Posted in Alan Yau, Chinese, London, Michelin star, dim sum, dining out, food, restaurant review, restaurants, traveleating on Apr 3rd, 2008
Ever since it opened, I’ve managed to avoid going to Chinese restaurant Hakkasan (formerly owned by Alan Yau), having been mesmerised by sister eaterie Yauatcha’s dim sum and dainty cakes. However, I finally decided to try the dim sum there, as I’m researching dim sum for a future post on Where To Eat Dim Sum [...]
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After my somewhat controversial meal at Alan Yau’s Sake no Hana last month, I duly returned with a dining companion who hadn’t been before. I was far more relaxed this time, as I now knew where the mysterious dark entrance was. And vegetarian husband wasn’t there to rage about the minute portions.
I was also familiar [...]
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Posted in Alan Yau, Chinese, London, Michelin star, afternoon tea, dim sum, dining out, food, restaurant review, restaurants, traveleating on Dec 4th, 2007
[UPDATE: 26/05/2009 I revisited Yauatcha, so please most recent review here].
After the huge argument with my husband over last Friday’s dinner at Alan Yau’s latest Japanese eaterie Sake no Hana, I felt a little apprehensive about going to another of his restaurants, Yauatcha, for dim sum today. However, we’ve both been many times before (read [...]
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[UPDATE: 09/01/08 I revisited Sake no Hana, so please read new review]
Successful restaurateur Alan Yau has done it again, with Sake no Hana, his latest London restaurant serving dainty, delicious Japanese cuisine. Having secured a table on Friday at 8pm during its opening week, I went with my husband and a friend, both of whom [...]
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[UPDATE: 26/05/2009 I revisited Yauatcha, so please read new review here]
Yauatcha and Hakkasan (both owned by Alan Yau) are currently the only two Chinese restaurants in the UK with Michelin stars (one each). Yauatcha serves mostly dim sum throughout the day and into the evening, unusually for a Chinese restaurant, along with some expensive mains. [...]
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