Although you can't tell from the weather, it is now autumn, and many places are serving warming foods such as game, snake and crabs, to protect us from this frigid tropical climate. The Belvedere in the Grand Stanford Harbour View is bringing over Daniel Chambon, chef and owner of one Michelin-star restaurant Le Pont de l'Ouysse in Perigord. From November 16 to 26, Chef Chambon will be making regional dishes that include seasonal specialties such as forest mushrooms, wild game, truffles and foie gras. Call 2731-2880. Bacchus and Pomeroy's are featuring Canadian wines and wild game from November 16 to 29. Chef Frank Luong has created dishes such as wild boar loin and musk ox carpaccio. Call Bacchus on 2529-9032 and Pomeroy's on 2523-4772. The New World Renaissance Hotel has game at Dynasty Chinese Restaurant. Until December 1, you can taste sauteed rabbit slices with spicy Sichuan pepper and sauteed red dove and salted duck slices with black mushrooms. Phone 2734-6600. Game is on the menu at the Bostonian in the Great Eagle Hotel. Try peppered roe deer fillet or wild pigeon and sweetbread pie with truffle cream sauce. Call 2375-1133 ext 2070. Delicatessen Corner at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile has autumn fare throughout November, with dishes including braised saddle of wild boar and sauteed venison fillet. Call 2315-1020. The Furama is bringing out Bernhard Krell from Old Swiss House restaurant in Lucerne. Chef Krell's specialties are on the a la carte and the set menus of the Rotisserie from November 25 to December 5. Swiss dishes are also included on the dinner buffet at La Ronda. Phone 2525-5111. Hairy crabs and turtle are available at T'ang Court in the Great Eagle Hotel, which also has other autumn dishes such as snake and lamb. Phone 2375-1133 ext 2070. The Kowloon Hotel is having a 'fete culinaire d'automne' buffet in the Window Cafe, with hearty dishes such as turkey with wild rice and chestnut-stuffed chicken roll. Call 2929-2888 ext 3333. Snake and game are on the menu at Toh Lee in the Hotel Nikko, with green turtle braised with bamboo shoot and sauteed minced fillet of hare served with lettuce. Phone 2313-4225. At the Miramar Shopping Centre, feast on clear water crabs at Yunyan Szechuan restaurant and Tsui Hang Village Restaurant. Yunyan makes an unusual crab sashimi, and Tsui Hang has a snake soup and crab set dinner for $428. Call Yunyan at 2375-0800 and Tsui Hang at 2376-2882. The food pages are edited by Susan Jung. Tel: 2565-2611. Fax: 2562-2485. E-mail: susanjung@scmp.com
