An article published in SCMP‘s Food & Wine section in which I review two restaurants in Hong Kong serving Moules Frites (mussels and fries) and determine which one does it best. Kitchen Contenders: Moules Frites Continue reading Moules Frites: Brasserie de L’ile vs. Frites
Two articles I wrote for Landmark magazine. The first looks at five restaurants’ Christmas desserts and the second asks three Michelin star chefs about the ingredients and dishes that speak to them of the festive season, enjoy. Merry Christmas. Christmas Desserts Chef’s Ingredients Continue reading Christmas desserts and chef’s picks
The following article, a roundup and review of where to try creative foie gras dishes in Hong Kong, with a sidebar on white truffle, was recently published in SCMP’s Food & Wine. Foie Gras – part 1 of the article Foie Gras 2 – part 2 of the article Images courtesy of 22 Ships and Roka, all rights reserved. Images are clickable to original size. Continue reading Indulgent ingredients: foie gras and white truffle
Checking in — facts and first impressions Meaning happiness/joy in Sanskrit, Hansar is an award-winning resort that opened in July 2010. The beach-front property has 74 rooms, all with a sea view; the website has a series of virtual tours for a closeup look of rooms and facilities. It is located in Bophut Bay, which is only around 10-minutes from Koh Samui’s international airport. Arriving at … Continue reading Hotel Review: Hansar Samui Resort & Spa
I am heading off to Thailand for research and relaxation so won’t be updating until the 28th. Upon my return I will be adding new hotel reviews, a top 5 picks for an awesome meal in Hong Kong, new dining hot spots, where to combine a stunning view and fantastic cocktails, and more. Alternately sign up as a follower and you will receive an email … Continue reading Sybarite Unlimited away & coming posts
It has taken me some time to complete this review of the Voyage menu being served at contemporary European restaurant Whisk. Partly because of other deadlines and partly because it was a challenging meal that takes the diner on a journey through Scotland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Norway, England and France. Challenging in the sense that the dishes were complex, with numerous ingredients on a plate … Continue reading Whisk, a review
While the following article, which appeared in Mix magazine, was written with corporate groups in mind, much of the information on these four travel hot spots is applicable to the leisure traveller. Four Hot Destinations Continue reading Travel hot spots
Love a good hot dog, but don’t know where to go? Read this article I wrote for SCMP’s Food & Wine about the best hot dogs in Hong Kong. All hot dogs mentioned in the article were put through the taste test by me. If you know of others please add a comment below. Hot Dogs in Hong Kong Part 1 Hot Dogs in Hong … Continue reading Best hot dogs in Hong Kong
Dining Concepts, sometimes referred to as Meat Concepts due to the large number of steak places the group has, is widening its cuisine horizons with two new openings (one confirmed, one rumour), both of which are on point trend wise. First off is Vi Cool, serving Spanish cuisine, the restaurant will open in Harbour City next month. It is another collaborative effort, this time they … Continue reading Gossip: new restaurants; new looks for three hotels
A couple of weeks ago was an eclectic one in terms of food. The two highlights for different reasons were indulging in a spot of afternoon tea at Island Shangri-La, and trying some of the new dishes on the Cathay Pacific inflight menu, with a peak behind the scenes of preparing over 70,000 meals a day. Lobster Afternoon Tea Afternoon tea, despite its finery and … Continue reading Gourmandise: Lobster one day, economy class meals the next
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