merci team 10/13/15 merci team 10/13/15

A tasteful marriage of Krug Grand Cuvee and humble potatoes

The pairing of a prestige cuvee and a potato may be surprising to some, but for the House of Krug, the marriage between the humble potato and the exquisite Krug Grande Cuvée is a natural choice. The potato, an ancient staple of European cuisine, is unassuming yet infinitely versatile; in the expert hands of a chef, capable of an extraordinary range of tastes and textures.

This year, Krug embarks on a remarkable gastronomic adventure to enhance the pleasure of Krug Grande Cuvée with an exploration featuring ‘Krug & Potato’.

‘The cunning simplicity of the potato allows these great chefs to unleash their creativity, proposing extraordinary dishes made with love, passion and dedication’.- Olivier Krug, Director of the House of Krug,

Krug Grande Cuvée, the archetype of Krug’s philosophy of craftsmanship and savoir-faire, encompasses a wide range of flavors: a blend of more than 120 wines from ten or more different years. Its exceptional finesse is the result of a stay of at least another six years in the cellars. Over twenty years are needed to craft each bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée, the first prestige cuvee re-created each year, beyond the very notion of vintage.

Uwe Opocensky, one Hong Kong Krug Ambassade Chefs, will be stepping up to the challenge of ‘Krug & Potato’. Their chefs will be using their ingenuity and their unique experiences to create exquisite dishes utilizing specialty potatoes to pair with Krug Grande Cuvée.

Chef Akrame from Akrame Restaurant and Atelier Vivanda created an eye-catching ‘Squid Ink Crusted Black Potatoes’ with hand-picked new potatoes. Chef Josep Casas from Catalunya designed an exquisite dish called ‘The Royal Potato’ from Japanese scrambled egg with potato foam topped with caviar and white truffle. Chef Uwe Opocensky from Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong reinterpreted the classic ‘Fish & Chips’, with German potatoes and organic trout powder pairing beautifully with the citrus notes of Krug Grande Cuvée. Mott 32, representing Hong Kong culture and cuisine, is also participating with Chef Fung creating a delicious ‘Shanghai Hairy Crab Croquette’, with crab meat and roe croquette on a crispy purple sweet potato cracker, topped with balsamic truffle pearls.

To pursue the experience at home, customers who order a glass of Krug Champagne will receive the ‘Krug & Potato’ book as a gift. This book contains insights and cooking tips from 15 of the world’s finest Chefs and Krug Lovers. The books can also be found at selective wine retailers. The potato-infused creations are a culinary symphony made with love, creativity and dedication. So raise your glass of Krug Grande Cuvée, in the time-honoured tradition, to our chefs and to the noble potato!

Don't miss out this wondering combination! It's only last for a month, started from October 19. To experience this culinary champagne sensation, please visit the participating restaurants:

Akrame | 9B Ship Street, Wanchai, Hong Kong |Telephone: +852 2528 5068

Atelier Vivanda | 9A Ship Street, Wanchai, Hong Kong |Telephone: +852 2109 1768

Catalunya | G/F Guardian House, Morrison Hill, 32 Oi Kwan Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong | Telephone: +852 2866 7900

Mandarin Grill + Bar | 5 Connaught Rd, Central, Hong Kong | Telephone: +852 2825 4004

Mott 32 | Standard Chartered Bank Building, 4-4A Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong | Telephone: +852 2885 8688

merci team 10/12/15 merci team 10/12/15

Upper Modern Bistro Celebrates its 2nd Anniversary with Upper Cheese Fest

Step into a chilly October, the Upper Modern Bistro will be holding a very special weekend (Friday 16th – Sunday 18th October), with cheese in order to celebrate its 2nd Anniversary. Chef Philippe Orrico is thrilled to be celebrating Upper Modern Bistro’s second year of success in Hong Kong, as well as the launch of his restaurant group: Nomad Dining. Upper Modern Bistro received its first Michelin Star in 2014, and remains the only bistro in Hong Kong to receive the prestigious award. Philippe and his team will host the weekend cheese festival at the restaurant annually to mark the anniversary.

The weekend festival will include:

Traditional Cheese Market with surprises to delight all cheese lovers island- wide. On Sundry 18th October, guests will be able to indulge in over 60 kinds of different cheeses from “Les Frères Marchand”, available to both taste and purchase.

