The Taj Lake Palace hotel in Udaipur is deserving of the endless praise and poetic prose it receives – a magical place that was my home for a few days earlier in the year. As a reviewer it often serves to compare one luxury hotel against another, but in the case of the Taj Lake Palace no hotel or resort I have experienced so far can compete. It is truly … Continue reading A palace I call home
A link to my July blog post for BBC Travel, on what may well be a growing trend in Hong Kong – getting an art and food fix in the one space – click here to read more. Continue reading Culture meets cuisine in Hong Kong
I had the opportunity to take the luxury Eastern & Oriental Express train from Singapore to Bangkok earlier in the year – here is a copy of an article I wrote about the experience for South China Morning Post. A trip I highly recommend. To read more – SCMP E&O I also wrote this article –Take the A Train– for Mix magazine from the angle of hiring the train … Continue reading All aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express
A copy of an article I wrote for Mix, focusing on lesser-known tours of Hong Kong for small groups – these tours can also be enjoyed by the solo traveller. They include Hong Kong’s only winery, hiking to the green side of Hong Kong, visiting an up-and-coming artist’s studio, and dining with experienced foodies. Read more Continue reading Hong Kong – tours with a difference
Once you have stayed in the finest, grandest hotels, at the plushest of resorts, and visited the chicest locations, what do you do next? You go beyond. Beyond what for you has become everyday and perhaps even boring, to the next level to seek a getaway experience that provides extreme exclusivity, decadence, indulgence, with total privacy and customisation. For the complete article on renting an … Continue reading The ultimate holiday – rent an island, a castle, or even a town
Spanish cuisine is well on its way to overtaking French and Italian in the popularity stakes in Hong Kong. Here is a link to my latest BBC Travel post highlighting three new Spanish restaurants and a personal favourite, 22 Ships (new dessert pictured below). I also think that Tapeo has good classic tapas and thought that BCN was great, but recently learnt that the chef has left. Continue reading Hong Kong’s hot Spanish restaurants
I have been toying with the idea of doing a Sybarite Unlimited best and worst awards 2013 for Hong Kong restaurants, and after my recent meal at L’Altro I will definitely be doing a worst list at the end of the year. The restaurant tops the list so far, and I would have plenty of ammo for a scathing review – undercooked risotto, mashed potato with the consistency of runny glue, … Continue reading Worst restaurant awards
Hong Kong’s Le French May is now in full swing, here is a link to a festival highlights post I wrote for BBC Travel. Continue reading Hong Kong’s Le French May
Once sporting events dominated corporate entertaining, but times have changed. Not only are companies looking for something different they are aware of the growing influence of all things culinary. The following article (published in Mix magazine) highlights just some of the options, including guided tours and gourmet festivals, both locally and abroad. Culinary Corporate Entertaining Continue reading Culinary Tours and Festivals
Aussie chef, and co-owner of Sushi O, Ian Persi, has 20 years experience with Japanese cuisine. In this article, published in South China Morning Post, Persi talks more about his Japanese story, which began when he was in high school. I can highly recommend his food, everything I tried impressed. Below are some dish images and Click Here to read the article. Images courtesy of Castelo Concepts, … Continue reading Chef Profile: Ian Persi
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