Past activities in 2009 (in reverse order)

2009		Cost per person
December
	Publication of article ¡§¯«¤§¤ôºw¡]Les Gouttes de Dieu¡^°s²ø¥Í¤é·|¡¨ in©ú¿U¶°Avenue Magazine of the Towngas. (available at http://www.towngasavenue.com/magazine/article.aspx?art_id=291.)
18^th December, 2009	Chesa Dinner Postponed to a later date.	Estimated cost around $400 after Peninsula Credit Card discount
13^th December, 2009	Oysters and Champagne lunch at Oyster and Wine Bar, Sheraton Victoria, Sandy and Peter participated. The oysters were kept extremely fresh and open only when ordered. A vast variety of dishes made on order. Champagne and wines provided. Victoria, Sandy and Peter participated.	$628 (+10%) $620 all inclusive, after discount
12^th December, 2009 (date changed )	SPOON Cooking Class ¡V Alsace	$1288 (+10%)
7^th December, 2009	Gourmet Dinner@Traders ¡V details	$1000 ($500 for member)
5^th December, 2009	Slowfood Chirstmas dinner A Traditional German Christmas Dinner ¡V details Sandy and Peter joined	$500 for Slowfood members/ $550 for others
5^th December, 2009	a course of wines and gastronomic products of Piemont region of Italy l Spasso restaurant l organized by Consortium Templum Vini in cooperation with Apasa and the Piedmont region of Italy l details 11 friends joined.	$2000 (free for chef.hk friends)
1^st ¡V 5 December, 2009	Le Cordon Bleu Master Week at IFT, Macau ¡V details Too busy to join it.
November
28^th November, 2009	Eventio Della Cucina Italiana in Hong Kong BBQ of top Italian cuisine at the home of one of Slowfood movement members ¡V details Sandy and Peter attended.	$400 for Slowfood members/$450 for others
27^th November, 2009	Barolo Wine Dinner
26^th November, 2009	Berry Bros. & Rudd Wine Tasting ¡V details Yuki, Lisa, Sandy and Peter attended this free event.
25^th ¡V 28^th November, 2009	Peninsula Academy - Gaddi¡¦s by David Goodridge Winter specials and festive delights¼Ú³°®É¥O¬üÀa Peter attended the classes in the last two days.	$1100
24^thNovember, 2009	Discover Italy ¡V a series of three focused tutored tastings (The taste of Southern Italy) ¡V Details	$580/$480
19^th November, 2009	¶Æµì¦n¡uµN¡v·NÆC°s®v±ß®b ¡V menu and press release	$398 (chef.hk friends. For other, they have to buy wine to enjoy this price.
17^ttNovember, 2009	Discover Italy ¡V a series of three focused tutored tastings (The taste of Tuscany) ¡V Details	$580/$480
10^thNovember, 2009	Discover Italy ¡V a series of three focused tutored tastings (The taste of Piemonte) ¡V Details	$580/$480
7^th November, 2009	Cuisine of the Basque Country, Slow Food Dinner	$450 ($400 for Slowfood Member)
7^th November, 2009	¯«¤§¤ôºw°s²ø¥D¤H³X´ä (ÀY±ø¤é³ø ²¤¶)
5^th November, 2009	A dinner to meet Mr. Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger ¡V menu Peter and Sandy joined.	$1980 (less 50% for chef.hk friends.)
4^th ¡V 6^th November, 2009	Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair Peter could not join because he was too busy.
2^nd November, 2009	Society of Wine Educators Dinner with wines from Castello Banfi ¡V details	$430
October
31^st October, 2009	SPOON Cooking Class ¡V Normandy (cancelled)
30^th October, 2009	95+ Wine Dinner
23^rd October, 2009	Montes Alpha Wine Dinner at Amuse Bouche ¡V menu at Amuse Bouche restaurant + wine bar Although Peter is on overseas study trip, discount can be offered for friends.	$690 for chef.hk friends. (i.e. 10% was exempted)
21^st ¡V 24^th October, 2009	Peninsula Academy - The Peninsula by Wan Kwok Chung Roasting, stewing, frying and poaching made easy¯S¦â¨ÎÀa Peter will not join because he¡¦ll be in France.	$1100
20^th October, 2009	Gaja dinner (150^th Anniversary of the Winery) Peter will not join because he¡¦ll be in France.	$4888 (+10%) Peter doesn¡¦t think that any of us can afford.
