Category: restaurant review

review: palace of tongues and durian…

Duck Tongues in Abalone Sauce Summer Palace, Hong Kong An impromptu pay-back lunch found a friend and me deliberating on a convenient, yet pleasing place for a quick lunch on my last day in Hong Kong. Lung King Heen, where I had a pretty successful meal the week before, was fully booked. And Yan Toh […]

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review: palace of tongues and durian…

Duck Tongues in Abalone Sauce Summer Palace, Hong Kong An impromptu pay-back lunch found a friend and me deliberating on a convenient, yet pleasing place for a quick lunch on my last day in Hong Kong. Lung King Heen, where I had a pretty successful meal the week before, was fully booked. And Yan Toh […]

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review: the stew…

Cold Red Raspberry Soup The Shed, Santa Fe The Shed is often cited as the place to go for New Mexican food in Santa Fe. Lately, however, just as much praise (if not more) from the locals has been directed towards its sister restaurant, La Choza, in the Santa Fe rail yard.  Still, many favor […]

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review: the stew…

Cold Red Raspberry Soup The Shed, Santa Fe The Shed is often cited as the place to go for New Mexican food in Santa Fe. Lately, however, just as much praise (if not more) from the locals has been directed towards its sister restaurant, La Choza, in the Santa Fe rail yard.  Still, many favor […]

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review: road-side rellenos…

tune-up cafe, Santa Fe The tune-up cafe is a good reminder that food doesn’t have to be expensive to be good. This unassuming little road-side eatery, located along a rather uneventful stretch of Hickox street within walking distance of the Santa Fe rail yard, is owned and operated by El Salvadoran Jesus Rivera and his […]

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review: road-side rellenos…

tune-up cafe, Santa Fe The tune-up cafe is a good reminder that food doesn’t have to be expensive to be good. This unassuming little road-side eatery, located along a rather uneventful stretch of Hickox street within walking distance of the Santa Fe rail yard, is owned and operated by El Salvadoran Jesus Rivera and his […]

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review: gerónimo…

Coconut and Jasmine Ice Ceam Bombe Geronimo, Santa Fe I have known about Geronimo for about half of its life. This year (2009), this Santa Fe fine dining institution turned 18. In that time span, the restaurant has passed through a number of owners. After a string of failed ownerships (I’ve heard two of its […]

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review: gerónimo…

Coconut and Jasmine Ice Ceam Bombe Geronimo, Santa Fe I have known about Geronimo for about half of its life. This year (2009), this Santa Fe fine dining institution turned 18. In that time span, the restaurant has passed through a number of owners. After a string of failed ownerships (I’ve heard two of its […]

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review: g’day in cantonese…

Kowloon Milk Bottles Australian Dairy Company Given its name and apparently “Western” fare, you might be surprised that the Australian Dairy Company has a cult following among the local Cantonese people of Kowloon. Even though the restaurant has gotten wide coverage on the English-speaking blogosphere and cyberwaves, I didn’t see another foreigner in the establishment […]

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review: g’day in cantonese…

Kowloon Milk Bottles Australian Dairy Company Given its name and apparently “Western” fare, you might be surprised that the Australian Dairy Company has a cult following among the local Cantonese people of Kowloon. Even though the restaurant has gotten wide coverage on the English-speaking blogosphere and cyberwaves, I didn’t see another foreigner in the establishment […]

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review: l’art pour l’art…

Black Bean Tofu Bar Charlie, Las Vegas, Nevada Charlie Trotter may have been one of the first big named chefs to arrive on the Las Vegas scene.  He had a restaurant in the MGM Grand years ago. Supposedly, the food was great.  So great, in fact, that it kept the big whales away from the […]

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review: l’art pour l’art…

Black Bean Tofu Bar Charlie, Las Vegas, Nevada Charlie Trotter may have been one of the first big named chefs to arrive on the Las Vegas scene.  He had a restaurant in the MGM Grand years ago. Supposedly, the food was great.  So great, in fact, that it kept the big whales away from the […]

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review: aburiya…

Raku, Las Vegas, Nevada If you have one night in Las Vegas, get off The Strip and go eat at Aburiya Raku. Considering the hype and praise it has received, the restaurant delivered on every one of those commendations effortlessly. Tucked away in a strip mall, this place is tiny.  It seats 25, maybe 30 […]

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review: aburiya…

Raku, Las Vegas, Nevada If you have one night in Las Vegas, get off The Strip and go eat at Aburiya Raku. Considering the hype and praise it has received, the restaurant delivered on every one of those commendations effortlessly. Tucked away in a strip mall, this place is tiny.  It seats 25, maybe 30 […]

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review: quand je découvre un goût…

Le “Sandwich” Tiede á la Truffe Fraîche Michel Rostang, Paris, France Sometimes all a boy wants is something familiar, sturdy, and steadying. Michel Rostang fit the bill. Julien of Julot les Pinceaux was instrumental in my decision to add Michel Rostang to my roster of dinners in Paris. I had expressed a desire to have […]

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review: quand je découvre un goût…

Le “Sandwich” Tiede á la Truffe Fraîche Michel Rostang, Paris, France Sometimes all a boy wants is something familiar, sturdy, and steadying. Michel Rostang fit the bill. Julien of Julot les Pinceaux was instrumental in my decision to add Michel Rostang to my roster of dinners in Paris. I had expressed a desire to have […]

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review: riserva…

11-month dry-aged Porterhouse Carnevino, Las Vegas, Nevada Reports of an eight-month dry-aged steak seemed like a figment. I had to check it out. What: Carnevino (the logo, a cow kowtowing to a bottle, translates this Italian name rather effectively: “meat wine”) Who: Batali-Bastianich (and it looks very Batali-Bastianich) Where: Palazzo in Las Vegas I had […]

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review: riserva…

11-month dry-aged Porterhouse Carnevino, Las Vegas, Nevada Reports of an eight-month dry-aged steak seemed like a figment. I had to check it out. What: Carnevino (the logo, a cow kowtowing to a bottle, translates this Italian name rather effectively: “meat wine”) Who: Batali-Bastianich (and it looks very Batali-Bastianich) Where: Palazzo in Las Vegas I had […]

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review: corkage…

Compressed Peaches and Strawberries Bouchon, Las Vegas, Nevada I haven’t been to the original one in Napa (and doubt I’ll ever go – there are too many other temptations in that region), and I refuse to eat under the “SAMSUNG” sign in the Time Warner Center. So, sadly, Las Vegas is the only place I’d […]

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review: corkage…

Compressed Peaches and Strawberries Bouchon, Las Vegas, Nevada I haven’t been to the original one in Napa (and doubt I’ll ever go – there are too many other temptations in that region), and I refuse to eat under the “SAMSUNG” sign in the Time Warner Center. So, sadly, Las Vegas is the only place I’d […]

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