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Delicious takeaway cocktails to enjoy at home

Though the city’s favourite bars remain closed, there’s no reason to not treat yourself to a much-needed cocktail night in the comforts of your own home. With some of the city’s best-loved nightlife hotspots serving up delicious takeaway cocktails just a call away, you’re all but guaranteed to enjoy these unique bar-to-home experiences whether you’re throwing a house party or just looking for an easy nightcap after a stressful day.

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The Diplomat
This Central-set speakeasy US tavern is well known for martinis and creative cocktails such as the Tarling, a signature cocktail combining pandan-infused gin, white port, baking spice, clarified orange juice and coconut juice, and Boulevardier, a heady blend of Wild Turky rye bourbon, Punt E Mes and Campari bitters. Each 400ml to-go bottle serves up to four, with prices starting at HK$500.
Price: HK$500+
Available for pick up at The Diplomat, Central, Hong Kong

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The Old Man
Claiming the coveted No.15 spot on The World’s 50 Best Bars list, The Old Man is bringing some of its award-winning cocktails right to your door step. From a seaweed-flavoured vodka and spiced cherry tomato to a guava Negroni or a limited-edition Hemingway series of collectible bottled cocktails, home-bound connoisseurs of mixology will be spoilt for choice at the number of premium offerings, which are available in either 500ml and 700ml sizes.
Price: HK$500+
Delivers to: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, Lantau and Outlying Islands (free delivery with minimum order of HK$800 for Hong Kong Island / HK$1,000 for New Territories and Lantau)

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Darkside
Adding a touch of opulence to takeaway cocktails, Darkside, the jazz bar nestled within Rosewood Hong Kong, recently unveiled customised bottled alcoholic beverages masterminded by the luxury hotel’s beverage consultant, Giancarlo Mancino. Delving into its extensive library of aged spirits, on offer are such libations as the Godeau Cognac Old Fashioned and the 50/50 Martini with Xellent Swiss Gin.
Price: HK$458+
Available for pick-up at Butterfly Patisserie, Rosewood Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui

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The Wise King

Award-winning modern classic cocktail bar The Wise King also has on offer an array of takeaway cocktails to entice your taste buds. Its expansive arsenal consists of contemporary takes on classic drinks, including the King’s Negroni, Jamon Old Fashioned, Brined Rickey, and the Pickled Margarita. Available in two sizes – 500ml for HK$500, or 750ml for HK$598 – each bottle comes with a tag hand-signed by the bar’s founder in appreciation for customers’ support.
Price: HK$600+
Delivers to: Hong Kong Island and Kowloon

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Coa
Named after the machete-like tool used to harvest agave – the key ingredient in tequila and mezcal – COA is an award-winning cocktail bar that puts the focus firmly on the aforementioned spirits. The agave specialists in this Central-set bar have partnered with local craft brewer Young Master Ales to create a special bottled collection of the bar’s signature cocktails, featuring the same rich flavours that discerning drinkers have come to love. Their virtual shop also stocks a selection of craft brews and spirits all fronted with artistic labels. 
Price: HK$400+
Delivers to: Across Hong Kong except outlying islands (free delivery with minimum spend of HK$700 )

Christmas festivities for a truly merry holiday

The festive Christmas season is fast approaching, but with travel restrictions still in place, many are scrambling to make early bookings at the finest restaurants and gearing up for Christmas shopping sprees. Here are top things to do to either get ahead of the crowd or avoid the rush on Christmas week.

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Book a festive staycation package now

Though still two months away, booking a room for a Christmas staycation now will save you the stress of when December rolls in. Hotels, like The Peninsula and Four Seasons are already sending out early invitations to early-birds to reserve a spot for a range of festive menus and celebratory cocktails on offer.

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Dine-out on Christmas

Dining hot spots like Kitchen at W Hotel, the Murray and The Butterfly Room at Rosewood will surely be hard to book the closer it gets to Christmas. To get ahead of the crowd and enjoy a festive spread at these high-end dining spaces, make a reservation ahead of time to get the best seat in the house. 

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Splurge on premium Christmas shopping 

Relish in a luxurious shopping spree at one or all of the many remarkable malls that showcase the city’s best Christmas displays every year, such as Landmark, Pacific Place, Harbour City and IFC malls. A break from the extensive shopping spree can also be enjoyed at their many dining options that are sure to spread a sumptuous X’Mas-themed meal. 

