Archive for September 8, 2010

Hong Kong: Amber Wine Brunch

Hong Kong - Amber Wine Brunch 2 Michelin Stars - Landmark, Mandarin Hotel

When you’re in Hong Kong and you’re hungry, come Saturday morning, what do you do? Visit Amber for their Wine Brunch for that was what I did.

Alright, the sheer convenience of walking directly from my hotel to the adjacent mall, all in the comforts of an air conditioned sheltered above-ground walkway did it for me too.

For HKD$698++, you get to 6 courses (3 of which are desserts) all accompanied with wines selected by their sommelier.

For starters, there is the glass of champagne to accompany the amuse bouche – Jelliedfied melon.

Hong Kong - Amber Wine Brunch 2 Michelin Stars - Landmark, Mandarin Hotel

Paired with n/v veuve clicquot ponsardin ‘brut’ chardonnay, pinot noir & pinot meunier ◦ reims ◦ france ◦ ◦

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Hong Kong: Mandarin Oriental In-Room Dining Fish & Chips

Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong In Room Dining - HungryEpicurean - Singapore Food Blog

Continuing on from posts of my recent trip to Hong Kong, is a review of Chinnery’s Fish and Chips, served in-room.

Just the day earlier, I had an excellent weekend wine brunch at 2 Michelin Starred Amber at the nearby Landmark Mandarin Oriental. Feeling the effects of the alcohol, I decided to eat in.

The Deep Fried Battered Pollock was good, it was not excellent, but good enough! I was surprised that, even the time it took for them to send the meal to me, the batter remained crispy. I was pretty sure that beer was used in this batter – it had a hint of beer in it.

I too was happy to see that the fish was not too oily, which probably helped the fish to retain its crispyness too.

Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong In Room Dining - HungryEpicurean - Singapore Food Blog

I was decently satisfied.

HungryEpicurean paid for his meal at the restaurant reviewed here.

Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

5 Connaught Road, Central,
Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 2522 0111
www.mandarinoriental.com

Hong Kong: Cépage

Cépage Hong Kong - HungryEpicurean - Singapore Food Blog

Continuing on from posts of my recent trip to Hong Kong, is a review of Cepage.

I am confident that Cepage really needs no introduction but for those of you who have yet to hear of it, it’s time you did. Cepage, located along Star Street in Hong Kong, is Singapore-based Les Amis Group‘s Hong Kong flagship. Helmed by recently appointed Chef Sebastien Lepinoy, former chef of L’atelier de Joel Robuchon, the One-Michelin starred Cepage is (in my own opinion) poised to receive more stars during the next review. Chef Lepinoy achieved 2 Michelin stars with L’atelier de Joel Robuchon and from what I had observed evening, this achievement does not seem to far fetched.

The dining room is located on the 2nd floor, thus, one has to take the private lift, from within the private lobby. Read more

Kichi Kichi Express Rotary Hotpot

Kichi Kichi Hotpot at Ngee Ann City - HungryEpicurean - Singapore Food Blog

Kichi Kichi made their presence felt in Singapore late April 2010 when they launched their first outlet in Citisquare Mall. Fast forward 2 months and they opened their 2nd outlet in Ngee Ann City, along Orchard Road.

Kichi Kichi operates on the concept to diners an ability create their own dining experience by selecting from one’s preferred stock and homemade sauce; Not fogetting the added convenience of a conveyor belt filled with food items , thus removing the need to leave one’s seat! Read more

Hong Kong: Pierre – A One Michelin Star Experience

Hong Kong - Pierre - A One-Michelin Star Experience

Pierre Gagnaire.

The owner of the reknowned 3-Michelin starred restaurant in Paris has an outpost in the Mandarin Oriental hotel that I stayed in and I just knew that I definitely had to pay Pierre (which it is called) a visit.

His inventive and gastronomic cuisine definitely delighted my tasted buds while I was there for my Express Lunch; Trust me, the restaurant holds true to their word when they call it an Express Lunch; The 4 course meal took no more than 45 minutes to complete, with each course seemingly appearing right after each plate was cleared, served hot no less. Read more

Au Petit Salut

Au Petit Salut - HungryEpicurean

Readers of this blog would know that I am an ardent supporter of Au Petit Salut (APS) – Not only is it a short drive away from home, parking is in abundance and best of all, free. To top it off, service although patchy at peak hours, most definitely gets the thumbs up from me (Kudos especially goes out to Rabin.) Offering both al fresco and indoor seating, APS’s setting is best described less of a fine-dining restaurant) the likes of Saint Pierre or Au Jardin) rather one where it’s equally comfortable for couples and friends alike to meet up and gather. To clarify, I’m only describing the ambience of the restaurant and not the food and service for what you get on both accounts are nothing less than that expected from a fine dining institution.

P.s. the al fresco tends to be rather warm during lunch, but cooling and rather romantic, if I may, during dinner.

I have been to APS for lunch a numerous times and have blogged two of my visits here (See here and here). I have been here from time to time for dinner but never have I blogged about their dinner / ala-carte menu.

This visit, we ordered from their ala-carte menu. That said, APS offers a 4 course set dinner option for S$98++ per person that comes with 2 entrees, a choice of main and a dessert, which let me tell you, is definitely value-for-money. Portions here, even for the set dinner, are not what you were define as petite. Read more

Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong In Room Dining

In Room Dining at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

My Cathay Pacific flight (P.S. they served one of the worst omelettes unfortunately) touched down at the Hong Kong International Airport at 12pm exactly; I was starving by the time that I reached the hotel and completed all the necessary check-in procedures.

Really, that meant only one thing – it was lunch time. I needed to unpack and reply a few important emails; so I did the unthinkable: Order In-Room Dining.

On hindsight, what was I thinking – Ordering in-room dining service on an overseas trip, in Hong Kong no less. By the way, it is times like these when those daily hotel credits come into play!

Thankfully, what I had ordered did not disappoint!

Read on to see the two dishes that I ordered from the menu! Read more

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