FrancFranc x FEAST Afternoon Tea
Craving for a sweet afternoon tea? Here is a sneak peek of this beautiful and tasty afternoon tea set offered by Feast (Food by EAST) X Francfranc. The afternoon tea is themed with Francfranc S/S 2015 tableware collection, NEWMO. If you like black & white colour theme, you will be in love with the tableware. It is simple and playful, like combining the polka dots pattern on octagonal plate and linear stripes printed on a round one.
The Feast’s chef is inspired by the NEWMO design and cleverly adopted some elements into the afternoon tea, like mainly using a red colour ingredients (strawberry and raspberry) in order to contrasting the black and white theme, scone’s clotted cream and strawberry jam are layered in a stripe pattern, lemon cupcake with some polka chocolate.
The NEWMO afternoon tea will feature Devilled Egg Profiteroles, Smoked Salmon with Horseradish Cream and Pickled Cucumber Rye, Croque Monsieur with Ham and Cheese Brioche, Tuna and Piquillo Peppers, Fruit Scones with Clotted Cream and Strawberry Jam, Strawberry Pavlova, Lemon Cupcake with Orange Blossom Cream and Raspberry Slice Almond Sponge with Raspberry Cream, all accompanied by a choice of tea or coffee.
The afternoon tea set is available from 15 June to 10 July (Monday to Friday), except Public Holidays, 3:00pm to 5:30pm, and is priced at HK$238** for two and an additional HK$165** for an extra person. Guests will receive a special gift* from Francfranc, including a coaster and discount coupon for Francfranc’s Cityplaza shop.
*All gifts are on a first-come, first-served basis.
**Prices are subject to 10% service charge.
For reservations: feastreservations@east-hongkong.com or call the restaurant on (852) 3968 3777 for details.
Le French GourMay 2015
Le French GourMay is a part of "Le French May", a comprehensive artistic experience that will engage all five senses of its audience. For the seventh consecutive year, Le French GourMay is dedicated to the promotion of French wine culture and culinary arts in Hong Kong and Macau and has become a popular event supported by French wine and food lovers and adventurous gourmets. Each year, Le French GourMay honour's a different wine and gastronomy region of France. This year of 2015, Le French GourMay continues to surprise its audience by presenting a new facet of French food and fine wine by celebrating the Midi-Pyrénées, famous for French cuisine, wine and spirits as well as its diversified and amazing nature.
The gastronomic side of Le French May presented by UnionPay and organized by Business France in Hong Kong, and Macau that showcases the best of French wines and gastronomy through a one whole month program. Restaurants, Michelin-starred chefs, as well as wine importers and distributors in Hong Kong and Macau advocate the festival by providing dedicated menus to match with French wines, wine tastings, promotions and workshops. As the tradition of Le French GourMay is to present annually one region of France with its food and wine, the festival in 2015 promotes the diversity and beauty of Midi-Pyrénées, the largest region in mainland France.
Midi-Pyrénées
Talking about wine, do you know with an average of 2,000 hours of sunshine a year, MidiPyrénées is one of France's sunniest regions. Thus it’s not surprising that Midi-Pyrénées is a region that boasts a lot of outstanding wines with the sunny weather and excellent soil boosting the growth, including 5 renowned AOP (L'appellation d'origine protégée): Cahors, Gaillac, Madiran, Marcillac and Fronton, as well as IGP (Protected Geographical Indication) wines: Côtes de St Mont, Côtes de Brulhois, Vins d'Entraygues et du Fel, Vins d'Estaing and Côtes de Millau. Two of Midi-Pyrénées’ wine regions have now qualified for ‘Vignobles & Découvertes’ status: Destination Cahors - Malbec (AOP Cahors); and Pays des Bastides et Vignoble du Gaillac (AOP Gaillac). Moreover, Pyrenean Foothills (Piémont Pyrénéen) of southern France is the cradle of many world famous grape varieties. The signature spirit Armagnac - the oldest wine-based eau de vie produced in South West France.
