New and Noted: Fishsteria opens, Angelini gets a guest chef and Fook Lam Moon goes retail

A Fishtorical Moment

Chef Gianni Caprioli of Giando fame has taken over the space where ill-fated Italian resto Opera House used to be, converting it into a modern-looking seafood house with a bar at the bottom, dining room on top. Fishsteria (G-1/F, 111 Queen’s Rd. East, Wan Chai, 2511-0006) takes up 6,000 square feet in total, and seats up to 160 guests. On the menu are oysters, octopus stews and seafood pastas; the mains are a selection of fish, from sea bass to John Dory.

The Houdini of Udine

Angelini (Kowloon Shangri-La, 64 Mody Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2733-8750) is bringing in a guest chef from Udine in northeastern Italy to serve patrons contemporary Italian lunch and dinner dishes from September 16-19. Chef Emanuele Scarello runs two-Michelin-starred Agli Amici back in his hometown, and has worked at star-studded establishments across Europe. He also knows his wine, being an accredited sommelier and all. Chef Scarello’s dishes will be available for both lunch and dinner, with prices ranging from $418 to $1,280 for three to six courses. The menu is quite seafood-heavy, with tiger prawns, razor clams and amberjack all on offer.

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