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Korea Michelin tour day 6: itches that need scratching
When I last passed through Seoul back in 2008 on my way to Central Asia, I was only able to visit one of the two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the city. Jongmyo Shrine (宗廟) is closed on Tuesdays and I...
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Korea Michelin tour day 6: GohGan
During the nascent stages of planning for our Korean trip, when we had roughly settled on the dates, I saw a post come across my Instagram feed. Gaggan Anand was announcing the next GohGan...
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An Italian-Californian birthday
I got a ping from My Favorite Cousin a couple days ago, telling me that her parents were coming into town this weekend. Apparently it was my aunt's birthday, so even though I desperately needed break...
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Great French wines, not-so-great American steaks
It's been a couple of months since I last hosted a dinner for the MNSC boys, and now it was Curry Jayer's turn. After a couple of years at Seventh Son (家全七福), this year the venue was changed to the...
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Krug x Mushroom burger
Last month when I was invited to an evening showcasing this year's Krug x Mushroom pairing, one of the things I tasted was the mushroom burger at Beef and Liberty. At the time we were given a list of...
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Les Créations de Krug en 2004
I was privileged to have been invited to the launch of a few cuvées from the house of Krug. These bottlings all have their origins in the year 2004, so it makes sense that they were showcased...
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Why I don't go to brand new restaurants
Last week Chaxiubao pinged me, asking if I wanted to join him for dinner at Terroir Parisien - Yannick Alleno's first foray into Hong Kong. I knew that the restaurant is brand new, and as most of my...
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Long-awaited catch-up
It has been quite a few months since Hairy Legs settled into his new role at Caprice, and we've been meaning to catch up for a while. After months of waiting, Bilbaobab was finally back in town, and...
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Chinese for Monday
A friend is in town after a couple of years' absence and requested Asian food for dinner. As she was bound to be exhausted from traveling, I figured we should be accommodating and do dinner on the...
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Krug x Mushroom, part deux
After our first "walking tour" last month, the powers that be once again invited me to join "part 2" of the Krug x Mushroom tour. This time we would be going to three different restaurants. We started...
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Seafood and sake
The Locusts are swinging through town again, and like the devoted (but long-suffering) friend that I am, I arranged for a couple of meals so they could try out some of my favorite restaurants in town....
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A very tasty stuffing
I'm dining with the Locusts for a second night in a row, and tonight we chose to go to Tasting Court (天一閣) since, to my great surprise, they turned down an opportunity to visit my favorite private...
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A private preview
It's no secret that I'm a fan of Uwe Opocensky's, and I'm lucky to have him as a friend. When he made the decision to leave the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, my friends and I were fortunate enough to...
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Format change
The last time that I caught up with both Winnie the Chew and Zhongmeister together was more than a year ago, and a request for made for a Japanese dinner. I had originally wanted to book one of the...
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Who moved my cheese?!
Mikacina's back in town again, and this time around she made a couple of requests far in advance. First and foremost on her list was Neighborhood. She had long heard about it from The Great One and...
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The flowery Chairman
We promised to take Mikacina for a Cantonese meal while she's in town (she's already had another Cantonese meal before tonight), and we decided to take her to The Chairman (大班樓). Neither The Great One...
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A sticky holiday
It has been waaay too long since we met up with Birdiegolf, so when we found ourselves with not one but two days off during the week, it seemed like the right time to have a meal together. Hidden (秀殿)...
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Occupy Amber: Prima Donna In Da Haus
It's Hello Kitty's birthday, and once again I asked her to choose the restaurant for her birthday dinner. Having gotten word that Amber has put together their "Amber Classics Menu" in advance of their...
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Assholes for neighbors
A friend is back home for a few days and misses Cantonese food dearly. I have, unfortunately, been stuffing my face a little too much lately... so I wasn't able to spend more time with her. But I did...
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Pizza fight
So... the last few weeks have seen a few "battles" from The Great Pizza Bake Off - where a few chefs and food writers pair up and pitch their special pizza recipes against each other. The actually...
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