Celebrity chef Mario Batali will host dinners on Sunday at , and on Monday at his new restaurant, . The four-course wine dinner at Lupa is HK$888 plus 10 per cent and includes a choice for the pasta course of smoked potato ravioli with chanterelles, or beef cheek ravioli with crushed chicken livers and truffles, served with the Bastianich Vespa Bianco 2010. The Carnevino dinner is HK$1,188 plus 10 per cent, with a choice for the main course of prime New York strip, roast chicken with truffles and semolina cakes, or branzino fillet with bean ragout and pesto, paired with the La Mozza Aragone 2007. Bookings: 2796 6500 (Lupa) and 2352 7700 (Carnevino) Fabio Polidori of La Tavola Italian restaurant at the Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong is guest chef at at the JW Marriott in Admiralty until October 14. The chef's dishes are available on buffets served at lunch (Monday to Friday for HK$200 plus 10 per cent), supper (Thursday, Friday and Saturday for HK$370 plus 10 per cent and HK$260 for children) and Sunday brunch (HK$580 with free-flow juice or HK$680 with champagne, or HK$370 for children). The buffet selection includes Tuscan-style ribollita soup; vitello tonnato; penne with vodka and shrimp; and tiramisu. Bookings: 2810 8366
at the Hyatt Regency in Tsim Sha Tsui is featuring mushroom dishes until the end of the month. On the menu are dishes of double-boiled conch soup with almond mushrooms; fried shrimp mousse rolls with assorted mushrooms (above right); steamed live sole with cordycep flowers and shredded pork; and stir-fried scallops with black truffles and assorted mushrooms. Bookings: 3721 7788
at the Harbour Plaza Metropolis in Hung Hom is serving Kumamoto wagyu until the end of this month. Guests can taste Kumamoto wagyu and goose liver toast (left); teppanyaki Kumamoto wagyu; and sliced Kumamoto wagyu with vegetable udon. Bookings: 3160 6898 Food writer Nicholas Lander will be at in Pacific Place on October 10 for two discussion sessions and to sign copies of his book,
The Art of the Restaurateur. The events - at 2.30pm and 6pm - are free, but you need to register (at kellyandwalsh.com/Nick_Lander.asp to attend. This writer is moderating the 2.30pm session.