear
We went back to Ginza for the last meal of the trip, which was perfect as it would be within walking distance of our hotel. Koguma (小熊) doesn't have any macarons, therefore it's kinda off the radar...
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Three-eighths lunch
The Man in the White T-Shirt pinged me. Would I be free for lunch today? I had plans to be somewhere during the day, but I figured that my plans could be rejigged. After all, he usually calls me...
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Cow eats goose
Just a few days after we last met up in Tokyo, my friend Cow came into town to hang out with some of her friends. She remembered me talking about my favorite roast goose, so I took time out to...
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Occupy Amber day 3: another first-timer
It's Babu's birthday, and time for me to take her out for another dinner. I was somewhat surprised when I found out that she's never been to Amber, so I took Mrs. Tigger's suggestion and got us a...
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New seasonal Quest
My friend Ninja and I have been meaning to catch up, but we both have fairly busy feeding and travel schedules. We finally got together tonight and I suggested that we go back to Quest, since Chef Que...
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A feminine touch
It's been a while since I last saw My Aussie Cousin, so I was pretty happy that she came to town for a couple of days and gave me the chance to meet up with her... as well as My Birdbrain Cousin. Not...
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Firestorm in a wonton noodle bowl
So... there's been some furor in the local Hong Kong media over the last few days, and a group of people - restauranteurs, the press, pundits, netizens... have gotten their panties in a bunch. All...
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Macau Michelin tour 2016: anything but Cantonese
We’re on a mission this weekend. The Great One is writing some articles about restaurants in Macau with Michelin stars, so I helped her organize a “hard-core” eating trip to the city – with 5 meals at...
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Macau Michelin tour 2016: another bargain Tasting lunch
Our only non-Chinese meal this trip was today’s lunch at The Tasting Room in Crown Towers. The Great One had insisted on this stop as she had yet to visit the restaurant, and quite a few of us have...
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Macau Michelin tour 2016: Iberico char siu showdown
We were joined by the Fergies for our third formal meal on this trip, making this a real party. Having had a pretty good dinner at the restaurant's invitation last year, I was looking forward to going...
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Macau Michelin tour 2016: dim sum menagerie
Less than two hours after an old school dim sum breakfast, we found ourselves seated for the main event of the day - a dim sum lunch at my favorite Cantonese restaurant. Ever since my first visit 5...
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Macau Michelin tour 2016: not spicy Sichuan and Hunan
It's our last meal on our Michelin tour, and thankfully it is also the most casual... as we were down to only three mouths. I had never heard of Feng Wei Ju (風味居) at the StarWorld Hotel before, and...
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Macau Michelin tour 2016: breakfast and sights
In case anyone gets the wrong idea, it wasn't all fine dining on this weekend trip. We did get a chance to hit some breakfast spots and also walked around a little - seeing a little bit of Macau that...
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Three star Chinese menu for gweilos
A globe-trotting foodie was coming to town, hitting all 6 of the Michelin 3-star restaurants in Hong Kong and both of the 3-stars in Macau in the span of four days. I figured it would be interesting...
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Boss in the 'hood
The boss is back in town so it was time again for a long-overdue team dinner. This time around I made an executive decision to take the team to Neighborhood, since it was close to the office and I...
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Spoiling the parents
I'm back in Taipei spending a long weekend with the parental units. I didn't get to spend their anniversary with them last year on account of my banishment, and since they decided to take short trip...
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The first journey
Ta Vie 旅 has been open for about a year, and the Tiggers still haven't had a chance to visit Sato-san at his new digs. So I took the opportunity to check out some of the new seasonal dishes that have...
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Deep-fried Burgundies on sticks
It has been some time since I last saw V, and seeing as his birthday is coming up, we decided to meet up for dinner at Hidden Kitchen (秀殿). I was kinda in the mood for a casual place without a set...
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