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Falling asleep at dinner
I ran into a couple of ladies at Catalunya a few weeks ago, and during our brief conversation one of them mentioned that she had never been to On Lot 10. Now for some reason I am seen by some of my...
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Singing in the rain
Four years ago, I went to Victoria Park on the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre to commemorate the event at the annual vigil. I've missed the annual gathering since then, but finally managed...
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The summer dragon
I'm back at Tenku RyuGin (天空龍吟) tonight with the Tiggers, putting more delicious yet unnecessary calories into my system. My third visit to this establishment was also the first time I sat out in the...
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Hello Kitty birthday
A friend very generously invited me to her belated birthday dinner tonight. It was always going to be a huge feast, and I had been looking forward to this gathering for some weeks now. It was also...
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Friday night French
So this is the third evening in a row that I'm out for dinner, and the second evening I'm attending a birthday celebration. The Specialist decided to invite a few of us over to her place for dinner,...
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Six knives
OK, so maybe I AM David Lai's biggest fan… Why else would I be back at On Lot 10 just 10 days after my last dinner here? Truth be told, this dinner was just like the last one - I was here to introduce...
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One.day.late.
The last time I had lunch at Caprice, I missed out on having an interesting dish. My friend ordered this shellfish paella, but instead of rice it was made with these little coquillettes. We joked...
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The contrarian
So it was finally my turn to host a dinner for the boys of MNSC, more than a month after our last official gathering. I'd been racking my brain about what wines to serve, as I wanted to make things...
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The punishment
Earlier this year I was hanging out with the Tiggers when I accidentally committed a "crime". We were on our way to lunch and I was opening the passenger side door to Mrs. Tigger's Mercedez AMG C63...
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Keeping it simple
Another year older but none the wiser. A day when I felt blessed and loved, thanks to the flood of messages coming in from friends, family and acquaintances. Many had asked how I was going to...
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Cellar dining: Taipei edition
A couple of friends very kindly invited me to lunch today to help celebrate my birthday, and knowing my love of wine, decided to take me to La Grande Vinotheque. The place bills itself as being...
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MRE Week day 1: garlic and herb chicken breast
So it begins. A week of punishment. 7 MRE meals, with the first one just a few hours after I landed back in Hong Kong. As I've never "prepared" an MRE before, I had to punch up another video on...
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MRE Week day 2: pepper jack grilled beef patty
After the inaugural meal yesterday, I was looking for something a little different, so something with beef would do very nicely. In a previous conversation with Eric (or did I read it somewhere else?)...
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Since early 2007, I have been wanting to gear my future travels towards visiting more locations which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There are so many amazing places around the world...
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MRE Week day 3: southwestern style chicken stew
It's day 3 and I'm switching back to chicken just to keep it a little more interesting. Today's package contained the following: Main dish: Southwest style chicken stew Side dish: Apple sauce Snack...
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MRE Week day 4: chili and macaroni
In some respects, day 4 was doomed from the start. I had a HUGE salad at lunch, and couldn't even finish the damn thing. What's worse was that I had loaded it up with broccoli, cauliflower, corn and...
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Artsy nibbles
Many of my friends know that I am loathe to try out any new restaurants, simply because most (if not all) restaurants never have everything down pat when they open. I also generally do not accept...
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MRE Week day 5: sloppy joe
TGIF!!!! Back in my school days, the cafeteria used to serve up something special on Fridays... and sloppy joes were definitely a crowd favorite. So it only seems appropriate that this is the menu I...
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MRE Week day 6: southwest style beef
Day 6. Almost done. Lunch today was relatively heavy, as I regretted taking a desert which turned out to be gigantic. Thankfully the Pu'er tea (普洱茶) my friend shared with me after lunch helped the...
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MRE Week day 7: chicken pesto pasta
So here we are on the last night of MRE Week, and I've saved the best for last. My final dinner is the "official" military version, which came in different packaging with the Seal of the Department...
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