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Blur-blur Sunday
I wanted to spend some quality time with My Favorite Cousin, and it's been months since I last visited my furry nephew, so Sankala and I went to hang out with them while I also played delivery boy....
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Just the two of us
It's no secret that Neighborhood is my favorite restaurant in Hong Kong, if only ranked by frequency of visits. But over time it's become a place where I habitually gather with larger groups of...
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Frozen dinner
I was pretty impressed with my last visit to Man Ho Chinese Restaurant (萬豪金殿), and I do think that Chef Jayson Tang (鄧家濠) is doing some pretty interesting stuff, so I've been meaning to bring Sankala...
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Occupy Amber: All plants day
We're going meatless for the whole day today, and Sankala wanted to do something nice for dinner. It turns out Amber has had a vegetarian menu since Amber 2.0 started, as they move towards becoming...
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Rice, rice, baby
World-famous chefs Narisawa Yoshihiro (成澤由浩, of Tokyo's Narisawa) and Hamada Hisato (浜田寿人, of Wagyumafia) got together a few months ago for a project to deliver food to front line healthcare workers in...
View ArticleVisiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Since early 2007, I have been wanting to gear my future travels towards visiting more locations which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There are so many amazing places around the world...
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Happy Camper Saturday
I hadn't planned any meals out this weekend, and was feeling a little restless. I decided to see if Big Mac had any plans, and it turned out he didn't, either. I asked him to choose a cuisine, and I...
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No sushi Friday
One of the phenomena which has happened in Hong Kong during 2021 under the pandemic is the (somewhat limited) resurgence of the dining scene. The whole food and beverage industry is, of course, still...
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Saturday night sushi
Over the past few months, we have gotten into the habit of pre-booking our next meal whenever we dine at Sushi Saito (鮨 さいとう) - just as one does at the Tokyo honten. We figured that we could always...
View ArticleAn Olympics like no other
The Tokyo 20202021 Olympic Games was always gonna be different. Having been delayed from 2020 due to the global pandemic, it was finally held over the last 2 weeks in spite of the pandemic still being...
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My first taste of Chindian
I have been a fan of The Bombay East Indian Girl ever since I tried her cooking at a pop-up last year. That meal gave me some good exposure to Indian dishes normally not found in typical "Indian (read:...
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Dinner under the stars, HK edition
I was pleasantly surprised by the dishes I enjoyed at Mian (紅棉) a couple of months ago, and I thought I would find an opportunity to take Sankala here as the mix of spicy Sichuan dishes with regular...
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Bordeaux, toujours Bordeaux!
It has been quite some time since I was last at Écriture, and it's been even longer for Sankala. As the four of us were discussing where to go for our next gathering, we ended up tossing out all the...
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One night only
Ever since Tatler Dining joined forces with Mercedes-Benz to set up Tatler Dining Kitchen at HAUS, they have been hosting a variety of chefs for varying periods of time at this venue. I was lucky...
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Kong(girl) for one day
I was due to dine out tonight, so I had planned on just finishing up the leftover canned tuna in the office fridge with some slices of toast for lunch. It's my way of balancing out my calorie intake....
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Where's the beef?
Two days after my last visit, I'm back in Tatler Dining Kitchen at HAUS. This time I'm checking out UZA by Nikushou and lend some support to RAW Yeah. As it turns out, I actually knew about 1/3 of the...
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Impromptu goose
Sankala pinged me and asked me to meet her in Central for dinner. It's been a long time since she was last in the area on a weekday, and she figured we could just grab something quick before going...
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All crows are black
The Candidate has been wanting to visit Yong Fu (甬府) for the better part of last year, but somehow she had missed out on joining us for our last visit. When I felt it was time to return and try out...
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Is it red or white?
We haven't seen DaRC and Ro Ro for a few months, but they are finally back in town and can meet up for a meal or three. They haven't been to Mian (紅棉), so we decided to meet up for some dim sum today....
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50+1
So... it was finally time to hold my "birthday MNSC" for the boys. I had been planning a big one for my 50th last year, but of course just about everyone's plans got derailed by this thing called...
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