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Best value in a "special occasion" cognac
, which may be off-putting to someone used to drinking the sweetened stuff (Remy, Hennessy, Courvoisier, Martell, almost everyone else...).
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Relocating to Newberry County, SC
My goodness. It seems, poor Dorothy, there may be no place like home. Honestly, you will be about one hour north of Columbia and about one hour south of Greenville. You won’t starve... Columbia has Hampton Street Vinyard,...
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Sun Wah guidance and vs. Hon Kee
statements/invoices, pens, calculators, a full ashtray, a 3/4 empty bottle of Hennessy's, 2 bar glasses partially filled w/ Hennessey’s, and 2 large platters of shrimp in the process of being cleaned. Though I remain unclear...
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INCREDABLE AMERICAN ALAMBIC BRANDY !!!
Happy birthday indeed! Germain-Robin does make some very nice things. I’m not familiar with the wonderful bottle that you received, but I have had their (approximately) VSOP, and it’s quite good — drier than...
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Windy's month of lunches - SOMA edition
Hennessy's? Don’t go there. The service is very odd to simply ignoring you. I worked in South Park for quite awhile and no one I knew had an okay experience. Most never got food after being ignored. I can’t figure out...
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Beijing, Shanghai & Hong Kong. What are the essentials?
(叉燒 pronounced “Cha Siu”) 再興燒臘飯店 (has no English name but pronounced “Joi Hing Siu Lap Fan Dim”) (265-267 Hennessy Road in Wanchai) http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=1491 Their simple roast...
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Small Home Bar
Sapphire Tequila: Sauza Rum: Appleton Estates or Goslings Scotch: Ballantine Bourbon: Makers Mark Rye: Old Overholt Brandy: Hennessy Best (Top Shelf): Vodka: Zyr or Hangar One Gin: Plymouth Tequila: Herradura or Patron Rum: El Dorado Demera...
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cognac for cooking!
“Napoleon” (where do they get that from, by the way?) ought to run about $15 to $18. Places like BJ’s or, I presume, Sam’s Club, Costco, etc. will sell you a bottle of Hennessy VS, Martell VS, Courvoisier...
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HK Recs needed- Peking Duck & Szechuan
Some Sichuan suggestions. Man Jiang Hong, located at First Floor, Thai Kong Building, 482 Hennessy Rd., Causeway Bay. Mum Chau – a private kitchen located in Lan Kwai Fong. See this link for the address and phone number. http
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City Island recommendations?
. And for you Pina Colada lovers, where else can you get a 12 oz pina colada with 2 oz of Hennessy for $6? Their alcohol prices are actually very funny and they’re 100% legit with the bottles (no marrying or substituting)....
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Hong Kong for 5 months!
noodles in soup. Chung Kee, 37 Wing Kut St, Sheung Wan, for fabulous broth and perfect shrimp wontons. Wing Wah Noodles, 89 Hennessy, Wan Chai, for perfect, lively, hand-beaten noodles and great wontons. Congee joints. Sang Kee,...
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New to Mobile Alabama, Where's The Good Stuff?
Cafe (at Old Shell and Hillcrest) Big Time Diner (on Cottage Hill near University) Hennessy's (Old Shell and I-65) Manci’s Antique Club in Daphne Whatever they’re calling Pelican Point south of Fairhope these days, mainly...
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Newish with good bartending Downtown?
A friend of mine went to Copia the other night. She absolutely loved it. Said it wasn’t a whole lot different from Meze. She got the pan-seared scallops; not sure what she had for drinks, though. The drink menu looks...
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prague restaurant report (long)
with game farce, stewed white cabbage in champagne and herb-potato noodles w/ cabernet sauvignon, Moravska Nova Ves; mousse meringue with chocolate cream and vanilla sauce; Hennessy XO. All the dishes were excellently prepared. I...
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Bourdain - No Reservations Hong Kong
can’t be missed, nor can he & his 'do. For roasted meats, an easier trip than schlepping out to Tai Po is Joy Hing, 265-267 Hennessey Road, Wanchai. Street level, but not actually facing Hennessy Road. It’s around the...
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