10^th ¡V 26^th October, 2009	Les Hautes Études du Goût (Institute of Advanced Studies in Taste, Gastronomy and the Arts of the Table), Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (University of Reims, Champagne-Ardenne), Paris and Reims, France. This class has 24 participants with Peter as the only one from Hong Kong. Some highlights of the Program include the following: 13^th October, 2009 (Tue) Pedagogical dinner on medieval cuisine at Ecole Gregoire-Ferrandi 15^th October, 2009 (Thur) Visit of Rungis International Wholesale Market (world¡¦s largest market) Not as part of this program, Peter had lunch at the La Tour d¡¦Argent and visited the Wine Cellar. In the same evening, Peter got the news that they are going to auction some of their old wines including a bottle of Fine Champagne Clos du Griffier (1788). Press release is available here. 17^th October, 2009 (Sat) Cooking Class at Le Cordon Bleu Pedagogical meal on molecular cuisine, with Dr Herve This at Le Cordon Bleu, food prepared by Le Cordon Bleu Chefs Wines: Le Page de Tour de Bessan 2006 Margaux, Alsace Pinot Gris 2001 Vendanges Tardives "Curvee Caroline" Award of a certificate by Le Cordon Bleu 19^th October, 2009 (Mon) Graduation Ceremony dinner at Le Palais du Tau (The is the place for the French Kings had dinner after the coronation) Wines: Auxey-Duresses 2007, Agnes Paquet Krug 1998 Piper-Heidsieck, Curvee Sublime 20^th October, 2009 (Tue) Champagne and food Fairing Dinner at Champagne Louis Roederer Wines: Louis Roederer Brut Premier Venve Clicquot La Grande Dame 1998 Louis Roederer Cristal 1995 Venve Clicquot Vintage Rich 2002 21^st October 28, 2009 (Wed) Dinner at Château des Dames de France with products from the Clovis range. Wines: Champagne Deutz Chablis La Meuliere 2007 Château Raoul 2001 Château Haut Beausejour 2004 22^nd October, 2009 Pedagogical dinner: Wine and Food Pairings at Châteaux Les Crayères, Wines: Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Furstentum 2007, Domaine Weinbach, Beaune du Château 1er Cru 2005, Bouchard Père & Fils Château Cheval Blanc 2001 Château d¡¦Yquem 1998 25^th October, 2009 (Sun) Visit to Martell, blending of 1848 and 1875 cognac, lunch at Château de Chanteloup, Maison Martell Wines for lunch: Jacob¡¦s Creek Riesling and Chateau Lagrange 1986 plus Martell. 26^th October 2009 (Mon) Visit to and Lunch at Chateau Margaux Wines for lunch: Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux 2001 Chateau Margaux 1997 Chateau Margaux 1983
6^th October, 2009	¼ÛªF¨Ó¶¶²a´µæ ¤j¹hÃÉÀj³½¬õ°s®b ¡V menu (¤º³¡»{ÁÊ) Yuki X2, Ivy X 4, Victoria, Joseph Lo, Eric, Peter and Sandy joined.	$500 for chef.hk fans (original: $1000)
2^nd October, 2009	Bottle Shock Dinner at Yung Kee ¡V wine list The idea of this dinner comes from the movie ¡§Bottle Shock¡¨ which is about a very important event in Wine, Judgement of Paris. In this event, a number of wines from France and US were compared by blind tasting. The original wines used are extremely difficult to get. For this dinner, Peter would consider that this is a more affordable version of the Judgement of Paris. Still, the wines are not cheap. For example, at least two of the wines costs more than a $1000 each.	$1200
September
30^th September, 2009	A Lynch Badges Wine Dinner ¡V In this dinner, we shared a bottle of 6 litre Lynch Badges 2000 which was auctioned with the final bid of $220,000. In this dinner, Peter suggested to have a wine dinner for ¯«¤§¤ôºw to compete with the wines in the Judgement of Paris (2006). This project is coined as the ¡§Judgement in Hong Kong¡¨.
