You might wonder, what is she doing in a cigar lounge?
Nope, I don’t really smoke cigars. But on that particular day, I felt a real need for real quiet place to chill following a long day trip to Kamakura. Alfie’s, a chic bar of Alfred Dunhill in Hong Kong, left a nice impression on me on days I needed some quiet. So I thought it would be nice to check out the one at Ginza, grab a drink before I head back to the hotel. The simple idea of a drink came with an unexpected cost. Continue reading
Hello again. It has been crazily busy after spending time in Tokyo – clearing thousands of emails, updating my schedule for upcoming press events, getting ready for the WSET Advance Level, and etc… and finally, I could spare some time to work on my blog.
Lunch at Tokyo’s Le Chateau de Joël Robuchon was perhaps one of the highlights of the trip. It would rank as the top Robuchon experience that I have had in Asia. Continue reading
Just before the Lunar New Year, I joined my friend for lunch at the 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA, a newly crowned three Michelin star Italian restaurant here in Hong Kong. Apparently, it’s the first and only Three Michelin-starred Italian restaurant outside Italy. It created a global buzz when the 2012 Michelin Guide was released. Continue reading
A colleague from Washington wanted some authentic Sichuan food in Hong Kong. Honestly, I rarely eat spicy food, let alone something that could be regarded as the king of spices.
The first time that I had Sichuan food was in Beijing. It was the spicy stewed beef, topped with an ocean of chopped chili. It looked pretty scary to me at first but surprisingly, I kinda liked it. I later learnt that Sichuan spicy food started to get popular in Beijing in the early 2000s. And of course, the spiciness was slightly tuned to the palate of the Beijing people. Continue reading
Justin Quek (郭文秀) shouldn’t be a stranger to a lot of people. A celebrated Singaporean chef who gained recognition in French cuisines. La Petite Cuisine was the first restaurant that he opened in Taipei after he left Les Amis at Shaw Centre in Singapore. After the closing down of La Petite Cuisine last year, Quek opened a new bistro at Neo 19 in Taipei June this year which served “franco-asian style” cuisines at a relatively friendly price. Continue reading
As the Michelin guide for gourmets began to unfold in recent weeks all over the world, Alain Ducasse, who was entitled as the first “nine-stars chef ” in the world from the guide last year, arrived Hong Kong to visit his restaurant SPOON in Hong Kong a day before the announcement of the new Hong Kong and Macau Michelin Guide 2012. And guess what? His restaurant was awarded with 2 Michelin star this year in Tokyo (Beige) and Hong Kong (Spoon by Alain Ducasse). Continue reading
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