Wednesday Night Drinking
Posted: July 30th, 2009 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: A Day In My Life, Bars & Nightlife, Foodies & Dining Scene | Tags: Alan Wong, Bling, Haiku, Hatsune, Hooters, Hotel G, Morio, Purple Haze, sake, Sake Samurai, Vics | No Comments »1st Stop: Sake Tasting at Morio
Perks from my job: Alan inviting me to tag along with him to a sweet Sake Tasting at Morio (Hotel G). It’s quite perfect timing that the great Taka Yamamoto chose this particular time to host a Sake Tasting at Morio – while Alan and I are in the midst or sorting out all the details for Haiku’s Sake Tasting on August 12!
Alan and I are both a little puzzled upon arrival as we are seated at a 2-person table, expecting that we’d be sitting together with a group in an isolated section for the sake tasting. I guess it was not meant to be a group thing.
Taka was great to introduce some very fine and exclusive sakes for the tasting – we tried 5 different sakes, which were paired with the first 5 courses (7 in total).
Just to give you a taste of what we were served:
1st course: 3 Appetizer Sampler included beef tenderloin in fresh spring roll, two kinds of beans puree, paired with sake marinated Hirame
2nd course: Cyu-toro Maguro carpaccio + Oyster with sea urchin, caviar and quail egg – big WOW
3rd course: Grilled Agu fish (kind of creepy to eat)
4th course: Braised Veggie Dish
5th course: Scallop & Sea Urchin Tempura
6th: Rice in Soup
7th: Watermelon Jelly with Vanilla Ice Cream ** ridiculous, perfect ending to the meal
As great as the meal was, it was good for us to attend another sake tasting to learn from them and tailor our’s to fit Haiku and our specific clientele.
If you are interested in attending, you can sign up by sending me an e-mail, see details below. Please keep in mind that seating is limited.
Become a Sake Samurai:
Exclusively at Haiku by Hatsune
Hosted by Alan Wong, the master Sushi Sake Samurai himself, Haiku by Hatsune presents its first Sake Tasting Dinner Party. Learn the culture, origins and significance behind sake and the traditional Japanese art of brewing sake from rice and water. Together with a special set menu highlighting Haiku’s signature dishes, Alan will be introducing premium bottles of sake from his own personal collection. Join us as we show you the path to become a Sake Samurai.
RMB 200 per person includes a special Haiku tasting menu along with four unique types of sake.
Limited Seating, RSVP Required: Contact Kristen Lum, 13240114868 or e-mail: lum.kristen@gmail.com. Date: Wednesday, August 12 Time: 7:00pm
2nd Stop: Purple Haze Bistro
After a 7 course meal at Morio and more food at Dan’s local Hunan Spot by 7-11 at Shuangjing Qiao, we head to meet friend at Purple Haze (by Hooters on Gongti Bei Lu) and was reminded that this is a great spot!
Dan Rockin' his New Shades at Purple Haze
Every Wednesday, they have a live jazz band and their drinks are so cheap!
RMB 15 for a big mug of Beijing Draft Beer (my sources compare it to taste similar to Yanjing Beer)
RMB 35 per glass of house red or white wine
RMB 40 for their Shakes (Mango, Berries, Banana flavors)
Rm. 201, Building 3 China View, C2 Gongti Donglu, Gongti (South of The Den)
工体东路丙2号中国红街3号楼201室 The Den的南边
6501-9345
3rd Stop: Vics 威克斯
I don’t get Vics. Maybe it’s just me, but I doubt it. I always come randomly (through invitation or spontaneously), but whenever I do, I’m dumbfounded. And since I’ve been to Beijing, it has changed again and again. But not just through renovations, it changes all the time, as does its clientele. You definitely see some of the same faces who call Vics their home and are there on a daily basis, but I love to just walk around in Vics and soak in the scene. As great as it is to come to Vics at 5am after Bling closes, it’s almost more entertaining to go to Vics sober on a Wednesday night.
While it was cool to make rounds and greet the usual suspects, it was quite sad that someone from Vics actually came up to me and said, “Hey! You work at Bling? You can’t be here!”
“Why?”
“Because you work at Bling.”
‘So?”
“I’m going to tell on you.”
Seriously? Seriously. Nice one Vics.
Best Part about Vics: It’s consistently full Wednesday–Saturday nights.
Comments:
Wait staff pours out your bottle as quickly as possible and if you leave the table for a split second, your glasses (and the rest of your bottle) will be gone.
They are Haters of Bling, which is sad, we should be friends.
Vics:Inside Workers’ Stadium north gate, Gongti (next to Mix)
工体北门内东侧