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Watch the Nutcracker

Watching the Nutcracker is an annual Christmas tradition, especially for lovers of ballet. From December 18 to 20 at Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the beloved story and outstanding performance of the Nutcracker ​returns to the city for the family to enjoy. VIP tickets are available for purchase at HK$1,000 and will give guests access to dining privileges at several restaurants at Rosewood Hotel.

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Enjoy a fine-dining Christmas at home

Alternative to eating out, hosting a private dinner can shield you from the cold and crowd. Premium menus from Mandarin Oriental and Island Shangri-la serve an authentic Christmas feast that customers can order from to take away. 

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Decorate your own tree

For a more traditional and intimate celebration with loved ones, enliven the Christmas spirit at home with a personal tree for friends and family to share a fun experience decorating with glamourous ornaments. Real full-sized trees are available for purchase at Anglo Chinese Florist Ltd, Sophie’s Christmas Trees and Gift Flowers HK. 

Recycling services at christmastree.hk can also be hired for after the season has passed, in contrast to synthetic trees that are often tossed after the season’s passed. 

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Give back and Donate

Count your blessings and share the joy of the Christmas spirit by donating toys to a children’s hospital, like Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre or write a cheque for a charity of your choice. 

CHAAT serves up an enticing array of street food favourites from across India

With a population of over 1.35 billion souls, India boasts one of the world’s most vibrant, expansive culinary cultures, so much so that embarking on a quest to try every one of its dishes would be all but impossible in one lifetime. One particular high-end eatery, though, is bringing a very specific aspect of Indian cuisine to Hong Kong’s discerning diners – CHAAT, the Rosewood Hong Kong’s all-new Indian restaurant. 

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Headed by Chef de Cuisine Madav Tuli, CHAAT is a celebration of the vast country’s most beloved street foods. “We bring everything that is served on the streets of India, not just from the north, south or west,” explains Tuli, adding: “CHAAT is all about finger-licking good food that is raw in its nature, but that is then refined to fit into a Rosewood culture.”

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Raj Kachori

Perched on the fifth floor of the luxurious Rosewood Hong Kong, CHAAT boasts a wholly contemporary appeal that is at once welcoming and sophisticated. This is the arena where Chef Tuli takes his guests on a nostalgic romp through favourite dishes from such far-flung regions of India as Delhi, Kerala, Hyderabad, Punjab and Bengal. Each dish represents a separate cooking tradition, albeit with a refined twist, and no two plates taste the same, so the restaurant’s diners can explore numerous facets of the subcontinent’s street food at their leisure.

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CHAAT Tandoori

In keeping with this vision, for our own tasting, Chef Tuli prepared a staggering 13-course menu. While every dish was scrumptious, a few in particular merit special mention, as is the case with Raj Kachori. This savoury appetiser is not just a visual feast, every bite packs a multi-flavoured punch. Here, a crispy lentil puff is filled with potatoes, deep-fried lentils and pomegranate, liberally drizzled with tamarind, chutney and yoghurt, giving every mouthful a refreshingly light mouth-feel. 

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Black Pepper Chicken Tikka

CHAAT’s kebabs – sizzling meaty morsels that are lovingly cooked in the restaurant’s traditional Indian tandoor ovens – were also a major hit. First came the Kerala Grouper Tikka, a dish inspired by Hong Kong’s own love affair with the famed fish. Here, delicated slabs of Grouper are marinated in yoghurt before being cooked and what results is a melt-in-your-mouth concoction, with the yoghurt coating proffering an added layer of creaminess without overpowering the subtlety of the fish. 

“CHAAT is about taking iconic Indian street foods and giving it a refined finesse”

It was perhaps the CHAAT Tandoori platter, though, that was a true stunner. Featuring an array of iconic kebabs – featuring traditional offerings like Lamb Seekh Kebab, Sarson Prawn and Black Pepper Chicken Tikka as well as the slightly more unusual Black Angus Beef Short Rib Kebab – the selection was the perfect exploration of kebab culture. The beef was a particular surprise, not least because beef rarely appears on the menu for the country’s largely Hindu population, but the prime cut of juicy meat was a true palate pleaser. 
 
