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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Restaurant Dallmayr (München)

Restaurant Dallmayr
Dienerstraße 14
80331 München

There are meals that you don't want to forget, and there are others that no matter what you do, you won't forget. This visit to Dallmayr belongs to the second category. Many dishes stand out, including the pork chin, in which the umami flavors of the sardine serve a good counterpoint to the robustness of the pork. In the ray dish, freshness of the clams dances merrily with the floral bouquet of the birch and elder. The "baked potatoe" is essentially a potato puree reconstructed into its solid baked form. The entire meal is a complex symphony with different strands of flavors coming to the fore at different parts of the evening. In the end, it would be short-sighted to favor any particular dish as the brilliance is settled in the complete experience. Also not to be missed: the digestif cart.

3 stars to the restaurant; 3 stars to the pork chin and "baked potatoe".



Welcome towel.

Menu.

Amuse-bouche 1.

Amuse-bouche 2.

Bread.

Crab cannelloni, sea urchin butter and chicory.

Bone marrow soup.

Pork chin, tomato and spiced toast sardine.

Ray, common cockle and kefir birch sauce, elder blossom.

Smoked asparagus - lukewarm pine nut cream and Sot-l'y-laisse.

Cherry soup.

Cockerel breast and leg, broad leaved garlic and chanterelles.

Raclette-cheese with rind, braised vegetables sauce, chives potato.

Baked potatoe, snails and sour cream.

Medlar, white chocolate, olive.

Healthy grains.

Chocolates.

Wines.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Schuhbecks in den Südtiroler Stuben (München)

Schuhbecks in den Südtiroler Stuben
Platzl 6
80331 München

A fine lunch. The braised beef cheek is soft and full of flavor.

1 star to the beef cheek.

Whole grain bread.

Appetizer.

A variety of spiced salts, a Schuhbeck specialty.

Scallops with chanterelles.

Braised beef cheek.

Kaiserschmarrn.

Chocolates from Schuhbeck's famous confiteria.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (London)

Dinner
Mandarin Oriental
Hyde Park
66 Knightsbridge
London

This is a remarkably good restaurant with exceptional food and service. The food here does not subscribe strictly to Heston Blumenthal's molecular gastronomy, but pays tribute to good ol' British cuisine, with a modern twist. Each item is listed in the menu with its corresponding provenance, and while some require explanation, i.e. "Salamugundy", which is a plate of chicken oysters and marrow bone (not pictured), others require none, i.e. "Chicken cooked with lettuces". In the end, this is a fantastic place of gastronomy, absent any inkling of snobbishness despite its location. The sommeliers are friendly and helpful, and make it a priority to match the wines with the food ordered. The spiced pigeon, cooked to a shade of peach pink, explodes with gamy flavor. The ale reduction atop which the pigeon sits is rich and dense. The grilled artichoke, with a sliver of smokiness, goes extraordinarily well with the game meat and the blooming dark fruits of the 2011 Terenus Reserva from Portugal.

3 stars to the restaurant, and 3 stars to the spiced pigeon.

Artisan bread.

"Rice & Flesh (c.1390)": saffron, calf-tail and red wine.

"Chicken cooked with lettuces (c.1670)": grilled onion emulsion, spiced celeriac sauce and oyster leaves.

"Spiced pigeon (c. 1780)": ale & artichokes.

"Tipsy cake (c.1810)": spit roast pineapple. The pineapple.

"Tipsy cake (c.1810)": spit roast pineapple. The cake.

Nitro ice cream.

Saturday, May 31, 2014

L'ATELIER de Joël Robuchon

L'ATELIER de Joël Robuchon
Shop 315 & 401
The Landmark, Central
Hong Kong












Saturday, October 29, 2011

Tim's Kitchen

Tim's Kitchen (桃花源)
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.
Tofu in soy sauce (醬油滷豆腐), BBQ pork with honey (蜜餞叉燒), crab leg with
braised winter melon (冬瓜蟹鉗), smoked goose roll (冰鎮鵝肉卷), braised pomelo
skin with shrimp roe (蝦籽柚皮), stir-fried pig stomach tip (七彩炒豬肚尖),
stir-fried softshell turtle (七彩炒水魚絲), vermicelli roll with satay beef
(沙爹牛肉炒腸粉).



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Rating: 1 star to the restaurant for its top-quality Cantonese food.