Cheese Workshop with expert Jeremy Evrard, Patrice Marchand and Nicolas Deneux.
- Cheese and Wine Pairing - On Friday 16th October, Jeremy Evrard and Nicolas Deneux, will inspire guests by sharing the interesting and unique story of “Cheese & wine pairing”
- Cheese Degustation - On Saturday 17th October, the renowned cheese master Patrice Marchand will make a special appearance at Upper Modern Bistro to introduce his new “Cheese degustation”, including La Bouyguette from Tarn, France, which is a soft, uncooked and unpasteurized goat milk cheese, with a tender, creamy and herby flavour.

Gourmet Cheese Dinners - Chefs Philippe & Renaud will prepare two sumptuousCheese Dinners featuring modern and traditional dishes paired with “Single Malt & cheese dinner” on Friday 16th October, “Out of the box pairing dinner” on Saturday 17th October.
Cheese Brunch - available on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October with a glass of champagne.
Cheese Party Finale to close the weekend. Guests can spend time with Patrice, Philippe, Jeremy, Nicolas, Giancarlo and Grégoire at a relaxing cheese party which will feature a few surprises! Patrice Marchand will also introduce “The Gourmet Cheese Club” for the first time in Hong Kong.

Enquires: www.upper-bistro.com

Address: G/F, 6-14 Upper Station Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

Tel: +852 2517 0977

merci team 10/9/15 merci team 10/9/15

K-POCHA

New Korean concept bar brings the scenes of Korean nightlife to Central

Happy Friday!! Looking for a new bar to hang out with friends in Lan Kwai Fong this weekend? K-Pocha would be one of your “must visit” bar and surely will give you a different bar experience. It is a Korean themed concept bar offers wide ranges of soju, impressive soju-based cocktails that made with fresh fruits from Korea and their exclusive home-brewed Korean rice wine, Makgeolli. To satisfy your hunger in between, a large portion of K-Pocha Fried Chicken (whole chicken) would be the best food to share with your friends. For those looking for spicy food, there’s a sensational traditional Korean street food “Dukboki” – rice cakes and seafood with Korean chili paste and melted cheese. Besides food and drinks, one of the best things in this bar is that they introduce the fun and exciting Korean cultural drinking games to their customers, like “007 Bang”, “Titanic”, “Jan-Chigi” and many more. Don’t miss their drinking package and super special daily offer during Happy Hour (6-9pm), buy one drink and Get one free with free flow K-Pocha fried chicken!!

Enquiries: www.facebook.com/kpochahk

Address: 7/F Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D’Aguilar Street, Central, Hong Kong.

Tel: +852 2770 0611

merci team 10/8/15 merci team 10/8/15

Celebrating 200 years of Royal Doulton with unique and limited edition artist collaborations

Welcome Michael Doulton to Hong Kong for celebrating Royal Doulton’s 200th Anniversary. He is the sixth generation descendant of John Doulton who founded the Royal Doulton Company in 1815. Since 1815, Royal Doulton has pushed the boundaries of design, staying ahead of trends to create products with a perfect balance of design and function. To mark its bicentenary, the iconic British brand is proudly introducing the Royal Doulton 200 Year Collection; a true celebration of its 200 years, containing six new collections that bring together influences from urban street art to historical British events. The celebration of 200 years is not only a reflection of the brand’s rich heritage but also a look towards the future, at how long established brands can develop with the times.

Those limited and valuable collections are including Street Art Collection, Charley Uzzell Edwards – “Pure Evil Bunny”, Nick Walker – Walker’s artworks printed on plates and mugs; Tableware & Interiors, Charlene Mullen – “London Calling”, Barber Osgerby - "The Vase" and 1815 with a new "1815-2015" mark ; Prestige Collections, Chris Jackson and Tom Mason “The Lion’s Mound” and much more.

