Recent restaurant reviews below are shortened versions of recent full-length restaurant reviews. The date of the initial review ran and its overall rating is in parentheses.
Janet Kuypers poem “I Don’t Want To” 09/17/09 in Berkeley (CA), at Mediterranean Cafe (1)

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The New mediterranean diet Cookbook: A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong Health $12.99 The New mediterranean diet cookbook: A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong Health…

The Advanced Mediterranean Diet: Lose Weight, Feel Better, Live Longer (Volume 1) $15.34 The author’s goal is to help overweight people lose weight while eating Mediterranean-style, ultimately leading to better health and longevity. The traditional Mediterranean diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, olive oil, fish, judicious amounts of wine, with minimal saturated fats. Scientists in the mid-20th century found that this diet, coupled with an active lifestyl…

swankiest restaurants in Hong Kong: A dining experience of a lifetime

Caprice, Four Seasons Hotel

Caprice is one of Hong Kong's most prestigious and sought after restaurants.

Located in the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel, the restaurant offers a combination Unbeatable beautiful scenery, magnificent views of the harbor, beautiful atmosphere, and above all, superb French cuisine with a lighter touch …

This unparalleled dining experience is complemented by an impressive wine list (mostly French wines from Bordeaux and Burgundy)

Level 6, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, Central Phone (: 3196 8888)

Restaurant Petrus

Restaurant Petrus is one of the restaurants in Hong Kong and a better hotel renowned French culinary institution …

Restaurant elegant is located on the 56th floor Shangri-la and offers breathtaking views of the port that can be played only by those of Victoria Peak.

Very classic design and luxurious, with table settings for you, heavy curtains and glittering chandeliers … Quiet, elegant and romantic, and especially French cuisine, complemented by a collection of Asia's most impressive wine.

Hotel Level 56, The Island Shangri-la (Phone: 2820 8590)

Felix

Occupying the upper floors Peninsula luxury hotel, the elegant Restaurant-Bar features one of the experiences of Hong Kong to eat the most sensational, and is an excellent place to see and be seen …

The beautiful scenery has been created by the forefront internationally renowned designer, Philippe Starck. The glass wall of floor to ceiling, offers breathtaking views of Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island, and the atmosphere is certainly at the top as world …

The menu offers a fusion of ancient Europe, contemporary sushi specialties, seafood and meat dishes … Many people, however, come here just for the bar and light meals.

28 / F, The Peninsula, Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui (Tel: 2315 3188)

Spoon

This very prestigious restaurant owned and inspired by the most accomplished leader in the world, Alain Ducasse, and specializes in French cuisine and international contemporary with a unique and innovative concept that gives Diners eat free mix different foods and cooking styles.

Tony Chi unique interior design, with breathtaking views of Hong Kong island, get a complete implementation of great dining experience, complemented by a superb selection of wines from around 5,000 bottles

Lobby Level, InterContinental Hong Kong, Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui (Tel: 2313 2323)

One – thirty-one

Located in one of Hong Kong picturesque and romantic places most, a tiny thirty-one restaurant occupies the ground floor of a converted townhouse, facing the view breathtaking three fathoms Cove.

The dining room is designed in an elegant style, the French countryside, with wooden floors, flatware perfect and beamed ceiling. The beautiful panoramic view of the mountains, surrounded Bay can be seen through the large French windows, and the food is simply superb.

131 Village Road Tseng Tau, (Tel: 2791 2684)

(You can get there with a taxi from KCR WU KAI SHA in)

Gaddi's

Located in the Peninsula Hotel Classic This stunning restaurant is considered one of the best in Hong Kong.

The interior design is beautiful and opulent, the atmosphere is romantic and pleasant, service is impeccable and shows the band from time to time, to complement the splendid dining experience.

The menu constantly development offers a selection of French-International classic and innovative touch his head … and desserts are simply to die for.

1st Floor, Peninsula, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui (Tel: 2315 3171)

Sabatini

Located in the Royal Garden, Hong Kong is the output of one of the most popular restaurants in Rome …

Picturesque, a classic design with perfect table settings, chandeliers, heavy curtains and wooden ceiling are matching the elegant and relaxed atmosphere and the dining room first class.

The kitchen is "traditional Roman" and the full menu offers a good selection of authentic specialties Italian, alongside his own creations Chief … Desserts article is very good (the tiramisu especially) and the wine list is, of course, impressive.

3 / F, The Royal Garden, 69 Mody Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui Ph: 2733 2000

T'ang Court

Named as one of the world's best hotel restaurants by many international magazines, this is wonderful award winning world-class cuisine Cantonese in a glamorous environment.

Classic, luxurious interior, with heavy burgundy curtains and well-maintained bonsai, helping to create a peaceful and elegant atmosphere, excellent service and good also contributes its share to an unforgettable culinary experience.

