THE CHAIRMAN

One of my retirement past-time is to help Dora and our girls at DMLC - DOORS Method Learning Centre - on the management of the business. For this 'exceptional sacrifice' I am addressed as Chairman, even though most of the time it is in jest. To the girls and our son-in-law, the Chairman's pre-birthday dinner should take place at none other than 'The Chairman'. This new establishment at Kau U Fong in Central is so popular we are talking about 4+ weeks for dinner reservations. It is billed as 'the best new Cantonese restaurant in town', a claim that I can fully appreciate after a sumptuous treat by our children last night. I learned the following formula from top chefs at Le Cordon Bleu ie .... the most fresh ingredients, simply prepared with attention, plainly but appetizingly presented with love = the best dishes any decent cook can produce. Well, I guess this is precisely what The Chairman is targetting.

To name a few of their House Specials :

* minced pork & preserved/salted fish cakes
* pork kaffir lime cakes
* deep fried 'Lion Fish'
* 10-beans broth
* braised bean curd skin rolls in morel sauce
* satay prawns
* ribs in plum sauce
* steamed crabs in wine sauce with 'Chen Tsuen Noodles'
* braised pork belly in 'Mui Choi' soaked in red date juice
* 18-taste chicken
* plain congee with ginko nuts
* home made 'Ge Tze' or 'Ginger' flavored ice cream

One real delight is their service, which is excellent! The staff is friendly and engaging, they smile and they think ahead as they serve. I always like to quote Jimmy Lai aka Fei Lo Lai, Chairman of the Next Group who redefines 'service' when he launced Giordano. His famous words '.... service is not a technical skill, it is one's attitude on life .... '

The Chairman is definitely on our 'revisit' list which, of late, has become horrifyingly long. Whether it is the low standards of my threshold due to greed, or the high standards of these new eateries I can never be sure, suffice to say that if you have not been to The Chairman,you ought to. One last comment, goodness comes with a price tag.

Thank you Terri, Andrea, Jess & Fergus for introducing us to such a perfect meal!