The at the Harbourview hotel in Wan Chai is serving lobster dishes on its dinner buffet until the end of the month. Each guest will receive a baked half lobster with cheese (pictured above), while the buffet selection includes lobster congee with bamboo pith and dried conpoy; steamed egg with lobster and bird's nest; and lobster bisque. The buffet is HK$378 plus 10 per cent Monday to Thursday (HK$348 for seniors 65 and above, and HK$288 for children aged three-11); and HK$408 plus 10 per cent from Friday to Sunday (HK$368 for seniors and HK$298 for children). Bookings: 28024284
Alain Soliveres, chef of the Michelin two-star Taillevent in Paris, will be guest chef at at the Island Shangri-La hotel in Admiralty from July 2-6. His dishes, available as a two- , three- and four-course set lunch (HK$488 plus 10 per cent, HK$558 or HK$658) and four-, six- and eight-course set dinners (HK$1,180 plus 10 per cent, HK$1,480 or HK$1,680) include blue crab remoulade with dill and lemon cream (pictured above); steamed Brittany sea bass with leeks, caviar and champagne; and traditional Taillevent duck pie with Rouennaise sauce. Bookings: 28208590
Robert Comte, winemaker and owner of the premier cru La Truffière in Burgundy, France, will host a dinner on June 20 at restaurant at The Mira hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. The six-course dinner includes Mieral pigeon with cranberries, beetroot and wasabi paired with La Truffière Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 2008; and black truffle dark chocolate with whisky and salty honey with the winery's Chassagne-Montrachet La Maltroye 2009. The dinner is HK$1,180 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 23155999