The menu offers a wide choice of dishes Authentic Cantonese, delicious specialties such as shark fin, bird's nest and abalone, with delicious Cantonese cuisine and Dim-sum others.

Langham Hotel, 8 Peking Road, Sha Tsui Tsim (Phone: 2375 1133)

Shang Palace

Dinner at the Shangri-la is always an incredible experience, and Shang Palace is no exception.

The dining room is lavishly decorated in an elegant Chinese, traditional wooden screens, wall paintings and delicate pieces of art Chinese … atmosphere is relaxed and elegant and the service is impeccable, as expected from this world-class hotel.

The food is consists mainly of splendid Cantonese cuisine, although the head combines its own innovations.

Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel, 64 Mody Road., Tsim Sha Tsui Tel: 2733 8754

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Passeport Gastronomique: Spain/Portugal $8.95 The whole Iberian peninsula! Adventurous eaters will be pleased to find lots of adventurous foods described…from ancas de rana (frog’s legs) to zarajos (fried lamb’s intestines), from angulas (baby eels) to zarzuela (seafood stew). The less adventurous, will be happy to avoid ordering them.In Spain the zanahoria is the familiar carrot and mela is an apple. In addition to the hundreds of food me…

Berlitz European Menu Reader: For Eating Out in over 25 Countries (Berlitz European Guides) $8.95 A trip to Europe means food, lots of food, wonderful food, strange, foreign, hard-to-pronounce food. Nothing’s better than a plate of novel delicacies. Nothing’s worse than hunger with an indecipherable menu in hand. Berlitz’s pocket-sized book is a precious guide to eating in Europe, providing essential dining vocabulary in Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, It…

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Why so precious Asian products in Europe in the Middle Ages?

More frequent exchanges with Asia began Europe.Europeans transformed use spices like ginger and nutmeg to PERSERVER and people of taste in food.The nations of Europe demanded Asian products

There is the answer in your details. Spices, preserve and flavor food. Given a lack of refrigeration, salt or spices was only way to preserve food, or at least allow to swallow things that has been partially spoiled.

Food prices and trade tariffs

Halter – Liquorice Hard Candies – Sugar Free Low Carb – 40 G $3.00 Liquorice-flavoured Halter hard candies imported from Switzerland. They are sugar-free, but you’ll never be able to tell – they are delicious! They are also low carb, sweetened with isomalt and acesulfam potassium….

Halter – Watermelon Hard Candies – Sugar Free – 40 G $2.50 Watermelon-flavoured Halter hard candies imported from Switzerland. They are sugar-free, but you’ll never be able to tell – they are delicious! They are also low carb, sweetened with isomalt and acesulfam potassium….

Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination $17.93 The demand for spices in medieval Europe was extravagant and was reflected in the pursuit of fashion, the formation of taste, and the growth of luxury trade. It inspired geographical and commercial exploration ,as traders pursued such common spices as pepper and cinnamon and rarer aromatic products, including ambergris and musk. Ultimately, the spice quest led to imperial missions that were to cha…

Great Hedge of India: The Search for the Living Barrier That Divided a People $7.50 Roy Moxham’s tale begins in a secondhand bookshop on London’s Charing Cross Road, where, for £25, he buys the memoirs of a nineteenth-century British colonial administrative officer. In the book Moxham stumbles upon a passing reference by its author to a great hedge that had been planted by the British across the Indian subcontinent. Manned and cared for by 12,000 men, the hedge stood for f…

Food Supply Chain Management $68.82 Text aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the UK food supply chain, supports those who manage each part, and enhances the development of research in this varied area. For readers involved in the supply of food and its study. Softcover. DLC: Farm produce–Great Britain–Marketing….

Sanita Women’s Professional Vegan Patch Clogs Shoes – Original Collection Go bohemian chic with this innovative vegan Patch clog from Sanita, made in Denmark. Not only does the upper feature an incredibly hip granny square crochet inspired design, it’s 100% vegan! Contains no animal ingredients or animal by-products, uses no animal ingredient or by-product in the manufacturing process….

The gym will totally still be here after completing this creme brulee. Japanese
Moroccan Lamb tagine recipe – Rick Stein – BBC

mediterranean food … Healthy, Fresh and Delicious $2.99 mediterranean recipes contain a wide variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs as well as fish. A mediterranean diet can be as simple or as complex as you make it, but it’s always delicious.This cookbook sampler (which has been hand crafted & edited by us) is unique-unlike many of the e-books sold today that are copies of copies that have been hastily put together with no thought, care or ed…

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Russia and other Eastern european food in LV or LA?

Does anyone know any restourants, shops, etc.?

In LA there is a good one on La Brea Ave called Robert. In addition, Brentwood Village Market they sell a lot of food Russian for home cooking.

Russian Food Store

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