Pin It
I've always been happiest with both the food and the service at Caprice, which is the reason I keep returning for more. With just a week left in the city, I figured I owed it to myself to pay another visit. This time around, I asked a few friends to join me for another cheese dinner.
Susan and I arrived at the same time, and we were soon greeted by Jeremy and Chef Vincent. We both felt a little bad, because we knew that our dinner tonight was really all about Jeremy's collection of cheese and less about Vincent's kitchen, even though we are fans of both.
As usual, the cheese cellar was nicely decked out with lots of knickknacks like spices, mounds of Christine Ferber jams and cheese wire cutters that look like garrotes. Jeremy and his team have always done such a beautiful job setting up this table, and tonight is no exception.
July 4, 2011
Te Koko and friends
Pin It
I've been wanting to do a tasting on top New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs for some time, ever since a friend and I tasted a great one at dinner last year. I finally got around to organizing the event after a few delays, and ended up at Island Tang (港島庭) for this little gathering. I joked with my friends that this would be the first and last time for this kind of tasting, as there are just too few of us who would be interested in something so academic...
I had lined up a mini-vertical of Cloudy Bay's premium offering Te Koko - from 2004 to 2007. There was also a bottle of 2007 Ram's Hill, which was facing off against Te Koko from the same vintage. A friend also generously shared a bottle of Dog Point with us.
I've been wanting to do a tasting on top New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs for some time, ever since a friend and I tasted a great one at dinner last year. I finally got around to organizing the event after a few delays, and ended up at Island Tang (港島庭) for this little gathering. I joked with my friends that this would be the first and last time for this kind of tasting, as there are just too few of us who would be interested in something so academic...
I had lined up a mini-vertical of Cloudy Bay's premium offering Te Koko - from 2004 to 2007. There was also a bottle of 2007 Ram's Hill, which was facing off against Te Koko from the same vintage. A friend also generously shared a bottle of Dog Point with us.
July 3, 2011
Six at Zen
Pin It
When I first arrived in Hong Kong in the mid-90s, my office was conveniently located in Pacific Place. It was commonplace for me to have lunch with visiting colleagues at Zen (采蝶軒), since many visitors from London were already familiar with the name. I would also grab lunch boxes from the restaurant as a quick and easy solution. As I changed employers and started going to work somewhere else over the years, I stopped my regular visits to the restaurant.
So once again, it seems appropriate that I would be dining here tonight... as I count down to the last couple of weeks before leaving town. Another review, and another location I would otherwise not have chosen myself.
When I first arrived in Hong Kong in the mid-90s, my office was conveniently located in Pacific Place. It was commonplace for me to have lunch with visiting colleagues at Zen (采蝶軒), since many visitors from London were already familiar with the name. I would also grab lunch boxes from the restaurant as a quick and easy solution. As I changed employers and started going to work somewhere else over the years, I stopped my regular visits to the restaurant.
So once again, it seems appropriate that I would be dining here tonight... as I count down to the last couple of weeks before leaving town. Another review, and another location I would otherwise not have chosen myself.
July 2, 2011
A Regal surprise
Pin It
I'm not in the habit of visiting Tsim Sha Tsui East, but I was on a mission tonight. I don't think I've ever eaten inside the Regal Kowloon Hotel in all of my 16 years in Hong Kong, but I guess it was finally time I checked out Regal Court (富豪軒).
We sat down and ordered a pitcher of Chinese herbs with sweetened winter melon tea (紫草茸糖冬瓜茶). Normally winter melon tea is pretty sweet, at least the way it's made in Taiwan. This version was a lot more balanced, with strong flavors of herbs. The "Chinese herbs" referred to is actually lac (紫草茸), which is a type of resin secreted by insects after feeding on certain plants. It's meant to "detoxify" the body and has hepatoprotective properties. Pretty nice.
I'm not in the habit of visiting Tsim Sha Tsui East, but I was on a mission tonight. I don't think I've ever eaten inside the Regal Kowloon Hotel in all of my 16 years in Hong Kong, but I guess it was finally time I checked out Regal Court (富豪軒).
We sat down and ordered a pitcher of Chinese herbs with sweetened winter melon tea (紫草茸糖冬瓜茶). Normally winter melon tea is pretty sweet, at least the way it's made in Taiwan. This version was a lot more balanced, with strong flavors of herbs. The "Chinese herbs" referred to is actually lac (紫草茸), which is a type of resin secreted by insects after feeding on certain plants. It's meant to "detoxify" the body and has hepatoprotective properties. Pretty nice.
July 1, 2011
Kylie Aphrodite
Pin It
I've been listening to the music of Kylie Minogue on and off for more than 20 years. Ever since hearing her first single The Loco-Motion as a Freshman in college, to Especially For You - the duet with Jason Donovan... and the dark but intriguing duet Where the Wild Roses Grow with Nick Cave. So after years of being somewhat of a fan, I finally got to see her in concert tonight.
I've been listening to the music of Kylie Minogue on and off for more than 20 years. Ever since hearing her first single The Loco-Motion as a Freshman in college, to Especially For You - the duet with Jason Donovan... and the dark but intriguing duet Where the Wild Roses Grow with Nick Cave. So after years of being somewhat of a fan, I finally got to see her in concert tonight.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