For details: https://www.royaldoulton.com/

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merci team 10/6/15 merci team 10/6/15

MASTER WHISKY BLENDER AND BOTTLER AT VOM FASS

Andrew Laing, from Hunter Laing & Co. will be arriving November 6-8, 2015

VOM FASS has the pleasure of inviting world-renowned Whisky blender and bottler from Hunter Laing & Co, grandson Andrew Laing to visit Hong Kong from November 6-8, 2015 inclusively. Andrew hails from Hunter Laing & Co., a family operated company with an unrivalled pedigree as blenders and bottlers of the finest Scotch Whisky. As a treat for the Scotch Whisky fanatics in Hong Kong, Andrew Laing will be hosting the Whisky Intelligence and Whisky Tasting in the afternoon, then followed by Whisky Pairing Dinner at night at Zurriol. As a special treat after the class and pairing dinners, guests can purchase whisky they have tried and love and have it personally signed by Andrew Laing. This is an absolute privilege opportunity to meet the infamous Andrew Laing in person.

Whisky Intelligence

Date: Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8, 2015

Location: Zurriola – 18/Fl, The One, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Time: 3-5pm

What: Whisky Intelligence and Whisky Tasting – A course hosted by VOM FASS and Andrew Laing, throughout the two days, students will be leaning about whiskies. This is suitable for amateur whisky drinkers to enthusiasts. Topics covered will include:

- How different regions differ?

- Difference between single malt and blended malts

- How to properly taste whisky

- Blind tasting

- Great Glen journey

- What difference does the different aging make

- Process of how whisky are produced

- How blending works

There will be 6 whiskies available for tasting, with snacks throughout the class.

Price: Early Bird HKD$980 (before October 17); Regular price HKD$1,280

Capacity: 18 person

Whisky Dinner:

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2015

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Location: Zurriola – 18/Fl, The One, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Time: 7:00pm onwards

What: Whisky pairing dinner with Andrew – Andrew will walk diners through a whisky journey, guiding them through the different whisky and taste profiles and how they go with the different courses throughout the night

Price: Early Bird HKD$1,880 (before October 17); Regular price HKD$2,280

Capacity: 48 pax per session

For details: http://www.vomfass.com.hk/events

merci team 10/5/15 merci team 10/5/15

Poly Auction Hong Kong’s 2015 Autumn Auctions

Tracing Rarities Overseas

Key auction pieces: Sanyu Roses in a White Pitcher, Feng Ning A Glance of Nanjing City

Preview: 3-4 October | Auction: 5-6 October

Poly Auction Hong Kong, is a remarkable auction house in Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region. It comprises of seven departments: Chinese and Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, Chinese Contemporary Ink Paintings, Fine Modern Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Classical Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Jewels and Watches and Chinese and Western Wine. Poly Auction selects only genuine, exquisite and rare artwork.

Alex Chang, Managing Director of Poly Auction Hong Kong, said, “We are pleased to gain such strong support from collectors, receiving two rare masterpieces during Poly Auction’s tenth anniversary. We are delighted to be presenting the precious masterpieces Roses in a White Pitcher, a key work in one of Sanyu’s early series creations and the national treasure A Glance of Nanjing City, painted by Feng Ning. This honour shows the support and trust collectors have in Poly Auction as well as the positive growth in the Asian art market. Our specialist departments have been working hard to design Autumn Auctions’ main premise and themes, presenting rare and valuable pieces with careful consideration to academic context and the direction of the Asian market. We hope this auction brings fresh perspective and visual delight, while providing a golden opportunity for collectors to buy the finest works.”

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Poly Auction Hong Kong’s 2015 Autumn Auction held on 5 and 6 October at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, features extremely rare Classical Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the imperial palaces, such as Feng Ning’s A Glance of Nanjing city. A magnificent 10 metre scroll hailed a Chinese national treasure. It tells the story of the wealth of Nanjing, the ancient Song dynasty city by the Qinhuai River, as well as the story of the lives of everyday people at that time; at the Fine Modern Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy session also features the finest works from painters from Jingjin (Beijing-Tianjin), Haishang (Shanghai) and Lingnan and demonstrate the artistic achievements made by the greatest masters of the art from different time periods. Besides, the Chinese and Asian Modern and contemporary Art will be presented including artwork from notable contemporary Chinese artists, including classic works from Sanyu – “Roses in a White Pitcher”, Chu Teh-chun – “Subtilite Hivernale”, Zeng Fanzhi – “Mask Series”, Wu Guanzhong – “Pandas IV” and Liu Ye – “Ruan Lingyu No.2”. Poly Auction Hong Kong is also pleased to offer the sensational collection of ceramics, wine, whisky, jewellery, watches and limited edition Hermès Kelly crocodile bags crafted from exotic niloticus crocodile at this season.