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As one can see from the menu, there is no more creative chef than Michel Richard. Some of his courses are so playful, yet so filled with flavor that they...

I was looking forward to eating at this restaurant in the basement of London’s exquisite Dorchester Hotel, conceived by David Tang, who founded the China Club in Hong Kong, which...

The great wine collector and restauranteur, Park B. Smith, annually hosts a lunch for his friends at his restaurant, Veritas. On this occasion, the theme was to taste through the...

Another sensational free for all in wine and dim sum at Mark’s (who make the finest dumplings in North America), we started with a bevy of whites led by the...

Usually I dine at the Saint Julien restaurant during en primeur, but since the lecherous chef put us off our canard last year, the B.I. boys elected to spend the...

Following the Robert Parker Gala Dinner #1, the same group of chefs prepared an even bigger Gala #2 the following evening at the Hotel Shilla to conclude my educational tastings...

For anyone visiting Korea, Hotel Shilla is a must stop, a remarkable venue sitting high on a bluff with views in all directions. All of the hotel’s restaurants, including the...

Because I was conducting educational tastings for the Samsung credit card holders, I was invited by Mrs. Lee, the daughter of Samsung’s founder and former chairman, to her home for...