Daily Archives: March 22, 2012

The Life Aguatic: Spanish chef Jordi Valles takes charge with new menu

On those rare occasions when a fine dining restaurant offers me a chance to try new dishes, I generally decline since the conditions are unnatural (the staff knows ahead of…

Tiny fish, tiny guts: Fumbling fingers in the world Beyond Bibimbap

One tends to feel mortal upon realizing one will never be able to master a particular skill due to one’s physical limitations. For me, that list of skills includes playing…

Sips & bites: Earth Hour at Champagne Bar, plus Home Plate, Great Leap, Pudao Wines

Champagne Bar in the Fairmont Hotel will mark Earth Hour on March 31 with an “unplugged” night. Expect acoustic music, half-price drinks from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM and free…

Who’s smoking what: Did Home Plate deserve to win as Restaurant of the Year?

The Beijinger magazine held its reader restaurants awards on Monday at the Hilton: barbecue joint Home Plate and duck restaurant Da Dong respectively smoked and roasted the competition, Hatsune saw…