**CLOSED DOWN** I was recently asked by Timeout HK to do a review of a new French-Italian fusion restaurant in western Mid-Levels called Le Chéri. It’s one of those restaurants, like many others in Hong Kong, that has all the right ideas and has the potential to be a real success, but still has a lot to learn. To begin with, the décor screams neither French nor Italian to me. The seats are red velvet and fake leather, the walls ...
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For dinner on Wednesday night, we wanted to explore an area we had not ventured to before, somewhere easy to get to, relaxed and very casual. Davis in Kennedy Town ticked all these boxes. Run by a lovely couple called Vivien and David, Davis classes itself as a wine and tapas bar. I personally would not categorise the food as tapas at all, as a lot of it is not really designed for sharing, but they certainly do offer some ...
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FINDS, Hong Kong’s only Nordic restaurant (the name stands for Finland Iceland Norway Denmark Sweden), has made a bold move over to ‘the dark side’. I unfortunately never actually visited it when it was right on our doorstep in LKF Tower, so won’t be able to make any comparisons with the old FINDS which I know was always very popular, but I can tell you that the new FINDS, now located in the very trendy boutique hotel, The Luxe Manor, ...
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In a land far, far away from the little bubble that is Hong Kong Island there is an age-old gem of a restaurant serving up the most delicious roast goose... Scrap that, as in fact, by public transport, it can be reached in under 30 minutes and by taxi in even less than that, so this delicious roast goose is actually much more accessible than you’d think. Yue Kee has been renowned for its amazing charcoal roast goose (reared in ...
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[caption id="attachment_325" align="aligncenter" width="224"] Arty photo courtesy of a tall, dark and handsome man who I was fortunate enough to dine with. Girls, form an orderly queue.[/caption] The newest addition to Aqua Group, La Marmite, which is thankfully not named after that disgusting yeast spread (yes I’m a hater), but rather after a French cooking pot, serves up traditional French cuisine in a modern bistro-style setting. The décor is fairly simple, adorned with authentic vintage French posters and a ...
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I was, until last night, a Knutsford Terrace virgin. As I’ve mentioned before, In Hong Kong it is far too easy to think of a trip across the water to ‘the dark side’ as awfully far away, a real hassle, far too complicated. We must remind ourselves, however, that the wonderful institution that is the Star Ferry, takes a mere what? 10 minutes? Outrageously far, isn’t it?! We get so stuck in a rut that going out anywhere other than ...
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Being a big fan of Todd Darling and Robert Spina’s Posto Pubblico and Cantopop, I had wanted to try Linguini Fini from the moment I heard it was due to open in L place. Unfortunately, the timing of their opening was not ideal and I missed it by one day when I flew back to England. Therefore, as soon as I was back, I had to make plans to check it out, hoping that had there initially been any kinks ...
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On my sister’s first night back in England (and possibly the warmest day we’ve had in a while!) she requested soup for dinner. I had been looking through cookbooks most of the afternoon anyway to find recipes for my birthday dinner on Wednesday, so was more than happy to continue browsing in search of a delicious soup recipe. Of course I chose the Covent Garden Book of Soups as they always know what they’re talking about. This book has an ...
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On Wednesday evening, I ventured to London to see some wonderful friends from University and our original plan was to go to Wagamama for dinner. (I have been back in England for over a week and had still not yet been, which for me is quite remarkable! Fear not, however, as I polished off a delicious Wagas meal last night.) I quickly realised that Wagamama was a ridiculous plan as we had the whole of London’s culinary scene to choose ...
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I’m currently back in England for a nice three-week holiday while I’m “in between jobs.” Having landed at the crack of dawn after a very uncomfortable flight, the first thing my dad told me on the car journey home from the airport was that I was to cook dinner that evening for him and his guests. No rest for the wicked! Fortunately these guests were visiting from Bangkok and one of them is in fact Thai. Therefore when she ...
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