“This is the biggest thing I have ever done,” says New York chef-entrepreneur Harlan Goldstein about his newest project, the massive H One, G Bar and The Box bar complex on the fourth-floor rooftop of Two IFC. "I had to make a tough choice and lose a few weeks' business because my...
Restaurateurs of SoHo take note: I’ve just moved in to the very belly of the beast, into a five-storey walkup, and I’ll soon be patrolling the streets looking for the good, the bad and the ugly. For example, Subway sandwiches is opening soon – but will it match the quality of its...
I’m inviting one and all to my “Wine and Food Pairing” session for People U at 7:30pm on Nov 28 at new restaurant Classified on Hollywood Road. I’ll be featuring six great wines and the culinary creations of Classified chef Adam Levin. Dropping by will be a couple of wine...
HK Magazine: How did you like Hong Kong’s wet markets?
(M) We had a lot of great experiences in the markets. All of the markets we visited had high energy levels and it was inspirational.
(G) I find that the markets in a city often reflect the people that live in the city. I particularly...
Think about it – food is one of the few needs that people have to satisfy every day, unless you’re Ghandi or on some kind of Woody Harrelson new-age-cleansing fast. Start by making sure you reserve your slot for a Vietnamese extravaganza at Zest, the hot new spot on Wyndham Street we...
Gang, I was so hyped by the Donatella Versace party at the venue of H One on the huge fourth floor of IFC Mall I thought it had opened. But I bumped into none other than Harlan G himself last week and guess what? You'll have to wait just a little bit longer, look for the biggest opening blowout of...
I went to the much-hyped Pearl on the Peak opening last Wed, the same week the much-hyped three-Michelin-starred chef Pierre Gagnaire’s new place opened (called, what else, Pierre at the Mandarin Oriental). This is also the same week Harlan Goldstein opened a much-hyped new joint called H One...
I woke up on Sunday and felt like something special after my birthday on Sat night so I threw on a blazer and checked out Spoon by Alain Ducasse’s new Sunday lunch. Three courses with a la carte classics and new dishes by chef Tjaco van Eiken, whose name I can never pronounce. Champagne to...
HK Magazine: Is Pierre going to be similar to your restaurants in Paris and Tokyo?
Pierre Gagnaire: No, Hong Kong is far too unique to just pass off a copy of what works in another country. It’s going to be elegant, trendy and sexy. The way I create my menu is to dream it, pour all my...
Oct 14 is my birthday and I already got a double whammy of a present: The mammoth weekend Street Carnival in Lan Kwai Fong and the release party of my first book. OK, I was only a part of a group of writers behind the book, including my former disciple Erika Ainslie, but it’s well worth a...
