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Last toast at the Porn
I was pretty impressed with the food when I last visited the PornPawn earlier this year, and have been thinking about going back when the time came for a casual meal. When I found out that they were...
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Four-month wait
At one of our gatherings earlier this year, my high school friends and I were discussing Japanese eateries in town. As it turns out, most of them have never been to Hidden (秀殿), my favorite kushiage...
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Make mine a 99
I have long heard good things about Legacy House (彤福軒), the restaurant in the Rosewood Hong Kong serving up specialties from Shunde (順德). But I have resolutely stayed away from the restaurant, and in...
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Third time lucky
We're back at Sushi Saito (鮨 さいとう) for another Saturday lunch. In order to accommodate both My Favorite Cousin and myself, it has to be lunch on Saturdays - which in this case meant booking about 4...
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Gone in 60 minutes
Champagne Krug is doing their annual ingredient pairing, and this year they have chosen the onion. After being anti-social during the pandemic, I was most surprised to receive an invitation from PR8...
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Jang jang jang jang
I was really happy with my first visit to Hansik Goo, Chef Mingoo Kang's outpost in Hong Kong. That was during the early days, when we were forbidden to dine out after 6 p.m. and lunch was the only...
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Save the worst for last
Ever since I saw someone post a picture of a certain popsicle, I have been wanting to come back to Forum Restaurant (富臨飯店) just so I could get a taste of it. For one reason or another, things just...
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Bad company
The MNSC boys found ourselves sitting around the same table again just 3 weeks after our last gathering. Since a couple of us will be out of town for the next few weeks, we decided to notch up one...
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What the fuck am I doing here?
"So what the fuck are you doing here??"Those were the words coming out of the mouth of Antimo Maria Merone - the chef of Estro - as he sat and chatted with us after service finished this evening. I had...
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Moon cake 2021: lighting the domes
Another Mid-Autumn Festival has come to pass while the global pandemic continues, and another year where mom doesn't get her delivery of moon cakes from me. That means another year of me not terribly...
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Cucarachas in the basement
At a dinner a few weeks ago, both DaRC and Sankala seemed unimpressed with the Shunde (順德) specialties delivered by the restaurant. This prompted DaRC to suggest that we come to Yixin Restaurant...
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91 do re mi
Earlier this year I saw an opportunity to acquire two bottles of wine from auction that would make an interesting pair. 1991 was the last year that Joseph Phelps made an Eisele Vineyard bottling,...
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Farewell, my favorite sandwich
Tonight I am mourning the passing of Dan Yiu (姚有福) - who many of us knew as 福哥 - the former proprietor of my beloved Yue Hing (裕興). He was diagnosed with lung cancer just around 3 years ago, and I was...
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When snacking turns to stuffing
Chaat has been in business for some time now, and has always been one of the more difficult reservations in town since opening. While I have been curious about the food that everyone seems to be raving...
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A quick leg up
I was looking for a quick lunch, and realized that I haven't been back to Yat Lok (一樂燒鵝) much lately. I was craving for some of my favorite Cantonese-style roast goose. Roast goose drumstick with rice...
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Five guinea pigs
I have been wanting to do a comparative tasting of a few bottles of wine, and figured that DaRC and Fergie would appreciate trying them. Finding a date that worked for all of us turned out to be...
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Feels like the first time
Unlike the impromptu dinner which serendipitously fell into place last year, this year I tried to nudge Sankala about early planning for her birthday. After all, many of our favorite restaurants are...
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A sweeter sweetfish
Tonight was my final booking for Godenya (ごでんや) in 2021, and I was happy to once again share the private room with Mr. and Mrs. Birdiegolf. I have been a fan of the cuisine and sake pairings here over...
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Stayin' alive, 1 year on
It was just one year ago that a few of us gathered in the back of a restaurant to witness me finally growing up. One year later, Sankala and I are back at Caprice for our annual celebration of the...
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Celebratory dinner
Tonight was a celebration of sorts - someone recently got out of quarantine jail, and we also took the opportunity to congratulate Danny on the recent results of The World's 50 Best Restaurants, where...
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