http://birdiegolfblog.com The Travels & Adventures of Birdie Golf Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:45:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-guest-chef-paul-liebrandt-mandarin-grill-bar-hong-kong/ http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-guest-chef-paul-liebrandt-mandarin-grill-bar-hong-kong/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:00:57 +0000 birdie http://birdiegolfblog.com/?p=4336 Share|(Update 13 April 2012 – updated Wagyu | Tuna PL descriptions with feedback from Corton) We were excited to get a table for Paul Liebrandt’s wine pairing dinner at the Mandarin Grill + Bar. It was fully booked and we were lucky that there was a last minute cancellation. The chef-owner from the two Michelin [...]]]> http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-guest-chef-paul-liebrandt-mandarin-grill-bar-hong-kong/feed/ 0 http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-muse-restaurant-hunter-valley-australia/ http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-muse-restaurant-hunter-valley-australia/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:52 +0000 birdie http://birdiegolfblog.com/?p=4093 Share|This restaurant in Hunter Valley, Australia was recommended by our friends and we were excited to try it. But once we drove up Hungerford Hill Winery, where it is located, we immediately realized that we had been here before! And from our experience, we knew we would not be disappointed.   The atmosphere was relaxing [...]]]> http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-muse-restaurant-hunter-valley-australia/feed/ 0 http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-tetsuyas-sydney-australia/ http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-tetsuyas-sydney-australia/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:12 +0000 birdie http://birdiegolfblog.com/?p=4045 Share|Before Pier Restaurant, Tetsuya’s was the restaurant on our must visit list for Sydney. In fact our whole Australian trip’s schedule was planned around our Tuesday dinner booking here. Arriving at the restaurant, we immediately feel the strong Japanese influence from chef / owner Tetsuya Wakuda’s roots.   The perfectly manicured Japanese garden surrounds the [...]]]> http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-tetsuyas-sydney-australia/feed/ 0 http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-berowra-waters-inn-nsw-australia/ http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-berowra-waters-inn-nsw-australia/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:00:25 +0000 birdie http://birdiegolfblog.com/?p=3977 Share|We found out about this hideaway outside Sydney while researching for places to dine during our Chinese New Year trip down under. We thank the excellent Eat Show & Tell blog’s writeup of Berowra Waters Inn that attracted us to this magnificent place.   Located north of Sydney along the Hawkesbury River, the restaurant is [...]]]> http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-berowra-waters-inn-nsw-australia/feed/ 0 http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-private-dinner-ta-pantry-hong-kong/ http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-private-dinner-ta-pantry-hong-kong/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:00:33 +0000 birdie http://birdiegolfblog.com/?p=3859 Share|We’ve been to this small gem in Wanchai, Hong Kong back in June, but C did not come so we didn’t review it. We loved it so we had to be back, but we had to wait four months! Since they could only accommodate one table of 10 every night, they were fully booked for [...]]]> http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-private-dinner-ta-pantry-hong-kong/feed/ 0