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We have come a long way from eggs Benedict and avocado toast – here are three restaurants are elevating the brunch experience.

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Fifty metres underground — this is the depth that local winemakers chose when they decided to store 10,000 wine bottles in the Aven d'Orgnac caves, an underground tourist attraction located at the southern end of the limestone plateau of the Gorges de l'Ardèche.

The experiment began in March 2018, when a new storage facility was specially created in a disused access tunnel to allow wine to mature in what amounts to a highly stable and peaceful environment.

A living product that ages best in undisturbed darkness, the wine will have benefited from ideal conditions: A constant temperature of around 12°C and an all-year-long rate of humidity of over 95%.

On December 12, 1,000 bottles of Côtes du Vivarais "Grand Aven 2017" from this treasure trove will be passed from hand to hand by a chain of human volunteers who will bring them back to the surface after two years underground. Thereafter, they will go under the hammer with a range of other local vintages in an auction with modest reserve prices.

Lots on offer will include 150 magnums of Terra Helvorum 2017 starting at 30 euros, 350 bottles of 2015 Terra Helvorum for as little as 15 euros and 350 bottles of Grand Aven 2016 from just 10 euros.

On land and sea

These days, experiments to store wine deep underground are very much in vogue in France. On June 3 of this year, 500 bottles were placed in racks at a depth of 103 metres in caves in Padirac under the watchful eye of Serge Dubs, the Best Sommelier of the World in 1989.

The first of these to return to the surface will be brought up for an initial tasting in the spring of 2021. And let's not forget that this experiment is focused on a very particular wine: A Clos Triguedina Cahors, christened Cuvée Probus, which has been produced to honour the 130-year anniversary of the Padirac Chasm.

Surprisingly enough, this new approach to maturing wine was initially inspired by a find at sea. In 2010, divers in the Baltic discovered a wreck containing what turned out to be a cargo of champagne, which was probably on its way to 1840s Russia.

The wave of experimentation that is now ongoing began when the bubbly, which was made by such houses as Veuve Clicquot, Heidsieck and the now defunct Juglar, was discovered to still be delicious after some 170 years under water.

In Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the French Basque country, winemaker Emmanuel Poirmeur has registered a patent for a process that involves vinifying wine in special vats at a depth of 15 metres under water. For its part, Leclerc-Briant set a record when it vinified one of its champagnes at a depth of 60 meters under the Atlantic in 2012, not surprisingly the vintage was christened "Abyss."

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Pamper the main man in your life with these exclusive experiences for Father's Day 2020.

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Pamper the main man in your life with these exclusive experiences for Father's Day 2020.

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The most important meal of the day is no longer breakfast, it's brunch.

Some might say that the best way to start your weekend is with a hike, others (myself included) prefer to brunch. There's just something about a long leisurely lunch that sets the tone for the rest of your weekend and well, I'm all for it. So when these newly launched brunches started to crop up around the city, I felt it was my duty to gather the list of the best in Hong Kong to inspire a little brunching action. My advice... go hungry.

Tate Dining Room

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Much like her previous single-ingredient menus, Chef Vicky Lau of Tate Dining Room has launched a new lunch menu focusing on one item. An Ode to Rice features eight dishes centred on the Asian grain which ranges from Japanese koshihikari rice and Vietnamese com tam broken rice, to Taiwanese black rice and Thai jasmine rice. Highlights include a cold scallop and oyster congee appetiser, Hong Kong-style steamed rice roll with shrimp and a Chinese glutinous rice with lavender pigeon.

Available: Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Price: HK$780 per person; additional HK$480 for 3-glass wine pairing; additional HK$780 for 6-glass of wine pairing (+10% service)

Tate Dining Room, 210 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong; +852 2555 2172

Ying Jee Club

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Although not exactly a brunch package, it's still worth weekend lunchig at Ying Jee Club. Order a la carte and enjoy dim sum such as Whole abalone puff with chicken, Australian M9 wagyu beef puff, and Duck spring roll, along with signature dishes like Crispy salted chicken, Steamed king prawn with egg white and crab coral and Pan-fried crab claw with shrimp paste. Then add on the drinks package and sip on continuous pours of Delamotte Brut Champagne and say cheers to a decadent weekend.

