ELEGANT FRENCH Chef Ricardo Chaneton, former head Chef of three Michelin-starred (and no. 1 on World’s 50 best Restaurant 2019) Mirazur has opened his first restaurant MONO in Hong Kong together with JIA Group, the Hong Kong-based hospitality firm founded by Yenn Wong. Located on Lan Street, the intimate 30-seater modern French restaurant has ditched the traditional à la carte dishes for a tasting menu. Highlights include Ocean Crudo, fresh Hokkaido scallops, Hokkaido sea urchin, Spanish Carabinero prawn and Brittany oysters, seasoned with Irish moss and accompanied with a homemade cracker – made through a two-day process of peeling, steaming and drying the shrimp shells, reducing the shells down to powder, then blending with sago and tapioca before deep-frying in oil. Level 5, 18 On Lan Street, Central. Tel: +852 2506 8676
VEGGIE TALES We love the sound of Bad hunter, a veggie-forward restaurant and bar that’s just opened in Chicago’s Meatpacking district. shifting the focus away from meats and training his spotlight on the humble vegetable, executive chef Dan Snowden dishes up delectable eats such as maitake mushrooms a la plancha, butternut squash and ricotta salata; tempura fried lemons and Japanese sweet potato with balsamic and hazelnuts; and wood-grilled carrots and fennel with pistachiogreen-chile pesto, avocado crema and queso fresco. Carnivores aren’t left out though: the braised lamb grilled cheese, seeded rye, mahon cheese and harissa aioli; and bacon and radish cake Benedict, poached eggs, miso hollandaise and tatsoi are just two of many on snowden’s all-day offerings, brunch and daily rotating lunch and dinner menus. save space for dessert and its craft cocktails. 802 West Randolph street, Chicago, Illinois 60607. Tel: +1 312 265 1745
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