Does this look bloody amazing?!
You know I will sound like a broken record when it comes to Neighborhood in HK. Look at the pictures, would you blame me?!
Some pictures should fire neurons to release flavours so you can “taste” them with your eyes. Surely this prized Rubia Gallega served raw with Bone Marrow brined with Caviar can do the trick.
The biggest challenge doing this post was selecting the dish to helm it. Should it be the crazy“Potato and Crab Salad” (4th pic) that was 70% Crab 30% Potato, that ultra-sexy Shanghai Hairy Crab Pasta (6th pic), my cougar-love the Salt-baked Chicken (7th pic) which transforms into David’s signature chicken rice, or that Teochew uncle approved whole Kinki (9th pic)? You tell me if I did well…
Unreal flavours and textures in David Lai’s symphony. This “I cook what I want” Chef is branding his food stylistically, non-compliance nor conformance (with mainstream) are features. These turn rebellious diners on, very on.
Whether David intends a cult or be the cutting edge for an upcoming cuisine, he is achieving both. At the core of it all, “cooking for neighbours” (that’s why Neighborhood) means he can create anything he deems scrumptious and sincere enough for a convivial night with like-minded friends, family and rebels. Like the setting?
We talk about Vibe-dining over Fine-dining, Neighborhood is it. While other joints struggle to fill, David has troubles to sit everyone in his unlikely joint. It is tough to get your bum on those coveted seats.
Did I go crazy with so much food this round? Never enough. We told David, “leave it to you”, then strapped in. You should do the same for a real Neighborhood experience!
Your biggest problem will be “what was my favourite?”…
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