Presenting: candy&caviar FW 2010

Showcasing candy&caviar’s Fall 2010 Collection with a proper debut on the runway, this event will be featuring an entirely new collection with a look into the life of candy&caviar. We will be spotlighting our signature hooded blazers, as well as presenting new undeniably bold pieces that continue to touch on looks that are confident, polished, and quintessentially candy&caviar.

This show will also be marking the official launch of candy&caviar in Asia. With a new showroom conveniently located in China Central Place, you can grab all the must-have picks.

Hosted at d.lounge, the candy&caviar 2010 fashion show will also have an in-house exhibition showcasing this line’s most prominent pieces for a limited time.

Alan Wong’s Wine Tasting Dinner @ Karaiya Spice House

If you like it hot and you have an appreciation for fine wine, then I encourage you to join us on Thursday, March 4th for Karaiya‘s Wine Tasting Dinner featuring a special set menu along with a tasting flight of four different wines.

Karaiya Spice House, Alan’s newest restaurant, specializes in spicy Hunan fare, serving up flavorful dishes with a spicy kick using only top-notch quality ingredients and Western style presentation.

Event Details listed below, RSVP with me directly to book your seat.

Karaiya Wine Tasting Dinner:

Exclusively Held at Karaiya Spice House

Hosted by wine connoisseur Alan Wong, Karaiya Spice House presents its first Wine Tasting Dinner Party.  Alan will be providing a general introduction to the different grape varietals and regions of wine and help wine tasters to develop and hone their abilities to assess and evaluate wine. Learn wine culture and how to appreciate the complexities of the wide range of flavors, aromas, and general characteristics of wine.  Together with a special set menu highlighting Karaiya‘s signature dishes, Alan will be introducing a tasting flight of four different wines.  Join us as we introduce you to the beautiful world of wine.

RMB 200 per person includes a special Karaiya set menu along with a tasting flight of four different wines.

Limited Seating, RSVP Required: Contact Kristen Lum, 13240114868 or e-mail:  kristen@lumdimsum.com

Date: Thursday, March 4
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Macau Taste: One of the Village’s many HK dining spots

With Herbal Cafe, Orient Kitchen, Chao Dian, Mango Box, and Macau Taste…I think The Village is slowly becoming over-dominated by Hong Kong restaurants!

I lunched at Macau Taste for the first time this week. It’s pretty much the only restaurant in the Village that I have not yet tried. It’s located on the ground floor, so a bit out of the way of the other dining spots, which are mostly on the third floor. 

The place was packed during lunch hour and the menu serves up standard Hong Kong treats from a basic selection of dimsum, congee, noodle soup, oven baked rice dishes topped with cheese, along with a few Portuguese inserts (Portuguese egg tarts, Portuguese curry wings and fried shrimp, Portuguese asparagus soup, etc.).

Review of Macau Taste: Sanlitun Village 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯Village L-15A   Tel: 6415-1399

Best Part:

• A good lunch spot for quick, casual Cantonese food
• Portions are generous
• DimSum was quite good (better than Chao Dian and equal to Herbal Cafe)
• Prices are reasonable (Avg. RMB 50 per person)
• Service was quick and food served in a timely fashion

Comments:

• When asked to not use MSG, the staff said that everything already has MSG
• Decor was unappealing, but the food was good value and I’ll most likely return
• Definitely more catered to Chinese customers (no spoken English) and no Western customers
• Menu consists of a lot of very “local” dishes – “Macau’s top beef cattle intestinal”  and bad Chinglish - “Shannon Lisboa fried dumplings Fengcheng” and “Wynn rotten fish”.  At least their menu has pictures, which helps a lot.

Rating: (on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being best)

• Food: 6
• Atmosphere: 3
• Service: 4
• Overall Experience: 5