Table talk: Nobu Matsuhisa at Nobu, crab at Café Siam and Café Rivoli
Susan Jung
Alfio Ghezzi of the Michelin-star Locanda Margon at the Ferrari Winery in Trento, Italy, will be guest chef at the at the Island Shangri-La in Admiralty from October 8-13. Dishes are available à la carte and, on October 10, there will be a four-course Ferrari wine dinner (HK$788 plus 10 per cent). Ghezzi's dishes include sirloin steak with vegetable gremolata, crisp potatoes and Sagrantino sauce (pictured); Sicilian red prawns with Locanda Margon ham reduction and lettuce; and Ferrari demi-sec apple strudel and vanilla ice cream. Bookings: 2820 8560
Nobu Matsuhisa will be at restaurant at the InterContinental in Tsim Sha Tsui for the Taittinger champagne dinners on October 14 and 15. The eight-course dinners include lamb chop with rosemary miso paired with Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2004; and A5 Kobe wagyu striploin with truffle teriyaki and roasted lobster with shiso salsa served with Comtes de Champagne Rosé 2005. The dinners are HK$1,938 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 2313 2323
Several restaurants are featuring crab dishes until November. At in Central, they're serving whole mud crab in mild curry sauce; whole female crab fried with chilli paste and sweet basil (pictured); and deep-fried whole mud crab with fresh peppercorns, garlic and chilli. Bookings: 2851 4803
At the Regal Hongkong Hotel in Causeway Bay and the Regal Kowloon Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, the crab dishes are available on the dinner buffet at and , respectively. Café Rivoli's dishes include Japanese red king crab salad; Thai curry Canadian crab; and fresh blue crab. The buffet is HK$438 plus 10 per cent (HK$298 for children) Monday-Thursday and HK$468 plus 10 per cent (HK$318 for children) Friday-Sunday and the eve and day of public holidays. Bookings: 2837 1772. The buffet selection at Café Allegro features sautéed crab with light curry coconut sauce; pumpkin congee with crab; and deep-fried crab cakes (pictured). The buffet is HK$458 plus 10 per cent (HK$328 for children) Monday-Thursday and HK$518 plus 10 per cent (HK$358 for children) Friday-Sunday and the eve and day of public holidays. Bookings: 2313 8718