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What the Fook?!
We did a belated birthday dinner for BM, even though I'd already attended another belated dinner for him 2 weeks ago. It's the first time that the four of us - BM, Tigger, the Ox and me - have gotten...
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WARNING: this is a rant post. Skip this if you are looking to read about some delicious food at a restaurant. Also skip this if you are a someone who writes a food blog. You may be offended, even...
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Living with my Basis
When I first started my diet/nutritional program, a friend suggested that I get myself a new fitness toy, as a way to motivate myself. I was looking around at the usual suspects from Nike, Fitbit,...
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A quiet Friday evening
It's been a while since I last caught up with Rice and his wife, and I wanted to see them to celebrate their anniversary, however belatedly. Rice was busy galloping around the world for the last few...
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The other Italian
It was supposed to be a casual business lunch, and with a big group of us I was kinda expecting Cantonese. However the partner at my service provider kinda realized that I enjoy my food, and decided...
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The party crasher
I've been studying for an exam for the last couple of weeks, and today was the big day. I was kinda borderline failing the mock exam I took last night, so I got a little nervous and spent most of the...
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Supnormal evening
It's been a few weeks since I last got together with the Specialist, as both of us had been studying hard for our exams. As I was done with my exam and she needed to take a break from her studies, we...
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Shrinking Boy, 3 months done!
It's been exactly 3 months since I started my program, and the weight-loss phase is coming to an end. I'm meant to do a 6-week "maintenance" phase from now on, but it doesn't mean I won't keep on...
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The skinny duck
I'm up in Beijing for a couple of days on a business trip, and have a free slot for dinner tonight. It's been a little more than 2 months since Felix stopped by Hong Kong before moving to Beijing, and...
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Cave dining
Tonight I was invited to dine with some friends, old and new, by a gentleman in his new "man cave". He had decided to convert a unit inside an industrial warehouse into his new hideaway, and...
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Licking the plate clean
It all started with an innocent post on Facebook. Just days after I met up with him, the globetrotting Felix from QLI jetted off to Shanghai and put up a post about his meal at the new 58 Grill....
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270 Years of Moët & Chandon
Moët and Chandon is celebrating their 270th anniversary, and is offering a batch of ex-château Grand Vintage Collection wines through Sotheby's in London. The auction is slated for tomorrow, and the...
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An old friend's new digs
It was time to meet up with Mo' Unni again, and it's been nearly two months thanks to my diet and limited allocation of cheat meals. She has a preference for checking out new venues, and wanted to go...
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The rebound
The King was making a rare appearance in Hong Kong, so naturally the bunch of us dutifully answered his call for dinner. As it turned out we had a second visitor coming in from another city, making...
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Ispahan, mon amour
My love affair with Pierre Hermé - his creations, not the man himself! - began more than four years ago, when I first stepped foot into one of his Parisien boutiques. I was staying around Saint...
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Three smiles of the Seventh Son: very belated celebration
So it begins. Through pure coincidence, I will be spending 3 nights over the following week dining at the same restaurant. Given that it's Chinese and the menu has been set by the hosts on two of...
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Three smiles of the Seventh Son: Rayas massiiive
Here we go again... Mere hours after flushing the alcohol out of my system, I'm back at Seventh Son (家全七福) for another wine dinner... and dining in the exact same private room, as expected. Even the...
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St. John's Horde
For years, St. John in London has been on top of my hit list for London. The restaurant's famed roast bone marrow and parsley salad has inspired numerous copies worldwide, including some in Hong Kong....
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Three smiles of the Seventh Son: BYO... fish?
Finally... the third installment of my week at Seventh Son (家全七福). This dinner came about at the instigation of a chef friend, who responded to a thread on FB by suggesting that I should share my...
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Shrinking Boy, four months in
It's now 4 months since I started on my diet, and I've made a little more progress during the last month, which is meant to be the "maintenance" phase of the program. I was, of course, not really...
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