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Savour Hong Kong – a bite sized gourmet delight

Singapore’s Savour gourmet food event makes it local debut at this year’s WTA Hong Kong Tennis Open at Victoria Park. Savour is a little different in that it offers award-winning or Michelin starred food at prices between $50-100/dish. Yes, it’s not a full sized dish, but the portions of the dishes available at the preview were pretty generous – and the food quality was excellent.

HK’s first Savour festival features 12 booths offering slightly bigger than bite-sized dishes from a range of local and international restaurants – and several of the short three or four dish menus will change later in the week so there’s a good reason to go more than once.

Is it any good, yes – although there’s probably not enough chairs and you’ll end up spending more than you expect because you’ll want to try the wide range of dishes on offer.

What’s there to eat?

Bistro du Vin, Hong Kong
Cod brandade, soft egg
Lamb ribs, petit pois, garlic
Banana crumble

Blue Butcher, Hong Kong
Wagyu and bone marrow sliders, smoked Vermont cheddar, NYC pickle, tomato jam, garlic mayo.
Dutch veal sweetbread nuggets, truffle aioli.
Truffle fries, parmesan, sea salt

Bo Innovation, Hong Kong, 3 Michelin Stars
Molecular xiao long bao – one of Bo Innovation’s most renowned dishes

Brickhouse, Hong Kong
BBQ brisket taco, habanero corn puree, sour cream, green onion
Charred sweet corn, salsa verde, manchego cheese
Tuna ceviche, radish, salted shallots, spiced jalapeno vinaigrette

Chicha, Hong Kong
Mixto ceviche
Pollo a la brassa & aromatic rice
Pork pan con chickarron
Suspiro de limena

Paul Bocuse’s L’Auberge du Pont de Collonges, France, 3 Michelin Stars

Saint Jacques – scallop, butter of citrus fruits in vanilla, small crystalised apple.
Nage de crevettes: glazed shrimp cooked in Pouilly-Fuisse wine, cauliflower and ginger cream.
Granny Smith apple tiramisu – crumbled almond, apples cooked in honey and lemon

Le Port Parfume, Hong Kong
Clams, madeleines, fish

MIC Kitchen, Hong Kong, 1 Michelin Star
Scallop ceviche
Iberico ham with tomato infused vermicelli

Nicholini’s, Hong Kong
Cantaloupe melon and Parma ham with black truffle bruschetta and pennyroyal perfume
Saffron tagliatelle with fresh lobster, cherry tomato, procini sauce and cucumber
Rhum baba’ filled with lemon cream, peach compote, almond milk and white chocolate

St George at Hullett House, Hong Kong
Chicken and egg truffle
One 8 tomato
Lobster, conpoy sphere, rosemary
Knickerbocker banoffee

Souvla, Hong Kong
Mezedes plate: taramasalata & tzatziki dips, pita bread, house marinated olives, spanakopita, & dolmades
Souvas – chicken with salad grilled mini pita wrap
Lamp ribs with Cypriot grain and pulse salad, oven roasted potatoes, lemon yoghurt
Chocolate baklava cigar and mini avgolemono pie

Saint Pierre, Singapore
Chef Emmanuel Stroobant’s dishes for Savour Hong Kong are:
Low temperature prime U.S. beef rib eye, shavings of baby vegetables, black winter truffle vinaigrette
Organic hen egg confit, champagne hollandaise, oscietra caviar

Ola Cocina Del Mar, Singapore

SAVOUR Tournament Village 2014
When: 9-14 September, 2014
Where: Victoria Park Tennis Stadium Causeway Road, Causeway Bay; Hong Kong
Opening Hours:
9 Sept: 12–4pm, 5–10pm
10-11 Sept: 5–10pm
12 Sep: 2–4pm, 5–10pm
13 Sep: 11:30am – 4pm, 5–10pm
14 Sep: 11:30am – 4pm, 5–9pm
How Much: $150 (Including $100 worth of food and drinks vouchers). Free entry to all those holding a Hong Kong Tennis Open ticket.
More info: Buy food and drink vouchers onsite. www.savourhk.com

HK Tennis Open: Players Party @ Watermark – 8 September, 2014

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HK Tennis Open 2014 – Tiffany Wu

Tiffany Wu Ho Ching ranked 828 in the world started slow, losing the first three games against former world number 25 Jarmila Gajdosova in her attempt to qualify for the main tournament. Wu rallied strongly to draw even at 4-4 in the first set. The Australian – who showed her frustration at how hard Wu fought – though had too much for Hong Kong’s no1 running out a straight sets winner 6-4, 6-2.

