The Timeless Magic of Disney Comes To Pandora Asia

PANDORA announces that it has expanded the Company's strategic alliance with The Walt Disney Company (Disney), to include the Asia Pacific. The extension of the alliance with Disney will begin in 5th November 2015, with PANDORA launching its Disney jewellery collection in 13 markets in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Macau, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and The Philippines. 

As part of the alliance, PANDORA will be designated Official Charm Bracelet of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and the upcoming Shanghai Disney Resort. PANDORA products will be sold in multiple locations inside both resorts and the Disney collection from PANDORA will also be available in PANDORA stores throughout the region, and through PANDORA online stores in both Japan and Hong Kong. 

The November launch of the new collection of hand finished sterling silver and 14K gold charms will feature inspirations from Disney's beloved characters, including Mickey and Minnie Mouse and characters from the epic Frozen. Subsequent Disney-themed products will be launched in the successive seasons. Kenneth Madsen, President of Pandora Asia said, "The PANDORA Disney collection in North America has been extremely well received since its inception in 2014. We are excited about the expansion and collaboration with Disney to include the Asia Pacific and believe that the collection will be met with corresponding enthusiasm, if not more!" 

Foe details: https://www.facebook.com/pandora.hongkong

Experience the exquisiteness and luxuries of Switzerland

The weather is getting chilly and reminds us the event was organized by Parfumerie Trésor during early October. We discovered the story and philosophy behind Lavinie Switzerland hand cream, experienced the craftsmanship through a leather pouch making workshop with the Hong Kong designer, Ting Ting and enjoyed the canapes and Swiss wine throughout the wonderful afternoon.

Parfumerie Trésor is like a perfume library and housed numerous creative and unique perfumes around the world.  Its owners and staffs are welcome to share the characteristics and story behind of each perfume and you could definitely find the one you love and suits your personality.

Lavinie Switzerland Hand Cream

It is a great time to share this luxury hand cream to all of you – Lavinie Switzerland. The brand is founded by Michel Kuonen who gave up his secure high-paying job and follows his passion to become a true craftsmanship for beauty. One of the major ingredients that make this exclusive hand cream – Edelweiss, is a flower that everyone has heard of in Europe but not many have had the chance to see in person. The edelweiss plant can be found 1,700 to 4,000 meters above sea level in the Alpine glaciers or rocky terrains. In addition, the edelweiss plant produces extremely powerful, natural antioxidants and cell elasticity-enhancing properties which releases an outstanding anti-ageing effect. It is because of this amazing property the essence extracted from the edelweiss is such an important ingredient in the production of the Lavinie hand cream. Besides the rare and valuable ingredients used, another fascinating quality of the Lavinie hand cream is that it is completely hand made in Switzerland. Each bottle of Lavinie hand cream is valuable and namely one the of most luxurious hand care product in the market today.

"TINGTING" design

Ting Ting’s love for unique and exceptional items sparked at a young age; her collection of little things of childhood is where many of her creative ideas are born. The interest of handicrafts is a crucial part of her artistic and creative journey and she continues to indulge in the rebirth of old ideas that are transformed into new creations. These playful designs that captures a marriage of modern design and traditional craftsmanship is what "TINGTING" is all about.

Ting Ting believes great designs need no references or be confined to a trend. Designers should firmly believe in his or her own unique personality and vision, to celebrate their differences and setting themselves apart from the norm. This might sound like a departure from popular views, but Ting Ting’s design philosophy is set firmly in this desire to be extraordinary. 

"TINGTING" ’s first leather collection, KNIT TING is a series of bags knitted out of leather strips. Using high quality lamb leather and metal hardware, the designer knits her way to fulfilling her dream. Designing with her friends in mind, the bags are a reflection of the many facets of the metropolitan woman. She is independent, chic and elegant, but can also be tender, and reserved. Each of their personalities, much like these bags, is one-of-a-kind.

For more details about each brand:

Parfumerie Trésor: http://www.facebook.com/parfumerietresor

Lavinie Switzerland: http://www.lavinie.com/

TINGTING: http://www.tingting.design/

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

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

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

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/