26^th September, 2009	SPOON Cooking Class (cancelled) because the restaurant will be closed for renovation.
25^th September, 2009	La Compagnola Wine Dinner
20^th September, 2009	¯«¤§¤ôºw gathering at Chef.hk clubhouse l Lunch together at Tai Wu in Causeway Bay l Activities include sharing of story, photos, making of French mustard, demonstration of sabragex¤M¶}²~.(too busy to show these) l Dinner was at a in-house Tau Pai Dong in Chai Wan	$80 for lunch and $60 for Tai Pai Dong dinner
19^th September, 2009	TVB ¸`¥Ø<¬ü¤k厨©Ð> ³¯°ê±j®v³Åcooking class (Peter joined)	Around $900
19^th September, 2009	Acker Merrall and Condit Wine Auction Usually champagne is served.	free
12^th September, 2009	TVB ¸`¥Ø<¬ü¤k厨©Ð> ³¯°ê±j®v³Åcooking class (Peter joined)	$520
7^th September, 2009	Seven Chateaux Wine Dinner at Restaurant Petrus	$1890+10%
2^nd ¡V 5^th September	Peninsula Academy - Patisserie by Chan Wai All about chocolateÁ鱡¦¶¥j¤O (Peter attended the last day only.)	$1100
1^st ¡V 3^rd September	Restaurant and Bar	Free for pre-registration
August
29th August, 2009	TVB ¸`¥Ø<¬ü¤k厨©Ð> ³¯°ê±j®v³Åcooking class	$520
29th August, 2009	Nobu Cooking Class
16^th ¡V 28^th August	¯«¤§¤ôºw°s²ø¤§®È 16^th August (Sunday) l Bordeaux en Petit Train (a short downtown tour in Bordeaux travelling a small train) l Lunch at Seafood Restaurant (TH) 17^th August (Monday) l St. Emilien wine tour including lunch at Chateau l Château Clos Fourtet (Premiers grands crus classé B) l Buffet Lunch at Château Haut-Sarpe (Grands crus classé) l Medieval village of St. Emilien and the story about the St. Emilien (highly recommended). l Dinner at La Tupina Very country-style/regional food, deep fried duck fat, pan fried intestine and this restaurant was also one of the Best 50 Restaurants in the World. Peter also discussed with the chef about Chinese approach deep fried intestine. The owner will come to Hong Kong in December. Peter will be invited to join the event. 18^th August (Tuesday) l Visit to Market in Libourne, The owner of the¯«¤§¤ôºw°s²ø brought us to this market as well as the Château Petrus (for photo only) l ¯«¤§¤ôºw°s²ø¥Í¤é·| We had a lunch in a riverside restaurant. In the Château, Peter got a bottle of ¯«¤§¤ôºw and Sandy got a bottle of top grade wine of the Château as her birthday present. Both bottles were signed by the Château owner. The wine owner told us some secret about the place and wine. Very interesting and mystic 19^th August (Wednesday) l Tour to Médoc 1885 classification Châteaux l Château Pichon-Longueville (Seconds Cru) l Château Lagrange (Troisièmes Cru) (lunch) l Château Prieure-Lichine (Quatrièmes Cru) l Night Tour ¡V The night view was interesting but the guide was very boring. 20^th August (Thursday) l Travel to Lyon l Les Halles market (a lovely indoor market as suggested by Tjaco van Eiken). Not very big but it was amazing market with all kinds of food and Peter has also bought some spices. l dinner in L¡¦ Est, a restaurant in Lyon owned by Paul Bocuse (also suggested by Tjaco), very good food and much less expensive as compared with Paul Bocuse¡¦s other restaurants. 21^st August (Friday) l Lumière Museum (origin of cinema) l Paul Bocuse¡¦s two major restaurants in Lyon, very traditional, expensive. We forgot to dress well for the lunch there. 22^nd August (Saturday) l Flea Market in Beaune (only opens twice in a week) l Convent des Cordeliers (1243) l Marche aux Vins l Hospices de Beaune (1433) (origin of world¡¦s largest wine auction for charity purpose.) 