Hutong *One Michelin Star*

Hutong was one of the restaurant I've alwiz wanted to try
situated on the 28th Floor the sight was one to behold

Kiasu Monkey booked a table with a spectacular view like 2 months early :P
*well I had to bcoz it was PEAK season during the New Year celebration*
hehehehehehhehe and there is a minimum charge to dine here about HKD 300 = RM 150

the view alone can make me kenyang :P

the word "Hutong" sand-blasted onto the wine glass
Hutong means small lil alleys that connect courtyards
this type of alleys are usually found in Peking.

this lil bowl of "acar" was spicy!!!
oh yea forgot to inform u folks, this restaurant is of Szechuan influence
so everything is extremely SPICY

*oh YUMMO!!!!*
 

our beautiful starter laid on some kind of bamboo leaf

scallops topped with pomelo segments
this one was a very good combo

fresh abalone n coriander salad
surprisingly refreshing with lotsa fennels

green asparagus coated with white sesame
wow one of the best quality of white sesame I ever had :D

fillet of cod tossed with crispy fermented bean

ma la prawns fried with sichuan dried chili
the prawns were super spicy with a long length of szechuan pepper

the fillet of cod was cooked to perfection.....just cooked enuff to maintain its moist and texture
while the crispy fermented bean gave it flavour and again texture :))))

next was this warm chinese pancakes served in the bamboo container
to be served with the maincourse of..........

de-boned lamb ribs

WALAUUUUU THIS WAS THE MOST CRIPSY LAMB I EVER HAD!!!!!
the deboned lamb ribs is Hutong's signature dish
so it's a must try!!!!
deserve a standing ovation
Chef Calvin Yeung really did an outstanding job

spicy minced pork with string bean and dried chili
this one looked simple eh? but the taste & texture was complicated
I like!!!!!

cute holder for toothpick
Chef Calvin is also a self taught designer
hence he put a lot of thoughts and efforts into his restaurant
forgot to snap more pics but the restaurant is like an old China housed inside a glass + s/steel structure in a concrete jungle aka Hong Kong

we had a white burgundy to go with all the szechuan peppers
kekekekkekeke

dessert was pretty funky
crispy apple rolls with ginger ice cream *very interesting*
served with a red date dipping sauce...

u r supposed to dip your apple rolls into the dipping sauce

Our degustation menu cost bout HKD 850 = RM 425 per person
forgot how much the wine cost
anyway this place worth goin esp if u have big groups
can order more mar....kekkekeke

Hutong *One Michelin Star*
28/F, One Peking Road,

Tsim Tsa Tsui, Kowloon,

Hong Kong.

Tel: +852 3428 8342

www.aqua.com.hk

Jaeger LeCoultre Exclusive Preview

Samantha & Notti Monkey

A few weeks ago, JLC held a special preview for 20 odd VIP guests and 30 press

JLC unveiled some interesting pieces fresh from the SIHH *Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie*

Monkey pulled JS along and made sure both of us adorned JLC on our wrists :P
*must support a bit kay!!!*

the lovely media gang: Brian C, Prestigious Cheryl, Very Real Leong, Prestigious Marcus

All of them in unison: "Hey WAT R U doin here? U SPY!!!!!"
pointed at me -_-"

"Hey I came as a guest OK not SPY :P"

I dahlah purposely went late like 1 hour late :P
to skip the "networking session"

in the end had to kerja also and represented my brand :P

candy of the nite - Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme - Lab 2
JS want!!! I oso WANT!!!!

here is a better pic online.....so cun kan?
mechanical chronograph with GMT functions
plus floating face
this watch was created as a tribute to Geophysics

and already conquered Himalayas to a virgin peak and now named Antoine LeCoultre's Peak
*wat a feat!!!!*

oh this watch defy magnetism
it's so accurate that the magnet can't deviate its movement and thus TIME
just under RM 300k a pop
hey it's rose gold!!! with a leather croco strap
I prefer it with rubber strap though!!

Find out more at:

Jaeger LeCoultre Boutique
Adorn Floor, Starhill Gallery,

Jalan Bukit Bintang,
Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: +603 2144 2848
www.jaegerlecoultre.com

Tai Ko of all DSLR *by JS*

ALAS.......it's here!!!!

one fine morning Monkey woke JS up and ask a strange question........

Monkey :- Do you like surprises??

JS :- depends what type of surprises :)

She quickly lead me into the next room and open a cupboard and ask me if this was what i was looking for??

Monkey :- ........and this is your birthday prezy.

I rubbed my eyes in disbelieve and was wondering if i was still dreaming and mabuk from last night dinner and still in dreamland :) soon i was opening the box and assembling the camera and the EF16-35mm F2.8 wide zoom lens.

now you can see why i fell for the "dark side" :)

The EF16-35mm F2.8 wide zoom

sleek eh??

good ergonomics!

clear and easily accessible

Yes, this is the camera(and lens) i was waiting for and what a lovely surprise to get my birthday prezy early :) Thank you monkey......hug hug kiss kiss......i promise i will snap lots of nice pictures and post on your blog.

This is the latest arrival in the DSLR scene. The machine is equipped with 16.1 MP and a APS-H format sensor(1.3X crop) for imaging. The autofocus system has TTL phase detection with 45 illuminated focus points. The metering is made up of 63 zone TTL metering, evaluative, center weighted, partial and spot metering. The most impressive feature of this awesome machine is the ISO range. Normal ISO range is 100 to 12800 and expanded ISO is 50 to 102,400!!! at ISO of 50,000 we are approaching "kenot see" lighting condition so we are talking about night vision here guys!! AT an ISO of 12,800 the noise is still moderately low......amazing technology nowadays. Other features includes HD video recording, live view, auto image optimizer(equivalent to Nikon's D lighting), etc. At the heart of all these technology is a dual digic 4 processor hence the amazing speed of this camera.

Comparing the EOS1Dmk4 to the days of SLR the SLR film camera was a far cry . I remember getting my first SLR in 1980. It was a Nikon F3(yes, i was always a Nikon user until recently.........) and it was the "tai ko" then ! With film cameras there is not much complications whilst with DSLR, you have to be more technically minded to appreciate the technology.

With so much technology the missing link between a good camera and a good picture is still the idiot behind it........from the era of SLR to DSLR, this has not changed bit.......so no matter what, it's still the photographer.

Ahemmm........This is not me lar in case you are wondering.....hehe. He is no other than Ken Watanabe who is an ambassador for Canon cameras :)

p/s.......this post is dedicated to the celebrity photog for helping me make up my mind to switch to the dark side............over a simple dinner :)