This elegant spirit has rich aromatic qualities, characterized as powerful and delicate, warm and dynamic. Unlike Cognac, which is distilled using the conventional 'double heating' method, Armagnac is made in a special traditional still, known as the 'alambic armagnacais'. Floc de Gascogne is one of their speciality aperitifs for cocktails, a combination of fresh grape juice and young Armagnac.
Enjoying with pleasant weather, sufficient sunshine and nutritious soil, Midi-Pyrénées are well-known for wines with different textures and varieties, especially its signature spirit Armagnac. The region also gives birth to some of the most iconic French delicacies: Foie gras, Roquefort, cheeses, meat and cold cuts. The Consul General of France in Hong Kong and Macau, Mr. Arnaud BARTHELEMY, delivered and opening speech at the Le French GourMay press conference at Conrad Brasserie on the Eighth, with the honoured presence of Mr. Patrick FIAT, Lieutenant-Captain of the Company of Musketeers of Armagnac.
For further information please visit: www.frenchgourmay.com
A little soirée at Timothy Oulton
On March 26, 2015, Timothy Oulton and Merci Magazine were hosting an event and welcomed some of the city’s top Interior Designers and Architectures together for a little soirée at St. Francis Street Gallery.
The event was specific hosted for Interior Designers and Architectures to discover the new darling 2015 Spring Summer Collection, including the addition of dramatic new pieces to the Coastal Drift range, featuring stunning new hand-finished leathers, new authentic materials, and its hallmark essence of daring, authentic handcrafted design. For Spring/Summer, a wide array of new pieces breathe new excitement into the brand’s iconic design themes.
About Timothy Oulton's new collection for 2015, a wide array of new pieces breathe new excitement into the brand’s iconic design themes. 2015 sees the introduction of Warrior, the softest most sumptuous leather finish the brand has ever created. It is inspired by the Noble Savage, a romanticized fictional character who was uncorrupted by civilization and alive to life’s elemental pleasures. Only the softest cow hides are hand-selected, and then rigorously treated by hand to temper and soften the leather. Warrior is featured most notably on the new Dex sofa, perfect for whiling away languid summer evenings.
With over 30 galleries worldwide from New York to Amsterdam, Hong Kong and in the grandeur of Harrods in London, the brand continues its plan of opening new stores in carefully selected ‘great cities’, with its most recent additions in Geneva and Orange County, California.
To view and experience their latest collections, visiting the shop is something you shouldn't miss for this Easter holiday!
Merging food, creativity and architecture- EAT! 2015
Royal Institute of British Architect Hong Kong Chapter’s (RIBA HK Chapter) hosted an event of food and architecture cross-over! EAT! 2015, was held in the Qube at PMQ in the evening of last Tuesday, March 24, 2015.
The focus of the event was centered on the competition to design and realize a dessert inspired by an iconic architectural design in Hong Kong or the UK. Creations from three finalists were presented and sampled by a panel of guest judges, led by Harry Parr and including John Campbell, Jo Hawley, Edwin Chuang, CEO/Founder of sáv Hospitality Group, Jeffrey Koo (A famous pastry master chef) who had been valuable advice and support to the finalists during the preparation of the desserts, Louisa Ho, President of Hong Kong Bakery and Confectionery Association and Jean Marc Gaucher, head pastry chef at Mira Hotel, as well as 8 members of the audience selected on the night.
The event organized in association with the GREAT Britain Campaign, kicked off with welcome speech by John Campbell, Chairman of RIBA HK Chapter and opening remarks by Jo Hawley, Director of UKTI. These were followed by a keynote speech by Harry Parr of Bompas and Parr from the UK, showcasing the wonderful range of food and architecture cross-over projects the
company has created over the years. One of the highlight, Mr Parr enclosure in which audiences were invited to an all‐encompassing experience in a dense mist of Gin and Tonic!
Winners, Alan Cheung Kwok-lun and Sarah Mui Sze-wa with their imagination and creation had entitled Serpentine Pavilion Platter. To make the perfect and successful evening, Kenwood was given their Kitchen Machine Chef Classic to one lucky draw winner from the audience.