23^rd August (Sunday) l La Moutarderie Fallot Mustard Factory, we have made our own mustard. We got some ingredients that we can make it in Hong Kong. l Musée du Vin l Lunch at Restaurant le Fleury l Two local wine tours going to Cote de Beaune and Grand Crus regions including the vineyards Romanée Conti, La Tache, Richebourg, Volnay, Meursault, Monthelie, Bouze, Domaine Serrigny, Vosne-Romanee, La Tache, Gevrey-Chambertin, Musigny, Aloxe-Corton l Dinner at Restaurant le Fleury 24^th August (Monday) l Carrefour Supermarket in Beaune outside the town l Lunch at Restaurant Cheval Blanc (1595) l Visit the Clos des Vougeot, owned by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin meeting the Grand Connétable, Louis-Marc Chevignard 25^th August (Tuesday) l Private Visit to the Chateau Bouchard, tasting 14 wines (7 white and 7 red) and touching a bottle of wine in 1846, meeting Luc Bouchard 26^th August (Wednesday) l Visit to Atelier de La Maison du Chocolat, meeting Gilles Marchal, Pâtissier Chocolatier - Directeur de la Creation, and tasting different freshly made chocolates in the Atelier. A lot of chocolate is made by hand. l Café Fouqnot l Father of Gastronomy, Dr. Herve This¡¦ Laboratory in AgroParisTech, amazing equipments and projects in a classical research laboratory building. He is organizing an International Workshop in Molecular Gastronomy in 2010. l Pantheon l Coffee shops such as Café de Flore; La Rotonde; Le Select, La Coupole and Le Dome 27^th August, 2009 l Touring around a number of famous shops such as Printemps, Louis Vuitton, Lunch at le Pharaon l Visit gourmet shops including La Maison du Miel, Maison de la Truffle, Fouchon, Hédiard, l Visit Hermes, Restaurant Maxim¡¦s (only visited the gift shop as the restaurant was closed for vacation) and coffee shop Les Deux Magots.	I dare not to know
15^th August, 2009	TVB ¸`¥Ø<¬ü¤k厨©Ð> ³¯°ê±j®v³Åcooking class (Peter did not join because of a California Wine Course)
13^th ¡V 17^th August, 2009	Food Expo
8^th August, 2009	TVB ¸`¥Ø<¬ü¤k厨©Ð> ³¯°ê±j®v³Åcooking class (Peter did not join because of a California Wine Course)
1^st August, 2009	Pierre Cooking Class ¡V This was special as the ingredients were mainly vegetable.	I don¡¦t want to know.
July
28^th July, 2009	Vinteractive Tuesday ¡V Lovely Grapes
16^th July, 2009	¬P¯Å¼pÃÀ¾Ç°ó - ªF¨Ó¶¶
15^th July, 2009	Publication of the article ¦^¾Ðªk°ê¦åÀn´þ¨ý Canard au Sang (pressed duck) in ©ú¿U¶°Towngas Avenue Magazine of the Towngas.
13^th July, 2009	¶ÀªoÃÉ®MÀ\ and cooking class at a Michelin Star Restaurant
7^th July, 2009	Vinteractive Tuesday ¡V Choose your favorite Wines
June
30^th June, 2009	The Zen of Biodynamie Wine Dinner
30^th June, 2009	Vinteractive Tuesday ¡V California Palate
27^th June, 2009	SPOON NICE
25^th June, 2009	Mixology Workshop with the Masters for Professionals ¡V Peter joined and learnt that because of alcohol, ingredients used in molecular gastronomy may not work for Molecular Mixology.
24^th ¡V 27^th June, 2009	Peninsula Academy - Spring Moon by Paul Lau The cuisines of four provinces¤j¦¿«n¥_µæ: Shanghai¤W®üµæ (º), Jiangsu¦¿Ä¬µæ (²a·¨) Sichuan¥|¤tµæ (¤t), and Hunan´ò«nµæ (´ð) Peter is too busy to join this.
23^rd June, 2009	Vinteractive Tuesday ¡V Unspoiled New Zealand
18^th June, 2009	Château de Puligny and Domaine Hubert de Montille Dinner
16^th June, 2009	Vinteractive Tuesday ¡V Wine Etiquette
15^th June, 2009	Tyrrell Wine Dinner ($488 + 10% for each person)
13^th June, 2009	Robuchon Gala Dinner ¡V Peter got a seat only at a very last moment. It was a wonderful event that besides Robuchon, the two Michelin Star Restaurant chefs in Hong Kong and Macau also joined this.
