Ablutions: economics vs governance

Does economics drive the world, or does the world drive economics?

Or is it just HK?

Or is it a chicken or egg argument?

Ablutions: HK investments

Hong Kong people don't make investments, they make gambles.

Caprice at the 4 seasons HKG

Caprice at the Four Seasons, Hong Kong, is a three star michelin restaurant! You have to be kidding! It is not even close to Senderens Paris, or La Grand'Vigne at Les Sources de Caudalie, bordeaux. And these are only two stars, granted the story behind senderens is that he renounced his 3 stars, but still was given two..... and Les Sources restaurant have their own bakery, winery and charcuterie.....

And everyone knows where i stand on Macau's only 3 star Robuchon a Galera. It's a joke! .... really. They don't know the difference between raw and processed cheeses........lol....

Spoon by Alain Ducasse HKG

If Spoon by Alain Ducasse in Hong Kong's Intercontinental is one michelin star, then this is clearly an indication of my premise that the eastern and western stars are different! I would definitely not give this restaurant a one star.....; a mention maybe, by at C$250 pp for dinner, it is definitely not even good value either... the food is at best mediocre and the opened wines ok. The breads were quite interesting and i am not a dessert fan, so.....

the problem with this world.......

India/Pakistan is the failure of the british raj.... and colonialism...; as is the precedent, the Israel/Palestinian geo politic .....; it is the same as the crusades... and the muslim christian conflict....

china is the future.....lol.....

Ablutions: St. Julian

Traditional, very tired, and just not worth it...... excited about the lobster thermador, but disappointed... and the rest... was history.....

The head chef is from the Peninsula, Hong Kong, sometime in its inglorious past, so that may explain the comments in the previous para.

Like things past its time or prime, big shame ..... esp after Andres Chiang's place.....

Ablutions: Chinese Food

Chinese food in Singapore is stuck at a point in time...... maybe it's the control in the economy? I have not been to Taiwan, but suspect that real chinese food, evolved as it should, can only be found there.

I avoid chinese food in s'pore, having had my share.

Needless to say what i think of chinese food in china....... shit.....; compared to chinese food in HK which has had its own evolution.......

boy, am i looking forward to Taiwan....lol..... if i ever get there.......

btw, i have had peranakan chinese and hainan, indonesian and singaporean versions of chinese food in the malay pen...... as well as all the other variants in the Australasian group of islands....

Japs n S'pore

Why are there so many jap sommeliers in S'pore.... I have a count of at least 5, the oldest, only here for 5 years... Les amis, salt, andres, ... etc.....

Ablutions: Andres Singapore

Fine place nice motives, black sheep, young version of susur lee, taiwan, japan, southern france, noveaux cuisine (called modular in s'pore, fusion in HKG).... but definitely worth a try. Pricey and difficult to get in, but well worth the effort. Not extravagant as are all things s'pore. Fine french fare not fully adulterated yet by chinese and s'pore influences, like Les Amis (not that Les Amis is bad.... just established.....).

Probably the most fun i have had in s'pore in terms of food.......

I may put pictures.......lol......

after the fact comment: an after wash if u wish..... is that this is bar none the best restaurant i have been to in Singapore and i would give it two asian michelin stars... and one french michelin star... as we all know the standards are different in the east....lol.....

it had certainly made my day, after much reflection, and is a definitely destination, of the sort to make a trip for, if in s'pore, however, .... you have to flex the Singaporean mentality of strict adherence to structure..... (even senderens...)

Andre Chiang is Taiwanese trained in France at the best and also lived in japan a few years, so.....that reflects on the creativity of the food....; ingredients, it's s'pore; matching wines and sommeliers.... it's s'pore...lol....and service.... excellent, flexible and accommodating; atmosphere, extremely creative.... ! you

could say that he is the black sheep of the creative s'pore culinary family.....lol.....

he wishes......lol...!

Ablutions: Le amis

very good traditional french restaurant catering to Singaporean tastes..... ie, good french food in s'pore and well worth the effort to go..... been around a long time.....

not cheap, but not outrageous for value......

Ablutions: Absinthe

ok frenchy food in a chinatown neighbourhood.... difficult to find, but not bad for s'pore....

Ablutions: oso ristaronte

so so (read good) chef who is willing to make an effort with good value food...... in chinatown singapore.