by admin on August 21, 2009
Elegant cuisine
Not so much.
The following is a dream sequence, inspired by the buffet on the left (as shown on the Grand Palladium Bavaro Resort and Spa’s website):
TROY: Oh, Tammy. You know, I’m going to get around to smelling that scrumptious-looking buffet here in front of us, but right now I’m quite happily occupied with invading your personal space and sticking my nose in your perfectly-coiffed hair. When I finish sniffing your mousse and hairspray, I will inhale the sweet aroma of whatever piece of meat this gentleman is carving for us here. I’d also like to pick up that bottle of extremely expensive cabernet sauvignon sitting in the basket in front of you because that’s how I roll and some people say I look like Don Johnson.
TAMMY: Oh, Troy. You’re so dreamy. What do you say we head back up to the room to work off some of these elegant and extravagant culinary delights?
The following is not a dream sequence – and is, in fact, very real:
The buffet pictured on the right.
There’s about to be a new Chow in town with the Aug. 15 opening of Mr. Chow at the W South beach. Gansevoort South restaurant Philippe (above), helmed by chef Phillipe Chow, will have to battle it out with the new competition.
Starting August 15, 2009, there will be a new battle for pan-Asian-fusion culinary supremacy in South Beach. No, it’s not Iron Chef, it’s a literal battle of Chows. In one corner, there’s the W’s soon-to-be premier restaurant, Mr. Chow, run by restaurateur Michael Chow. On the other corner (literally, both restaurants are only a block away) there’s the Gansevoort South’s Philippe, run by Philippe Chow — the former head chef at Mr. Chow in New York. If you’re wondering why there are two trendy pan-Asian-fusion restaurants competing with one another on the outer-reaches of South Beach in the midst of a recession — well, it beats me, but I’m sure there’s a joke about Miami in here somewhere (feel free to post one). Even better, this food fight is turning litigious — Mr. Chow (that’s Michael) is suing Philippe Chow alleging that, among other things, Philippe Chow is, in fact, no Chow at all (his given name is Chak Yam Chau).
by admin on July 10, 2009
Strange, but it happens. You go to a buffet in the same resort complex as your friend–and the buffets are night and day. Check out the difference between Exhibit A and B. My fellow Oyster reporter came back looking like she got spoonfed by Ewan Macgregor on a cotton candy cloud; I emptied out what looked like a porta-potty. What is that, baby’s feeding time?
Exhibit A (Arrecife Buffet at Grand Palladium Bavaro)
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