12^th June, 2009	ÂE¬P¦w°O®ü¨ý®b
11^th June, 2009	Bouchard Wine Dinner at Gaddis ($1168 net per person) - menu This is a value for money wine dinner because the set dinner in Gaddis costs $1388 (+10%)without wine and with wine pairing, it costs $2288 (+10%). It is interesting to note that the charge per person was indeed lower than $1168 because of ¡K
10^th June, 2009	Allegrini Wine Dinner, discount available for chef.hk fans that book through Peter ($798 + cost of drink per person after VIP discount)
10^th June, 2009	Chefs Annual Dinner, Macau Culinary Association ¡V Peter will join as a Guest of Honour
4^th to 7^th June, 2009 (any half day)	Wine Making Experience Sandy and Peter join the wine making experience on 7^th June.
2^nd June, 2009	Fine Wine and Cheese Tasting, Caprice Private Bar and Dinner Room (by invitation only)
May
30^th May, 2009	Torres Wine Dinner ¡V Peter met Mr. Miguel A. Torres, owner of the winery. As usual, Peter and Mr. Torres agreed to meet again in his winery in Spain, probably in 2010. (menu)
30^th May, 2009	Acker Merrall and Condit Wine Auction
30^th May, 2009 (a busy day)	SPOON MARSEILLE
29^rd May, 2009	Culinary Argentina at TDS Western Restaurant Dinner at the Chinese Cuisine Training Institute Restaurant of¤¤µØ¼pÃÀ¾Ç°| (menu and map). It was wonderful that Peter and Sandy met a friend that had dinner together at the Towngas Avenue, a person in charge of Radio Program in the States and Mr Nelson Chow, the President of the Hong Kong Sommelier Association.
27^th May, 2009	Cooking and dinner at the Towngas Avenue, Causeway Bay Some friends reflected that this was not a good date. As a result, only Peter and Sandy joined with two other friends from Towngas for a dinner there. It was really wonderful that we had tried dishes designed by chefs Ricky Cheung and Jacky Yu. Maybe, we can select a better date to arrange a cooking event.
25^th May, 2009	Bordeaux Wine Master Class, l¡¦École du Vin de Bordeaux (Bordeaux Wine School).
22^nd May, 2009	The Perfect Match - Courvoisier Cognac x Lindt Chocolate. A wonderful event of matching two wines, two cognac and 6 type of chocolate.
21^st May, 2009	Always Beaujolais - Wine and Food Matching Seminar
20^th ¡V 23^rd May, 2009	Peninsula Academy - Felix by Ashton Hall Cooking secrets over three generations of American chefsÀô¬ü¨ÎÀa¯µ³Z
16^th May, 2009	Visit to ½_¶m¶¼¹¤å¤Æ³Õª«À] plus dinner at the µÑµØ°s®a Shui Wah Restaurant The event was jointly organized with the Slowfood Movement in Hong Kong. It was amazing that the staff in charge the museum is a niece of my Guitar and Music teacher as well as the Principal of the Baroque School of Music. Pictures about the event will be put in the website shortly.
6^th ¡V 9^th May, 2009	HOFEX Peter met a number of people in the exhibition. Karson was extremely busy in business matching. It was wonderful that he agreed to join our next event on 16^th May even it would clash with several other appointments. Evelyn and Peter met at the Bright Sun Coffee (the oldest coffee company in Hong Kong) and then joined the talk about Kopi Luwak in the Barista Demonstration. Peter also shared his experience about this coffee. It was amazing that Peter has a chance to meet the three brothers, Harry, Joshua and Eric of this Coffee Family (©@°Ø¥@®a). Peter has known Joshua for decades, Eric for years and Harry for hours. Besides this tasting and sharing, Evelyn and Peter were invited to try the Kopi Luwak at the TW Coffee and got the certificates.