Vom Fass Hong Kong – a candy store for adults
Vom Fass is finally open its store in Hong Kong and having Thomas Kiderlen, Global CEO of Vom Fass hosted the ribbon cutting ceremony. Spans across over 300 stores worldwide, the Hong Kong store housed a wide range of specialty oils and vinegars, like White Truffle Oil, Pumpkin Seed Oil, award-winning Calamansi Balsam and Forest Raspberry Balsamic and so much more. Beside, Vom Fass offers exquisite liqueurs, vintage wines and spirits from different regions and wineries which is definitely a true “candy” store for adults.
Vom Fass products are fresh from the latest harvest and made of 100% pure ingredients. Their balsamic vinegars are made the traditional way, by harvesting the fruit, turning it into wine and finally creating vinegars out of the wines. The nut oils are cold-pressed, without adding any preservatives in order to retain its original colour, aroma and flavours.
The greatest and unique experience is the customers can try out each product before purchasing and there are different elegant bottles to go with your choice of oils, vinegars and liqueurs. Their friendly and knowledgeable staffs will provide fruitful recommendations and even advise how to mix and match with their products and your daily meal.
Vom Fass Hong Kong Store
Address: 68A Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong.
Website http://www.vomfass.com.hk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vomfasshongkong
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HKAHF’S HOPE SHINES THROUGH TEA PARTY FUNDRAISER SUCCESSFULLY KICKED OFF
HKAHF held a HOPE SHINES THROUGH Tea Party today at the Bebegarten Education Centre to raise funds for underprivileged children with cancer and provide timely access to much needed medical help. The event was a huge success that disseminated healthy understanding to parents and children alike on the difficulties that people face in their lives, and to teach their children to be generous with what they have.
Jo Soo-Tang, Chairman of HKAHF commented, “We are very happy with the turnout of the fundraiser. Not only did we raise donations to help people in need, we also had the chance to educate our next generation on the importance of ‘sharing is caring’. We all had a brilliant time and everybody loved the handmade couture tutus which were sold out with proceeds going towards the Foundation.”
Dr Stephen C. K. Law, Chairman of Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Foundation's Cancer Fund and Clinical Director of Hong Kong Adventist Oncology Centre also shared, “MRI and PET/CT scans are important in modern management of children cancers. The former provides fine details of the cancer without involving radiation while the latter provides important information on treatment response that can guide subsequent treatment for maximum efficacy and safety.”
The fundraiser was a star-studded event, with socialite Sharie Ross-Tse hosting the event as emcee, while fashionista Kayla Wong choreographed the kids fashion show, which featured little models wearing bespoke angelic tutus designed by My Little Princess founder Amy Djokovic. Dr Kai Cheong, Resident Doctor at Queen Mary Hospital was also invited to speak about the importance of MRI and PET/CT scans. Also, out in full support were popular actress, yoga therapist and HKAHF BEYOND Co-founder Margaret Chung; Founder of Bebegarten Education Centre Claudine Ying, celebrity couture designer Barney Cheng and entrepreneur Lelia Chow and her daughter Florence Tsai at the event.
Another crowd pleaser was the Mini GIFT OF HOPE sterling silver charm bracelets for kids. These bracelets designed by Janne Poulsen of House of Kamal priced at HK$450 each served as a beautiful inspirational reminder of the duty that we have to each other as fellow human beings to share and help those in need. For those who did not make it to the event, these bracelets are available online at http://www.hkahf.org.hk/product/the-gift-of-mini-hope/ and at House of Kamal’s online store at www.houseofkamal.com .
About Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Foundation (HKAHK)
HKAHF’s Charity Outreach Programs were set up to support financially disadvantaged patients from around the region. Its mission is to assist and support those people whose quality of life could be dramatically improved by medical treatment, yet lack the financial capacity to even consider seeking proper help. Through the Outreach Programs, the Foundation has been able to contribute to society and has helped to restore joy and happiness to families that have been plagued by ongoing suffering, pain, and uncertainty.
For enquires: www.hkahf.org.hk