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Michelin star comfort food
We were graced with another visit by the King, and for the first time in quite a while, the gang ended up back at Fook Lam Moon (福臨門). This used to be the default venue for our gatherings for a long...
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Tasty mooncakes for good
The traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is coming up, and so once again mooncake season is upon us. I've been writing about my own mooncake tastings for the last couple of years, but wasn't...
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Sushi and deep-fried sticks
After a long bout with gastritis - and days of eating a lot of bread with water - I found myself craving for something a little more satisfying. I've been thinking about sushi for a few weeks now, as...
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Private reunion
Thanks to my week of painful gastritis, I managed to cancel a few dinners with friends - including someone I hadn't seen for a couple of months. When we decided to reschedule our meeting, we figured...
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Impromptu Kitty
As I've been doing for the last 2 weeks, I dragged my ass out of bed early in the morning and turned on the TV to watch the 2016 Olympics in Rio. As my eyes gained the ability to focus after the first...
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Eight is (not) enough
It's been a while since our little group have gotten together for dinner, and figured we could gather up the troops and pop a few corks. While I was kinda hoping that we'd go and revisit my new...
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Another four years have gone by, and this year we had the Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro. I've long been a seller of the Rio Games, and didn't think they could actually manage to pull it off. They...
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Farewell, Legolas (Jr)
So, years after Lady Elf left us and headed east, Worm Supplier Legolas Jr has decided to leave us, too. He will be eating west to accompany his beloved to jamónland, and a farewell dinner was planned...
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Eat like an emperor
I'm up in Beijing again for a quick trip, and this time around I actually get to have a couple of decent meals. I was chatting with Mr. QLI about the potential candidates, and in the end he suggested...
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Eat for Amatrice
By now many people would have heard about the earthquake in Italy that happened 2 weeks ago. Massive damage has been reported in the town of Amatrice - the birthplace of the classic pasta sauce...
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New favorite Shanghainese in town
The Locusts are back in town for a few days, after chewing their way through Shanghai over the last few days. Besides whatever personal business that they're up to this time around, the other...
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Pre-theater dim sum
We were on our way to watch the latest documentary on Noma - Ants on a Shrimp - and needed to grab a quick lunch beforehand. Since we couldn't think of an outstanding eatery around Yau Ma Tei, we...
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Duck 'n' sole
It's been a while since I last had a night out with the Tiggers, and took the opportunity to catch up this weekend. After suffering a devastating loss to my 6-year old godson Bear in a board game, I...
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Sky dragon soars to new heights
L was in town again, and this time she actually managed to give the Great One and I enough advance notice so we can plan a decent meal together. The original request was for Ta Vie 旅, but since...
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Not one shade of gray
A week ago I received an invitation to a join a special dinner featuring two chefs with Michelin stars at their respective establishments. I'm familiar with the cuisines of both Philippe Orrico and...
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One night (not) in Beijing
Mr. QLI's in town and wanted to catch up. We're both big fans of the Man in White T-shirt, so it seemed natural that we would end up back at Neighborhood for an early dinner. We ended up grabbing...
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Thousand-year dead fish
Tonight I finally had the opportunity to introduce Babu to my new Shanghainese discovery. Well, technically this isn't 本幫菜 but Huaiyang cuisine (淮揚菜), but we'll ignore the technicalities here... I...
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Toasting the legendary Henri Bonneau
It was finally my turn to host a tasting for the MNSC boys, and it took us a real long time to come up with a date that worked for everyone. I was racking my brain to come up with a venue, when I...
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La grande dame de Hong Kong
After our planned birthday meal was knocked off the tracks by force majeure, tonight we did a proper celebration for Hello Kitty. When I asked where she wanted to go for her birthday, she surprised me...
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Birthday goose
It's Hello Kitty's birthday and she's decided that she needed some goose. So off we went to our favorite joint for roast goose, and dutifully lined up at Yat Lok (一樂燒鵝). Thankfully the wait wasn't...
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