life outside the viewfinder

Copita

kintarasan — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:21:41 +0000

Translated, copita means glass and certainly one of the attractions of coming here is that every wine and sherry are sold by the glass. So being a non-drinker, why do I come here let alone keep...

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Postcard from Hong Kong

kintarasan — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:15:12 +0000

So in between all my dashing around Hong Kong what else did I get up to?

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Yung Kee

kintarasan — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:44:38 +0000

Flicking through the first 10 pages of the menu you peruse not food but the list of awards Yung Kee won since 1968. A proud testament to what they have achieved and what we, as diners, should expect....

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Tim Ho Wan

kintarasan — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:11:08 +0000

As 10:00 approaches the line snakes longer and those of us who have been queuing since 08:00 get simultaneously agitated and excited that we might be in the first sitting of 24 - the entire capacity...

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Inagiku

kintarasan — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:24:31 +0000

Opening new branches of a successful restaurants success is undoubtedly risky. Doing it overseas - even more so. Some restaurants make it. They keep the quality and their reputation intact. Most...

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Yardbird

kintarasan — Tue, 01 May 2012 22:55:31 +0000

Under normal circumstances two dinners in the same day can be described variously on a scale that ranges from gluttonous to absurd. But after the disappointment of Tim's Kitchen it was simply a...

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Tim’s Kitchen

kintarasan — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:37:32 +0000

Good expectations and Michelin starred restaurants can be an explosive combination - and not always in good way. Such was the case with Tim's Kitchen which offered much promise with its 2 star...

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viewfinder [12.04]

kintarasan — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:47:11 +0000

The latest edition in the Viewfinder series covering what's been going on outside my regular posts, a track that I hope you enjoy, a recap of what I've recently posted, and how to stay connected if...

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Happy Seafood Restaurant

kintarasan — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:23:58 +0000

The flipside of finding interesting places to eat is that you can be in for quite an experience. This can end up being amazing or painful or a bit of both but it's always memorable. Eating in the Lei...

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Ippudo

kintarasan — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:31:15 +0000

Absolutely starving thanks to jet lag, I met up with Alice for some delicious ramen at Ippudo in Tsim Sha Tsui.

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