Lunch with the ladies

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An invitation was extended by PR8 to taste the new, seasonal menu at Andō. It has been a few months since I last paid Goldfinger a visit, so I thought I could take time out of my very free schedule to say hello.

I never know who PR8 will arrange for me to sit next to, although I'm confident he knows not to have me sit next to some bitches. Today it would be Giona's responsibility to babysit us, and I would have the pleasure of the company of a few ladies who lunch. So the conversation turned out a little different today.

Carlito gorgor very kindly poured us some bubbly while we waited to everyone to arrive:

Krug Rosé, 28éme édition, ID 123009 - very fragrant nose with lots of red fruits, so sweet on the nose with a little caramelized sugar around the edges. Good acidity on the palate with a long finish.

As usual, we started with a series of snacks:

Six years on

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I haven't seen the Hungry Tourist for more than 6 years, as that was the last time he came to Hong Kong. He's back in town for a few days scouting out locations for his next tour, and this offered me a chance to catch up with my friend. He was having lunch at Lung King Heen (龍景軒) today, and as it has been 6 years since I last stepped foot in the restaurant, I figured I'd join him today.

We decided to focus on dim sum today, although my friend had also pre-ordered the roast chicken from Chef Chan Yan Tak (陳恩德) that he loves so much. I relished the chance to see how they have updated their limited dim sum menu, but sadly we dropped from a party of 3 to 2, so we were limited in the number of dishes we could try.

Our amuse bouche was a crispy rice cracker with vegetables on top, plus a couple of deep-fried whitebait. I was honestly a little shocked at the sight of this. Yes, the crispy rice cracker was very, very tasty... but that topping, seriously?! It looks like the frozen mixed vegetables (三色豆) that one finds in every supermarket's frozen food section. Not befitting a Michelin two- (and formerly three-) star restaurant at all.