Available: Saturdays and Sundays from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm

Price: Additional HK$388 per person for 2 hours of free-flow Delamotte Brut Champagne, white or red wine and soft drinks with any food order (+10% service)

Ying Jee Club, 1 Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2801 6882

Écriture

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If it's contemporary French fine dining that takes your fancy, then the new six-course weekend menu at Écriture will surely fit the bill. The menu, designed by Chef Maxime Gilbert, features some classic dishes made with France's artisanal produce including the Brittany red mullet tartare with fresh sugar snap peas and pickled cucumber and roasted Aveyron Blanc de Blancs lamb gigot, with neck confit and charlotte potatoes gratin.

Available: Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Price: HK$788 per person; additional HK$280 per person for 3-glass wine pairing (+10% service)

Écriture, 26/F, H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong; 

Lobster Bar and Grill

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With Executive Chef Cary Docherty, whom you may remember from Gough's on Gough, behind the new brunch it's safe to say that your Sunday roast is officially sorted. The spread features some great cuts of meat including beef rib, pork loin, leg of lamb, and a vegetarian option of celeriac steak. Meanwhile, Chef Docherty's yorkshire puddings are also out to impress and are best served dripping with gravy. Other highlights include the Crab on toast and Lobster bisque to whet your appetite at the start, before finishing with an indulgent Tarte tartin or Sticky toffee pudding.

Available: Sundays from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Price: HK$598 per person (supplements required for some dishes) with unlimited Bloody Mary cocktails; additional HK$200 for Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne, house red and white wines (+10% service)

Lobster Bar and Grill, Level 6, Island Shangri-La, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2820 8560

MO Bar

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What you thought was the perfect cocktail spot in Central, is now also a fine brunch location. The MO Bar's brunch comes with either Belvedere vodka cocktails or Moët & Chandon Champagne and a feast of starters, mains, sides and desserts. Think Tuna tartare, Dungeness crab cakes with eggs benedict, Roasted black cod and much more, while desserts offer tempting items such as Clementine gingerbread spheres and Pear & tonka bean mille-feuilles. Plus an After Brunch experience will take you through to the evening with a DJ spinning tunes for you and your friends.

Available: Saturdays and Sundays from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm; After Brunch from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Price: HK$598 per person for the Belvedere Brunch; HK$688 for the Vintage Brunch with free flow of Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2012; HK$418 for After-brunch (+10% service)

Silencio

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The Jazzakaya Brunch at Silencio mixes live jazz with a Japanese-inspired menu. It begins with unlimited starters including fresh seafood, sashimi, maki rolls, deep-fried tempura and grilled yakitori before a choice of main courses is served. Choose from a Crispy rice sushi donut, a stack of mochi pancakes with maple syrup, a fried wagyu rice or signature wagyu sando made with Miyazaki A4 tenderloin.

Available: Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Price: HK$458 per person (supplements required for some dishes); additional $658 for Gold with Moet Imperial Brut NV, Champagne, France; additional HK$958 per guest for Black Moet Grand Vintage 2012, Champagne, France; additional HK$1,888 for Boujee Dom Perignon 2009, Champagne, France (+10% service)

Silencio, 6/F LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2480 6569 

La Rambla by Catalunya

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The new market-inspired brunch at La Rambla serves the best of gourmet Spanish cuisine from six sections -- light bites, tapas, seafood, butcher's corner, paella and sweets -- direct to your table. Must tries include the signature truffle bikini with jamon and cheese; cuts from the Tomahawk and Spanish Suckling Pig; Spanish Red Prawns from the seafood market; classic squid ink paella; and finally churros and a helado nitro sundae made at the table.

Available: Sundays from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Price: HK$550 per person; additional HK$380 with unlimited pours of Veuve Clicquot Brut, Sangria, Beer, Chase Oak Smoked Bloody Mary, and selected liquor-based mixed drinks; additional HK$1,380 with premium offers such as Krug Grande Cuvee NV, Belvedere, Grey Goose and Don Julio Blanco (+10% service)

La Rambla by Catalunya, 3071-73 level 3, IFC Mall, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2661 1161

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Life abroad isn’t all sipping coffee with fellow expat mums. But ummm… well… sometimes it is. I spend a good part of my life drinking…

The post My favourite cafes in Santiago appeared first on The Expater.

Life abroad isn’t all sipping coffee with fellow expat mums. But ummm… well… sometimes it is. I spend a good part of my life drinking…

The post My favourite cafes in Santiago appeared first on The Expater.

Life abroad isn’t all sipping coffee with fellow expat mums. But ummm… well… sometimes it is. I spend a good part of my life drinking…

The post My favourite cafes in Santiago appeared first on The Expater.