Any review for Bo Innovation?

[Dent@SUB]

Dear guys....
Has anyone done Bo Innovation, Hong Kong before?
Any comments?
Is the Chef's table set menu worth the HKD1580++ price per person?
How about the wine pairing? Is that worth the additional HKD600++ price per person?
They have "Iberico 36" and "Saga-Gyu" among their Chef's table set menu for December...

Thanks guy...

[Kyo]

This is the guy that was on Bourdain... if you're into avant garde cuisine, it does look good... though he does smoke all over the food, apparently, which is rather a turn-off hence I won't be eating there anytime soon

[Dent@SUB]

I saw him also.... with his big fat cigar....
But the food pictures so tempting....

Any review from dear SQTalkers??

[YK@HKG]

My church friend is one of the Chef at Bo Innovation. Being a Michellin-starred restaurant, I think it's worth going even though I have yet to try it myself.

I heard that reservation is a must.

[jhm]

My friend and I had dinner there last Christmas. There was only one menu available and we went for all the extras and the wine pairings. I have to say that it was a disappointing experience as I mentioned:

http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=284

Obviously Michelin agreed with me since (although I didn't know it when I ate there) they demoted him from 2 stars to only 1!

[Dent@SUB]

Thanks guys for the info....
Will have a special occasion in HKG, dunno where to celebrate it...
Bo Innovation came cross my mind....
Any other suggestion for a fancy food/place in HKG?

[9V-JKL]

Take a look at the recommendations from the locals...I'm sure they know better...sorry jhm...

http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/showpost.php?&p=7796

http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=220

[leo]

Hmmm.. sleeveless kitchen crews - not too safe in the kitchen, not counting the amount of stray hairs that might permeate.. :S

[jhm]

Take a look at the recommendations from the locals...I'm sure they know better...sorry jhm...

Why the reference to me ? Neither of the links you posted refer to Bo Innovation and I didn't suggest anything else in this thread.

In fact, the links posted refer to foreign food and "cha chaan teng" (similar to kopitiams in Singapore) which aren't what Dent@SUB is looking for as I understand it (he mentions "fancy" places).

[9V-JKL]

Fair enough jhm.

I stumbled upon this while watching TLC...

http://www.mandarinoriental.com/hong...the_krug_room/

[Dent@SUB]

Thanks guys for the suggestions.
Just had a fab dinner at Bo Innovation last night.
It's kinda pricy (hey, whad did you expected from a Michellin starred resto?), but I thing Bo Innovation still deserve its Michellin Stars.
Took a lot of pictures, course by course.... Will try to make a full TR and DR once I've got home (after New Year)....
For the mean while, here's the Chef's Table Set Menu that we had last nite...

PAT CHUN
Pomelo, pineapple, tomato

CAVIAR
smoked quail egg, crispy taro

MA PO TOFU

IBERICO 36
Morel, vermicelli

HAR MI
lo mein, chilli, sage, carabinero wonton

KOKUMI
cepes, shiitake

TORO
foie gras powder, rasberry

HAIRY CRAB
aged zhenjiang vinegar

NITRO
shao hsing ginger tea

BEGGARS CHICKEN
Lettuce powder

MOLECULAR
"xiao long bao"

RED BRAISED
arthichoke, sweetbread, abalone, lettuce

HUNAN HAM
honey, cod, chicken jus, peas

SAGA-GYU BEEF
black truffle, cheung fun, braised green onion

DRAGON EYE
blue cheese, coconut

SEX ON THE BEACH
(donatec to AIDS concerns)

SANDALWOOD
almond, hawthorn

SHUI JING FANG
banana, vanilla, caramel, raisins

PETIT DIM-SUM

And we also had one course that's not on the menu: DUCK'S EGG IN THE CHEUNG-FUN WRAP WITH YAK'S CHEESE SAUCE AND SHAVED WHITE TRUFFLE (a lot of shaved fresh white truffle!!!!) which was incredible delicious....

And the pairing wine also worth to try.....