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The autumn journey
Hours after my lunch in Macau, I'm back in Hong Kong catching up with a few friend over dinner at Ta Vie旅. I know that Sato-san has come up with a few new dishes for the season, and I was looking...
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Suckling pig and then some
We have a fellow foodie visiting us, and not surprisingly he made a request for the suckling pig at Seventh Son (家全七福). After a few waves of visitors recently, it became increasingly difficult for me...
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French wines with suckling pig
Three days after coming for dim sum, I'm back at Seventh Son (家全七福) for a dinner hosted by Curry. Given that we had just passed the 15th of the month - Mid-Autumn Festival was yesterday - we were not...
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Not so spicy
It's natural that as someone who lives in Hong Kong, a significant portion of my dining habits would consist of Cantonese cuisine. But if there is one popular type of cuisine that is glaringly missing...
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The first truffle
Tonight I had to once again play ambassador to one of my favorite restaurants. Mr and Mrs Birdiegolf have been asking me to take them to Neighborhood for ages. Nevermind that they themselves have...
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Birthday in the sky
Hello Kitty's birthday is coming up, and as it also happens to be dad's birthday in the lunar calendar, we decided to a separate celebration. I was somewhat surprised to hear a request for Tenku...
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Pijja pijja
I got a ping uncharacteristically early this morning from Fergie. He seemed to have developed a craving for pizza, and asked whether I was free to check out Kytaly. This was, of course, the much...
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Dad's bday 2018: hankering for dim sum
The Parental Units are spending a few days in Hong Kong as we celebrate dad's birthday, so naturally I've got a few meals planned for them. Mom had mentioned that she really wanted some decent dim sum...
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Dad's bday 2018: familiar flavors
When I dined at Xin Rong Ji (新榮記) in Hong Kong for the first time, I was struck by how familiar some of those flavors were. Some of this reminded me of dishes mom cooked when I was a kid, and I...
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Dad's bday 2018: a Tasting gone awry
Given the lack of decent Cantonese restaurants in Taipei, I wanted to bring mom to one of my favorite places while they were in town. I thought there were a few dishes at Tasting Court (天一閣) mom would...
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Dad's bday 2018: going casual
The Parental Units asked for something local and casual, so Hello Kitty decided that we should take them to check out Yat Lok (一樂燒鵝). I'm sure it had absolutely nothing to do with Hello Kitty wanting...
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Dad's bday 2018: ex-château is better
So... we finally got to the main event for the weekend. I needed a venue where they knew how to properly take care of dad's wine, yet offered dishes à la carte to accommodate mom. As it turns out,...
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Leftovers for dinner
Our friend Sébastien has decided to leave Asia for the glitz and glamor of Dubai, and a couple of us got together for a send-off dinner at one of his favorite restaurants. As luck would have it, DaRC...
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Sweet bubbles for lunch
I heard a sorry tale last year - told by my friend Bernard at Lung King Heen (龍景軒) - about a special batch of Champagne destined for Hong Kong that ended up being stolen. He was pretty crushed at the...
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Eat at Morpheus: lunchtime peanuts
I've been invited to spend a day at the newest hotel on the Cotai block, the one that many of us have been waiting for - Morpheus. As perhaps the second-to-last project commissioned prior to the...
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Eat at Morpheus: dragon or durian?
We abandoned our original plans of grabbing a sandwich and visiting our favorite shop cat so that we could spend a little more time in our nice suite at the Morpheus. A nap sounded like a good idea,...
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Eat at Morpheus: breakfast stuffing
I don't often eat breakfast in hotels unless I'm at a resort or the offering is spectacular. This morning, though, there was something on offer that I simply could not refuse. There is a Pierre Hermé...
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Eat at Morpheus: casual Voyages
I was still pretty stuffed from breakfast when we sat down to lunch. As we had been forbidden to feast at the fine dining French outlet, lunch took place at Alain Ducasse's other outlet on the same...
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Date night with Uwe, part 2
I have been remiss. Again. It has been waaaay too long since I last caught up with Uwe Opocensky over some wine, not to mention (as he keeps reminding me) it's been months since my last visit to his...
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Spanish ro ro
Two months ago I chanced upon a blurb about a promotion that The Steak House Winebar + Grill at the InterContinental Hong Kong. They would be showcasing the beef shipped in by José Gordón - the man...
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