Notes from the May holiday weekend that was…
This is a bit late, but here are four excellent things about the recent May holiday weekend.
1. Friday night wine tasting at Sequoia: It’s hard to pass up these weekly get-togethers since Frank continues to pour out unique value-for-money events that draw a diverse and interesting crowd. On this night, we sampled six rose wines, including one from China – a Taillan – which faired well. Add on the BBQ and good conversation, and it was another fun night.
2. Medium chicken wings at COX: These things are addictive. In a post-wine tasting bliss, I mowed down on these critters, stopping only to see that ER was doing me one better. (Others in our party took a liking to the beef quesadillas and especially the sour cream.) Good times…
3. Burger magic by ex-Mexican Wave / current IT guy Trevor Kuchar: This man knows how to make and cook a patty, and showed it with a BBQ on the Q Bar deck. Even better, he brought along a few sirloins marinated overnight in Jim Beam among other ingredients. This all-you-can-eat BBQ strangely inspired some of us to head to Rickshaw afterward for more of those COX-style wings (Rickshaw and COX have the same owners). Wouldn’t it be great if he set up shop some weekend at Stone Boat, so we could enjoy some quality BBQ and do some fishin’?
4. The Westin Sunday brunch: Along with the usual massive spread of food and free-flow Champagne, this brunch offers a vodka buffet, about 20 different wines, and live entertainment (not surprisingly, scantily clad women playing electric violins – is there a factory producing them somewhere? – as well as a fan dance and some lounge singers). At 350 kuai per, this is a great deal, and I think FY, ER and I got our money’s worth. (Note: kudos to the wait staff for professionally dealing with a corked bottle).
Finally, it sounds this sounds unbeliebeable, but about two hours after the brunch, FY, ER and I ended up at The Rickshaw eating… chicken wings! I’m telling you, there’s something addictive in those things…
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