24-05-2017
The luxurious dining room at restaurant Amber in Hong Kong, French-Asian cuisine signed by a Dutch chef, Richard Ekkebus (photo Amber)
Hong Kong is around one third of Valle d'Aosta, has a population of over 7 million inhabitants (it’s one of the most densely populated areas on the planet) and as many as 61 starred restaurants, of which 6 with three stars. A real culinary heaven for the most compulsive gourmet.
The journey can start from Milan with Cathay Pacific, the national company of the administrative region. The business and first class menu is studied by our very own Andra Aprea of Vun in Milan: they serve a slightly reinterpreted veal in tuna sauce and sea bass all'acquapazza.
The first night we had to try the food at Amber, 2 Michelin stars and 24th in the World’s 50Best, on the seventh floor of the Landmark Mandarin Oriental. Dutch chef Richard Ekkebus – previously working with Alain Passard, Guy Savoy and Pierre Gagnaire – offers food that is both decisively French and Asian: classic foundations and many oriental ingredients. A successful contamination, a mix of aromas and flavours that make the experience very pleasant in a sort of non-place where East and West go hand in hand and support each other, resulting in real added value for all those looking for emotions without excessive acrobatics.
Union cocktail at the M-Bar, on the 25th floor (photo M-Bar)
After the dinner, I recommend walking to the other Mandarin Oriental, only two blocks and 25 floors to get to the M-Bar. High quality cocktails and the perfect embodiment of what the French call “beaucoup d'ambience”.
One of the most famous chefs in Hong Kong (born in London) is an old acquaintance of Identità. His name is Alvin Leung, known as the “demon chef”. Bo Innovation, 3 Michelin stars, offers X-treme Chinese cuisine – as he calls it. But we preferred the chef’s other restaurant: it’s called Mic Kitchen, it has a star and it’s hidden in a not very trendy area of Hong Kong, among offices and warehouses.
Mic Burger at restaurant Mic Kitchen in Alvin Leung, one Michelin star (photo mickitchen.com.hk)
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Cultore del bien vivre, lavorando nella moda ha sviluppato una grande passione per i viaggi e per la cucina