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
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
Caprice is awarded with 3 star Michelin again in the 2011 gastronomy guide. It was remarked as the 2nd star restaurant 3 years ago and last year it reached 3. Overall, Great food with innovative and fantastic pairing of different taste. Love their signature drinks. Small yet comfortable environment. Reasonably priced. Definitely a place that I would recommend. Continue reading
I always feel very bad neglecting this blog. But in fact, time doesn’t allow me to update it as often. Please don’t hate me for that. Continue reading
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