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Pork Cheek Vindaloo

Of the mains, it was perhaps the Pork Cheek Vindaloo that stands out as the star of the show. An iconic dish from Goa, Kerala and other former Portuguese colony regions, this particular version of the curry sees pieces of pork simmered in a rich sauce brimming with garlic, vinegar, ginger, chili and spices until the meat is so tender it falls off the fork. Unlike other iterations, CHAAT’s take isn’t mind-numbingly spicy. Instead, it offers a slow burn that still allows the pork flavour to shine through – a deft showcase of Chef Tuli’s dedication to balancing flavours. 

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Turning to dessert, it was the Nimbu Tart that stole the show. This Indian take on the lemon tart sees lime as the hero ingredient of the cream, while the pastry has been infused with the subtle taste of cardamom for a delicate, spiced finish. Light, tangy and delicious, it served as the perfect counterpoint to the richness of the previous courses in another deft display of Chef Tuli’s ability to balance flavours and ingredients with refined finesse.

CHAAT, (852) 5239 9220. 

Indian street food-inspired Chaat opens its doors at the Rosewood Hong Kong

Pav Bhaji, Chicken Tikka, Lamb Seekh Kebab… These are just a few of the mouth-watering, quintessentially Indian fare that can be had at the latest eatery to open in Rosewood Hong Kong – Chaat. 

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Ably helmed by Chef de Cuisine Manav Tuli – an 18-year industry veteran whose career spans from India to London, and who latterly reopened Tamarind, one of London’s first Michelin-starred Indian restaurants – Chaat promises to bring the vibrant spices and heady flavours of much-loved Indian street foods directly to the table, albeit with an upscale twist and a dramatic flair. 

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The menu here features a variety of small plates such as Raj Kachori to whet guests’ appetites, before delving into hearty mains such as Palak Paneer  (slow-cooked buttery spinach with paneer) and Lamb Dum Biryani. A key draw at Chaat is its amalgam of Tandoor-inspired dishes. For the uninitiated, a Tandoor is a traditional Indian oven utilised in the cooking of various kebabs and tikkas without the need for any oil. It’s a method that imparts a unique smoky flavour to every morsel, and that’s exactly what you get in dishes such as Lobster Tikka and Black Pepper Chicken Tikka.

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If that weren’t enough Chaat’s bag of tricks also includes an extensive beverage programme that encompasses not only Indian spirits and refreshing cocktails but also a vast selection of Portuguese and Indian wines. Add to that a dramatically upholstered interior and sweeping views across Victoria Harbour, and this may just be your next favourite eatery.  

CHAAT
Address: Level Five, Rosewood Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Contact Number: +852-5239-9220
Email: Hongkong.chaat@rosewoodhotels.com
Website: www.chaat.hk

Cartier celebrates COLORATURA collection with two VIP galas at Rosewood

In celebration of the Hong Kong launch of its all-new COLORATURA collection, luxury jewellery label Cartier hosted not one but two gala dinners at the exclusive Rosewood Hong Kong last weekend. This was in addition to a five-day exhibition showcasing the new 450 designs – said to be valued at over HK$1.6 billion in total – at the same venue.

Models at Cartier's COLORATURA VIP gala in Hong Kong

Over the course of two nights (3 and 4 May), Nigel Luk, Regional Managing Director for Cartier North Asia, welcomed the crème de la crème of Hong Kong society to partake of the joyous celebration. The first night saw such notable guests as Pansy Ho, Cathy Lee, Brigitte Lin, Claudine Ying, Eileen Ying, Rosamund Kwan, Qin Lan, Irene Lee, Charles Ho, Adrian Cheng, Ming and Sherman Tang, Sharon and Alain Li, Janice and Louis Choy, Anne & Julian Liu, Helen and Rock Chen, Antonia Li, Jacqueline Sun and Benedict Sin.

Meanwhile, the second evening’s guest list included Laurinda Ho, Kathy and Julien Lepeu, Reggie and Ronald Kwok, Miki and Edwin Kwok, Veronica and Steve Loman, Charmaine Ho, Antonia Da Cruz, Anina Ho, Alison Chan, Su Mang, Helena and Benedict Sin and Christopher Sin.

Cartier’s new COLORATURA collection takes its name from a 16th-century Italian word that signifies a highly virtuoso style of music, which in turn is derived from the Latin word for ‘colour’. In line with this, the beautiful array of haute joaillerie encompasses the vibrant colours of India, the subtle palettes of Japan or the staccato shades of Africa. To catch your own glimpse of the glamorous gala proceedings, check out the video below. Or, to find out more about the new collection, visit http://www.cartier.hk.