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- Peter Chang added a new meal Lunch with tacos at Mono at Mono
Another delicious meal at this pan-Latin American fine dining restaurant, this time with a friend visiting from Singapore.
Chef Ricardo made good on his threat to serve me tacos with chicken ass, plus another that made me very, very happy. Signature "monkbread" as good as ever.
Full account of lunch is here: https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2023/09/chickenasstaco.html... More
Another delicious meal at this pan-Latin American fine dining restaurant, this time with a friend visiting from Singapore.
Chef Ricardo made good on his threat to serve me tacos with chicken ass, plus another that made me very, very happy. Signature "monkbread" as good as ever.
Full account of lunch is here: https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2023/09/chickenasstaco.html Less
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- Peter Chang added a new meal Lunch at Yat Lok with Gerhard at Yat Lok (Central) with Gerhard Huber and Tomoko Morikawa
Taking Gerhard for his first lunch in Hong Kong in 4 years, and starting with the roast goose shop that has had a Michelin star for 9 years
Full account of lunch and the afternoon is here: https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2023/09/geruhage-hk-tour-day-1-goose-landing.html
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first visit to the well-regarded restaurant, but possibly the last time I try chef Nobu's cooking here.
Definitely one of the better French restaurants in Taipei and chef's reputation is well-deserved.
Full account of the dinner experience is here: https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2023/06/a-flower-for-birthday.html
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coming back after an absence of a few years, with a menu arranged with the help of a friend who is connected with the owner.
Love that they research old menus and try to keep some of those traditions alive. Always happy to come here.
Full account of the meal is here: https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2022/07/going-up-different-mountain.html
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- Peter Chang added a new meal Dinner banquet at Silks House at Silks House
Banquet for 20 with a customized menu chosen by me. First time at this restaurant which has a good reputation for serving arguably the best Cantonese fare in Taipei.
Maybe I didn't order the right dishes, but execution was definitely off on a couple of key dishes. They should have spent more time cooking some of the ingredients.
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Banquet for 20 with a customized menu chosen by me. First time at this restaurant which has a good reputation for serving arguably the best Cantonese fare in Taipei.
Maybe I didn't order the right dishes, but execution was definitely off on a couple of key dishes. They should have spent more time cooking some of the ingredients.
Full account of the dinner is here: https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2022/07/the-wedding-banquet.html Less
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First time back at Paris 1930 in quite a few years, and things changed drastically after Hideki Takayama took over in charge of the menu.
Curious that tea is part of almost every dish on the menu, and there were multiple "sensory experiences" involving sound and scents of tea... Difficult for my wife who is sensitive to caffeine at night.
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First time back at Paris 1930 in quite a few years, and things changed drastically after Hideki Takayama took over in charge of the menu.
Curious that tea is part of almost every dish on the menu, and there were multiple "sensory experiences" involving sound and scents of tea... Difficult for my wife who is sensitive to caffeine at night.
Overall it is pretty well done, with abundant use of local produce other than a couple of key things like lobster and truffles.
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- Peter Chang added a new meal Lunch at Beef Father at Beef Father / Daddy
Back here after quite a few years' absence. This was once my favorite place for beef noodle soup, and I still think they make the best ones in Taipei. Quality is there as long as price is no object.
However, prices were raised some years ago, and now one has to think twice whether the very premium bowls are justifiable in terms of their price. TWD... More
Back here after quite a few years' absence. This was once my favorite place for beef noodle soup, and I still think they make the best ones in Taipei. Quality is there as long as price is no object.
However, prices were raised some years ago, and now one has to think twice whether the very premium bowls are justifiable in terms of their price. TWD 5,000 or TWD 10,000 are nothing to sneeze at, even if you do get very, very delicious beef.
Full account of the meal is here: https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2022/07/beef-noodle-soup-hers-and-his.html Less
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- Peter Chang added a new meal Lunch at 朧粵 Longyue at 朧粵 Longyue
First taste of this Cantonese restaurant that is getting some attention. Overall the food was fairly good, probably among the best in Taipei for this cuisine.
But the pricing is at similar levels as Hong Kong, which is expensive for Taipei.
Full account of lunch is here: https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2022/07/taipei-at-hong-kong-prices.html
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- Peter Chang added a new meal Nice and relaxing dinner at T+T at T+T
Fun dinner at the 1-star serving tapas-style dishes where they reinterpret classic Taiwanese fare. Pretty tasty. Some room for improvement but a fun meal. Also some Singaporean influence here.
Full account of the dinner is here: https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2023/06/taiwanese-tapas.html