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More seafood and sake pairings
I can't believe that the last time this group got together was a whole 5 months ago. We've been trying to schedule a dinner at Godenya (ごでんや) for a few months, but with busy schedules all around it...
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Sine Qua Non toast, part 4
It's taken us almost 2 years since our last gathering to get our act together. There aren't many of us, but we are a devout bunch. I'm talking about those who are fans of Manfred and Elaine Krankl's...
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Enfin, Envol!
So it finally happened. I finally accepted an invitation from PR8. After jokingly telling him to fuck off numerous times this year, and being constantly reminded that he has yet to use his quota of...
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Mooncake 2019
Despite having grown up with this Chinese tradition, mooncakes these days are no longer my thing. I do have a sweet tooth, but somehow these festive traditional sweets just don't appeal to me... with...
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Night out with Koreans
I've been pretty damn busy at work this year, so I've had to pass up a few opportunities to travel. I was pretty crushed about not being able to join a group of friends in Seoul last week, because I...
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No inspiration
Another month has passed from our last gathering, and we were finally doing our third MNSC tasting of the year. With three of the boys perennially outside Hong Kong and in Shanghai, it is increasingly...
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No gold for me, again
Farmer Chris is back in town after his months-long stint in the Big Apple, and was making his rounds catching up with people. We had initially tried to get into a couple of restaurants I haven't been...
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Happy to meat you in Hong Kong
I've kinda been itching to try a new place, but a couple of the prime suspects were either a little too new, or too hot to score a reservation on short notice. Somehow I ended up calling Wagyu Vanne,...
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When generosity turns painful
Goh-san is back in town for a few days doing a 4-hands with Goldfinger. On his last night in Hong Kong, he wanted to check out VEA. So I got drafted invited by The Great One to join them since, you...
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Krug x Pepper
It's that time of the year again... when Champagne Krug rolls out their annual single-ingredient pairing. Having told PR8 to fuck off politely declined an invitation from PR8 last year due to a busy...
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Bluefin for Kitty
It's Hello Kitty's birthday, and much to my surprise, she asked to be taken to Sushi Saito (鮨 さいとう). She hasn't been back in over a year, and I guess she kinda missed it...&nbOctopus (蛸)sp; It's...
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No nose and no tail
I'm in Europe for a week on business, and landed in London before sunrise this morning. I haven't stepped on UK soil since 2006, so lots of things have changed... specially the dining scene. There...
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Disappointing fat bastard
After resting up a little in the hotel, it was time to head to dinner. I had asked some people for suggestions on Sunday dinner in London, and one of the places mentioned was Claude Bosi at Bibendum....
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The kindness of friends
At the top of my hit list for London in terms of dining sits The Ledbury. The restaurant spent 8 consecutive years on The World's 50 Best Restaurants, rising as high as No. 10. A number of friends...
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Dinner at Dinner / The kindness of strangers
I never got the chance to try Heston Blumenthal's food. Years ago after we had visited elBulli together, Mrs. Locust told me that The Fat Duck paled in comparison. And since I hadn't bothered to...
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Lunch at Dinner
We had two meetings back to back and no time for lunch in between, so we were starving when we got done after 2 p.m. I was told to find some place a little nicer for lunch, and since we were in...
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The shop across the river
We were in a hurry to get from Zurich to Geneva, so we didn't have the luxury of grabbing lunch in Zurich... and ate on the 3-hour train ride instead. I took a break in the dining car, and ordered...
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8 years and 400 kilometers apart
I got done with the last meeting on this trip early this morning, which left the rest of the day for strolling around the city. After resting up back in my room at the Mandarin Oriental Geneva, we...
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A day by the north shore
I bid farewell to the Mandarin Oriental Geneva bright and early, and headed to the Gare de Genève Cornavin for my morning train out of town. I'm meeting Mr. and Mrs. B, who are taking me sightseeing...
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Eating fish and meat like a white girl
Ro Ro and DaRC are kinda hosting a dinner, and Hello Kitty and I have been invited to join the fun. This was also an excuse for the gang to celebrate two October birthdays, so I decided to bring...
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