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Piggy feast
We don't usually drag our asses out of bed early on weekends, but we made an exception today. My friend KC had organized a lunar new year feast to usher in the Year of the Pig, and where better than a...
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Altiplano in Hong Kong
It's been a while since we last caught up with Mr. Ho, and we were pretty glad he had some free time while he's in town. Not wanting a formal meal, I decided to take him to Ichu Peru - Virgilio...
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Tasty imports
Having drastically cut down on the frequency of big meals since the start of 2019, I felt Hello Kitty and I were due for a night of fine dining. I offered her a few suggestions, and I wasn't too...
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Pineapple pijja
I'm meeting up with a friend for lunch in order to deliver some goods, and my friend was kind enough to accommodate me by picking somewhere close to my office. In fact, it doesn't get much closer than...
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Happy mom, happy son
I'm back home in Taipei for a short weekend trip, with the main goal of celebrating mom's birthday a few days early. It's becoming increasingly difficult to pick a decent restaurant in Taipei to take...
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Tokyo hop March 2019 : Saito with Saito
I'm in Tokyo for a 3-day long-weekend. As I had just started at a new job a few weeks ago, I'm not exactly in a position to take any kind of a proper break... so I ended up taking 1 day off and flew...
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Tokyo hop March 2019: one man izakaya
After some obligatory sake shopping and a much-needed nap, we dragged our asses out of the comfy bed at the Palace Hotel Tokyo and made the short trip to Ginza. The Dining Austrian had chosen a small...
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Tokyo hop March 2019: drunken onion, episode 6
About 20 minutes after we rushed out of the restaurant after dinner, I opened the sliding door to Tamanegiya (酒たまねぎや) and apologized to Master for being late. This has been my one obligatory stop on...
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Tokyo hop March 2019: I'll have what Califa had, part 2
After some much-needed sleep, which certainly was nowhere near enough, I got up to do some more sake shopping today. We wanted a relaxing and easy day, so we strolled strolled around the moat by the...
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Tokyo hop March 2019: a question of time
We didn't have to think about what to have for breakfast when we got out of bed this morning. It was sitting in a box on the floor by the door of our hotel room. Mrs. Oshima had suggested last night...
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A rare Selfie
PR8 has been pinging me again. Écriture is doing a 4-hands collaboration with Selfie, the restaurant in Moscow under the White Rabbit Group, and he wanted me to join the media tasting during lunch. I...
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Over the Moon
I'm doing a full day in Macau today at the invitation of Wynn Palace Cotai, as part of the whole series of special guest chef events in conjunction with the upcoming Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards....
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An excruciating dinner
I had a little less than 3 hours to kill after my long and wonderful lunch at Sichuan Moon (川江月). Unlike many others who would be attending tonight's dinner, I wasn't staying at Wynn Palace Cotai for...
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Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2019
After spending a day and a half in the office and trying desperately to catch up on sleep in between, I'm back in Macau. Tonight was the awards ceremony for Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2019, sponsored...
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A dinner not to be missed
The Specialist pinged me. They were hosting a tasting in conjunction with an upcoming collection of amazing wines, and she wanted to know whether I would be available that evening. Unfortunately it...
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Earth Hour 2019
It's Earth Hour again tonight, so Hello Kitty and I once again left our apartment and headed to the waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui. This year we decided to take our little asshole Kuma with us, as he...
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Leisurely holiday lunch
It all started with a friend posting about her meal at a recently-opened restaurant. She asked if anyone wanted to go with her, and I put up my hand. Then we roped in our friend KC, and the next...
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Shrimp among the waves
Chili Shrimp Girl Big Head Shrimp is in town and much to my surprise, Hello Kitty invited me to join their catch-up session. While I was hoping they would pick another venue I have kinda been missing,...
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Unforgettable
It's all Fergie's fault. Years ago he told me about this dinner he organized where they tasted a fish imported from Malaysia that cost what seemed to me a staggering amount of money. At the time I...
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10 days in 3 cities day 1: the bling-bling Palace
The Dining Austrian is back in my part of the world, and this time I've planned an eating tour with him spanning 3 cities over 10 days. As was the case last year, the first leg is in Macau... and once...
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