April
25^th April, 2009	Dinner at Louis¡¦ Steak House ¼Ö·NÀ\ÆU, traditional steaks and western food. They will be served in a Chinese Way. Info from the web. 13 friends joined this. Besides steaks, we have tried Irish Coffee, Royal Coffee, Crêpe Suzette and Cherries jubilee, made in the presence of the friends by the third brother of the owners.
24^th April, 2009 3:00 p.m.	Public Lecture on Molecular Gastronomy by Dr. Herve This in Central. 8 friends joined this.
25^th April, 2009	Everyday Bordeaux Wine Fair
25^th April, 2009 (Another busy day)	SPOON - FRENCH CARRIBEAN
24^th April, 2009 2:30 p.m.	Symposium on Molecular Gastronomy by Dr. Herve This in Sha Tin. 2 friends joined this.
23^rd April, 2009	Opus One Wine Dinner at Gaddis This was a wonderful event that Peter joined the Head and had a wonderful evening with the wine maker, the boss of the local distributor, the F & B Director of Peninsula. We had tried a varieties of Opus 1 wines together with the house champagne of Peninsula Hotel. Peter brought home the very special empty bottle of Champagne, which is 6 litres.
22^nd ¡V 25^th April, 2009	Peninsula Academy - The Verandah by Lee Tak Sum Wan Kwok Chung Fish and seafood, cooking with wine ®ü¬v¬üõW
20^th April, 2009	Dinner with Herve This and Pierre Gagnaire, two major people in Molecular Gastronomy. This was a wonderful dinner. Three chef.hk friends joined it. Dr. This explained the dishes one by one. Pierre was busy with cooking and hence was escaped from the presentation in English. There are a number of other events and chef.hk friends may get free seats for them.
17^th April, 2009	Sweet Inspiration Trilogy of Traditionals French Style Mousse au Chocolate, Italian Pana Cota de Vino, Australian Homemade Apple Strudel and Flaming Duo of Crêpe Suzette, Strawberry Flambee with Champagne Renaissance Brut Premier Cru NV, Schloss Vollrads Reisling Spatlese, Rheingau 2006 and Vintage Port, Quinta de Roriz, Van Zellers, Douro 2003. As usual, lovely wines with lovely people.
13^th April, 2009	Dinner at Roland Schuller (Aspasia¡¦s former chef), and Bombana Umberto (Toscana¡¦s former chef)¡¦s restaurant at its opening. A few years ago, when they were still in Ristorante Toscana, they prepared the dinner for the White Truffle bought by JÀ³´ð which cost HK$1,250,000. More details about the story are available at here.
4^th April, 2009	Sothebys Wine Auction
	Publication of article ¡§¤@¥ÍÃø§Ñªº°sÉܤ§®È¡¨ in pages 16 and 17 in©ú¿U¶°Avenue Magazine of the Towngas. This is available from all the Towngas outlets. Exchange coupon
March
28^th March, 2009	Unravel the Mystery of Jura Yellow Wine´¦¶}¶À°sªº¯«¯¦±¯½
28^th March, 2009	Acker Merrall and Condit Wine Auction
28^th March, 2009 (This is really a busy day.)	»´ä¬w»Ú°s©±ªY¹Ï°aº¿ì°·±dÀ\³æ ihealth ¼pÃÀ¯Z (General info, menu)
27^th March, 2009	Gaja Wine Dinner at the Angelini ¡V Miss Gaia Gaja introduced the winery and it was a wonderful dinner with outstanding food at the restaurant. She also signed the book ¡§The vines of San Lorenzo¡¨ which is about the Gaja Winery¡¨
25^th ¡V 28^th March, 2009	Peninsula Academy - Patisserie by Chan Wai Seasonal fruit cakes, pastries and desserts ®É¥O¤ôªG¿|ÂI
23^rd March, 2009	Something Unusual in Napa Wine Dinner at Uncle Moustache (menu and wine list)
21^st March, 2009	Taste & learn about Nobu¡¦s exclusive sake brewery ¡§Hokusetsu¡¨ with Fumio Hazu san (Hokusetsu President) & NOBU Hong Kong Chief Sommelier Taka Tam ¡V Tasting of 11 types of sake plus a wonderful lunch. Nobu San was also present in the event.- details
20^th March, 2009	Dinner at the Chinese Cuisine Training Institute Restaurant of¤¤µØ¼pÃÀ¾Ç°| (menu and map). A wonderful dinner with a visit to the Kitchen seeing several tens of millions equipment. The HITTC will have a hotel in the building with SPA. When it is completed, we may have a dinner and then stay in the hotel. We may also visit the French old building Bethanie which is close to the Chinese Cuisine Training Institute Restaurant.