The Hong Kong Tennis Open runs until the 14 September at Victoria Park – tickets available on the door or at www.hongkongtennisopen.com

Chinese Police Advice on How Not to Get Raped

The local Public Security Bureau for Wuhan University published a quite extraordinary list of ways to avoid getting raped, which was then republished by Sina Guangdong.

So, to avoid being having your dignity taken away, here are nine suggestions from a Chinese police authority:

Translations courtesy of thenanfang.com

1: Don’t take illegal cabs. (If you do,) get into the habit of memorising the license plate. Sit in the back seat, and pretend to make a call.
Woman on phone: “Husband, come out and pick me up! The license plate of the car is xxx”.

2: Carry a small spray bottle that contains Fengyoujing (a medicated balm lotion), and spray it into the eyes of any attacker.

3: Throw your wallet somewhere far away instead of passing it over to the attacker.
Person throwing: Fly away!

4: If you want to take a picture of the bad man, you can pretend to be talking on the phone and surreptitiously record him by pointing the back of the phone towards him.
Be very careful using this one! If you are discovered doing this, you will die a grisly death.

5: Sometimes, teeth can be more effective than your own hands.
Cannibal: If you’re not careful, you’ll have eaten the attacker.

6: Cut your fingernails into this shape. A blunt cut is fine, don’t make them too long or else they may break unexpectedly.

7: Upon being raped*, you should defecate or urinate if you can, or stick your fingers down your throat to vomit.
An ordinary person will wilt at this sight.

8: Carry a pen on your person (with the exception of a lead pencil). This is more convenient than a knife because you are able to pass through a security checkpoint.

9: Be ugly; this is the safest way of all!

* The word “rape” is censored in Chinese

Hong Kong Cricket Club Women’s Rugby Team – HKCC Babes

The Hong Kong Cricket Club Women’s Rugby Team (a.k.a. HKCC Babes) is a surprisingly diverse group of ladies with a common focus – to make friends and annihilate the opposition!

Rugby is a tough physical and mental game and we are serious about performing our best, both individually and as a team. We train and work hard together to achieve that. Competing, and hopefully winning, is HKCC Babes’ main motivation and guiding ambition.

But when the final whistle blows, we also believe that rugby is a social sport… and there’s no better way to meet fun people and establish friendships (sometimes for life) than by joining in, boots and all. HKCC Babes is a team where diversity really works. We come from many different countries, professions and levels of experience in rugby, yet we get on together as a tight-knit team, on and off the pitch.

The Hong Kong Cricket Club also provides amazing support and facilities for the team both for training and social opportunities. Our active, rolling social calendar makes it easy for new comers to join-in and to get to know everyone. If you like the sound of all this and enjoy taking the rough with the smooth, why not contact us to learn more?

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hkcc.org / www.pitchero.com/clubs/hkccrugby/
Facebook: HKCC Rugby
Training: 7:30-9p.m. Tue and Thur. Aberdeen Sportsground, 108 Wong Chuk Hang Rd. For directions: www.lcsd.gov.hk/lsb/en/facilities.php?ftid=38&did=11
Head Coach: Deacon Manu
Ladies Coaches: Darren Cartlidge & Jeremy Nesbitt
Captain: Anna Holmes

Bring Me The Horizon – 8pm, 21 November, 2014

Bring Me the Horizon
When: 8pm, 21 November, 2014
Where: MacPherson Stadium, Mongkok
How Much: $450 (Early-bird unitl 5 September from www.zuk-studio.com / 2395 3332), $580 from Urbtix
More info: www.bringmethehorizon.co.uk

Wheel Envy

Amidst the construction mess along the new Central waterfront the ‘wheel of envy’ is beginning to emerge… Our ever observant politicians and the skilled marketers of the HK Tourist Board finally saw that lots of cities – not least Singapore and Shanghai – had cottoned onto the success of the London Eye and built their own, highly successful equivalent, 160m+ observation wheel.

We want one of those was the cry! But rather than take the interesting option and build a 160m+ wheel on the dead space that is the old Kai Tak – and draw tourists and businesses to the area. As well as offer a unique view of Hong Kong and the harbour… and an attractive reason for more cruise ships to stop at the empty terminal. No let’s put a mini-wheel jammed full of gondolas smack in the middle of Central. Instead of a iconic wheel soaring over Kowloon and making a statement. We have a 60m wheel dwarfed by the surrounding buildings…

Godiva Saveurs du Monde @ HK Maritime Museum – 2 September, 2014

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