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Hong Kong Wine Vault hosted a tasting of wines from Château La Conseillante and Clos Fourtet tonight. I met Jean-Michel Laporte for the second time 2 years ago at an earlier tasting organized by Wine Vault, and do like their wines. I am less familiar with Clos Fourtet, so the combination of the two châteaux made this an interesting event for me.
I arrived fairly late due to an earlier meeting, and fortunately it didn't take me too much time to cross over to the Dark Side and get to the industrial warehouse. My late arrival, though, meant that I had to rush through the tasting and not spend too much time socializing. In fact, I didn't spend any time speaking with the gentlemen responsible for making the wines…
November 6, 2012
I am not Big Spender
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I woke up this morning to a link posted on my Facebook timeline. The link, of course, was to the "Big Spender" column published in the Hong Kong edition of Apple Daily (蘋果日報). I had been interviewed a couple of weeks ago by the paper about my life as a foodie/blogger, and have been dreading the publication of this interview.
I was mostly worried about how I would come off to the general public, who don't know me and don't read my blog. I have been described by various people as "arrogant" as well as a host of other terms, and while I usually shrugged those comments off as long as they were private, things were different this time. People do read this paper, and this is a rather public scrutiny. And the last thing I wanted was to show up in a column called "Big Spender" and make people think I am one.
I was asked permission to have the interview article written in first person form, since the bulk of the text consisted of answers to a few questions. I reluctantly agreed to the request, knowing that anything written by the reporter would appear as if the words came straight from my mouth. Well, I guess the end result isn't as bad as I feared, although there were still a couple of points I did not and would not have made.
I woke up this morning to a link posted on my Facebook timeline. The link, of course, was to the "Big Spender" column published in the Hong Kong edition of Apple Daily (蘋果日報). I had been interviewed a couple of weeks ago by the paper about my life as a foodie/blogger, and have been dreading the publication of this interview.
I was mostly worried about how I would come off to the general public, who don't know me and don't read my blog. I have been described by various people as "arrogant" as well as a host of other terms, and while I usually shrugged those comments off as long as they were private, things were different this time. People do read this paper, and this is a rather public scrutiny. And the last thing I wanted was to show up in a column called "Big Spender" and make people think I am one.
I was asked permission to have the interview article written in first person form, since the bulk of the text consisted of answers to a few questions. I reluctantly agreed to the request, knowing that anything written by the reporter would appear as if the words came straight from my mouth. Well, I guess the end result isn't as bad as I feared, although there were still a couple of points I did not and would not have made.
November 5, 2012
Miles away from La Boqueria
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A few of us had missed out on a particular dinner 2 weeks ago, and were fortunate to have been re-invited to dine at Boqueria by the responsible PR person. This is apparently related the New York chain, which was supposedly inspired by the best tapas bars of Barcelona, such as Pinotxo. I've always loved tapas and pintxos when they're done well, and so even though I don't normally attend these PR meals, I happily joined the event since I pretty much knew everyone else attending.
I was running late as a client had invited me for drinks across the harbor, and I dashed back while glowing red from a few shots of Lagavulin 16. I was seeing via Twitter that most others were going to be late, too, when I received the earth-shattering news that Your Highness had actually arrived on time (or at least before the rest of us)! Anyone who knows Your Highness will know that, that NEVER happens… As the Chinese will say, 太陽從西邊出來了!
Anyway, I managed to find my way to our table, greeted everyone around me and waited for the food to arrive… I accepted a glass of white sangria, but wasn't in the mood for more alcohol just yet.
A few of us had missed out on a particular dinner 2 weeks ago, and were fortunate to have been re-invited to dine at Boqueria by the responsible PR person. This is apparently related the New York chain, which was supposedly inspired by the best tapas bars of Barcelona, such as Pinotxo. I've always loved tapas and pintxos when they're done well, and so even though I don't normally attend these PR meals, I happily joined the event since I pretty much knew everyone else attending.
I was running late as a client had invited me for drinks across the harbor, and I dashed back while glowing red from a few shots of Lagavulin 16. I was seeing via Twitter that most others were going to be late, too, when I received the earth-shattering news that Your Highness had actually arrived on time (or at least before the rest of us)! Anyone who knows Your Highness will know that, that NEVER happens… As the Chinese will say, 太陽從西邊出來了!
Anyway, I managed to find my way to our table, greeted everyone around me and waited for the food to arrive… I accepted a glass of white sangria, but wasn't in the mood for more alcohol just yet.
November 3, 2012
Another Fook Lam Moon birthday
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It's another birthday celebration at Fook Lam Moon (福臨門), and one where our host splurged for a classic dish that the restaurant is known for - and something that I haven't had in quite a long time.
Deep-fried frogs' legs (椒鹽田雞腿) - it seems we can never get enough of this dish. In fact we knew the "large" size wasn't enough and immediately ordered another "medium" plate.
Roast suckling pig (大紅片皮乳豬) - de rigueur when one dines here. Does one ever get tired of this piggy? Apparently not this crowd. But who can blame us when the skin is wafer-thin and so crispy?!
It's another birthday celebration at Fook Lam Moon (福臨門), and one where our host splurged for a classic dish that the restaurant is known for - and something that I haven't had in quite a long time.
Deep-fried frogs' legs (椒鹽田雞腿) - it seems we can never get enough of this dish. In fact we knew the "large" size wasn't enough and immediately ordered another "medium" plate.
November 2, 2012
Yummy food that don't work with red wine
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A few weeks after an impressive showing at the Masseto tasting I hosted, the MNSC boys gathered again at Megan's Kitchen (美味廚). It's a full house again tonight, as our host Gayliao is back from his globetrotting that caused him to miss out on the Massetos. One of the benefits of hosting at this location is the casual environment… evidenced by our host showing up to dinner in his flip-flops! That has got to be a first in MNSC's 11-year history…
The menu tonight was exactly the same as what we had on our last visit, when Curry Jayer hosted his debut. So once again we were fed lots of really delicious food, but - being deep-fried, sprinkled with garlic and chili, or simply being shellfish like crabs and prawns - they weren't exactly wine-friendly…
A few weeks after an impressive showing at the Masseto tasting I hosted, the MNSC boys gathered again at Megan's Kitchen (美味廚). It's a full house again tonight, as our host Gayliao is back from his globetrotting that caused him to miss out on the Massetos. One of the benefits of hosting at this location is the casual environment… evidenced by our host showing up to dinner in his flip-flops! That has got to be a first in MNSC's 11-year history…
The menu tonight was exactly the same as what we had on our last visit, when Curry Jayer hosted his debut. So once again we were fed lots of really delicious food, but - being deep-fried, sprinkled with garlic and chili, or simply being shellfish like crabs and prawns - they weren't exactly wine-friendly…
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