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Restaurant review

El Palanca – Your own personal chef for a night!

As much as I love a night out, nothing beats a good dinner party with great friends, free-flowing wine, tasty home-cooked food and the ability to kick on until whatever time you want, without being pushed out to make roomRead more

Cocotte’s New Lunch Menu

I reviewed Cocotte when it first opened a little over two years ago (read previous review here) and was very impressed by its humble yet hearty French cuisine and the friendly attitude of the owners, brothers Brice and Jonathan Moldovan.Read more

ALTO

Causeway Bay has got to be one of the most stressful areas of Hong Kong. It’s always inexplicably busy, even on weekdays, and people seem to go out of their way to walk directly into you from all angles. InRead more

What is the Ultimate Sandwich? A hunt for Hong Kong’s best sarnie!

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These days, the humble sandwich is really not so humble anymore. Restaurants all over the world, both casual and fine-dining, are coming up with a whole range of interesting and exciting fillings to go on all kinds of different breads.Read more

Chez Ed

Remember the time I reviewed Chef Studio by Eddy and was blown away by Chef Eddy’s genuinely lovely personality and delicious cooking? After years of satisfying hungry customers in a hard to find industrial building in Wong Chuk Hang, ChefRead more

My Tai Tai

Less than a month after “Hong Kong’s number one celebrity chef” Harlan Goldstein resurfaced with the opening of Ee Da Le, he has now opened another new venture, My Tai Tai; as I said before, for a larger than lifeRead more

An eating diary of New York City

There are two main reasons to visit New York: to eat, and to eat some more. Shopping fits onto the list somewhere, as does flying over the city seated on the floor of a helicopter with no doors with yourRead more

Ee Da Le

If you haven’t heard of Harlan Goldstein, you must have been walking around wearing a blindfold and ear plugs. After a short break from the dining scene, this larger-than-life New Yorker, who claims to be “Hong Kong’s number one celebrityRead more

Brunch at Little Creatures

Remember the first drink that made you sick? How do you feel about that drink now? For me, that drink is beer and, no matter how many times I try it, I just cannot drink it. So when I heardRead more

Casa Lisboa’s New Seasonal Tasting Menu

I first tried Casa Lisboa for brunch almost three years ago to the day and, having never been to Portugal, after sampling Casa Lisboa’s tasty Portuguese specialities, I was even more eager to visit the country. Alas, three years laterRead more