14^th March, 2009	SPOON BURGUNDY (additional class)
10^th March, 2009	Slow Food Movement event Dinner at Michelin Star Restaurant Tim¡¦s Kitchen (details)
6^th March, 2009	Chocolate Workshop by Gilles Marchal, the Creative Director of the famous La Maison du Chocolat This was a wonderful event. One very special dish was ¡§4 red fruits tea Ganache in cold pink Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne¡¨. Gilles invited us to La Maison du Chocolat. Chef Pierre accepted and replied to visit him in October.
February
28^th February, 2009	SPOON ¡V BORDEAUX
27^th February, 2009	Slow Food Movement event The Real Snake Dinner in the very old restaurant ³D¤ý¨ó(opened in 1965) famous for snake and gekko. This was really a very wonderful event and we had met the Queen of Snake. We also played with some snakes. The gekko soup costs more than $800 ingredients including 8 pairs of gekkos.
24^th February, 2009	Dinner at the Sabatini Ristorante Italiano (Invitation and Menu) The wonderful dinner was served by the middle brother Francesco Sabatini who is an owner of the restaurant. He has also signed the menu and the Michelin Guide. The food was very Italian and delicious and the music was really wonderful, romantic and enjoyable.
23^rd February, 2009	Two Michelin Star Guest Chef at H one (Menu) Wines from Joseph Phelps and Chef Juuse Mikkonen from Michelin 2 Star Restaurant Chez Dominique in Helsinki, Finland This is a wine dinner sponsored by the wine distributor. Discount available for chef.hk fans. We had a wonderful moment there with the Chef and people from the winery. The wine Insignia was outstanding which scored a very high mark by Robert Parker. The organizer said that there was another table with a kid and could not join the event in the function room. In the function room, Chefs Peter and Sandy were the only two that paid for the event. Do friends believe what the organizer say?
21^st February, 2009	HKUAA Dinner (Menu)
18^th February, 2009	Tenuta Sette Ponti dinner at Caviar Kaspia (Menu)
17^th February, 2009	Hong Kong Chef Association Dinner Peter joined the Head Table of the event. It was amazing that he met Felix Beiger, Advisor of the Peninsula Hotel and shared a lot of stories about the Peninsula Hotel. The Restaurant Felix was named after him.
14^th February, 2009	Cooking class by Chef Luciano Parolari from Villa d¡¦Este at Chinnery Bar, Mandarin Oriental Hotel. The restaurant/hotel that the Chef came from was at the Lake Como. Peter went to the International Convention Centre at Lake Como in the last century and was extremely impressed by the scenery and classical castle there. Three of us joined this cooking class.
January
27^th January, 2009	Slow Food and Local Dining Traditions: ¡§Pun Choi¡¨ at the ¤¸®Ô«Ì¤s¾H¥Â©v¯¨ Two of us have joined this.
21^st January, 2009	Confrérie du Sabre d'Or event in La Petit, Crown Wine Cellars Peter has upgraded as a Chevalier of the Confrérie and was appointed as one of two Maître-Sabreurs in Hong Kong. Sandy and Winnie completed the training on Sabrage and will be awarded the Diplôme de Sabreur.
17^th January, 2009	Belon 0000 oysters + wine (venue: chef.hk clubhouse)
17^th January, 2009	SPOON - PARIS
16^th and 23^rd January, 2009	Peninsula Academy - Gaddi¡¦s by David Goodridge Fine dining at home ®a±`¬üÀa¹ÃÐ
4^th January, 2009	¤¸®Ô¤jºaµØ°s¼Ó ¸g¨å¸fµæ·¨ý Finalised menu (menu suggested by ±ç¤åÃü + ¤j¯QÀY) Sample menus: 1. ³ò§øµæ 2. 3. ¯Sº®b