French food house Fauchon has opened its first deli in the territory in partnership with La Rose Noire, which has the management contract for the prime spot in Exchange Square's The Forum.
Fauchon in Hong Kong is supposedly indistinguishable from the company's boutiques elsewhere. The shelves are stocked with edible luxuries: raisin seed oil, black olives, an assortment of vinegars, honeys, preserves, mustards, juices and, of course, Fauchon's teas and coffees.
The company, which is a stickler for detail, hosted a La Rose Noire team in Paris last month, where they were shown exactly how to do things the Fauchon way. As a going-away present, they were given comprehensive illustrated manuals.
The menu includes old-fashioned fare: roast beef, tuna fish, boursin cheese and grilled eggplant sandwiches, onion soup, salads, cakes, pastries and quiche.
Feeling bullish Things will get a bit bullish at the Military Club this week and next as Portuguese matadors take to the ring in Macau. Some of the bulls involved in the fights are headed for the menu, although Club Militar de Macau's general manager Miguel Neves de Carvalho says he isn't quite sure what he will do with the meat, which is quite tough. The most likely possibilities are stew or the Portuguese dish, minchi.
The new chef, Luis Baena, who is working on a menu to be served from March 1, will be cooking up the bull. But old favourites - lobster rice ($900) and shredded pheasant with onion and mushroom sauce ($840) - will still be served for parties of at least six with the usual three days' notice. Call (853) 714-009.