Take the Right Ingredients

Friends visiting Hong Kong for the first time, or even the fifty first, are all aware of the City's reputation for the many varieties of good quality food. If they are only staying a short time, they inevitably ask for recommendations on where to eat - or which is my favourite restaurant in Hong Kong?
Now, I am not known as a gourmet (perhaps gourmand would describe me a little more accurately), and often my mood will direct my stomach. To say that I lack sophistication in matters of food and drink, suggests that I am neither fussy nor pretentious (I hope). That said, I do have favourites, so chosen for a variety of reasons but principally for consistency in quality of fare and friendliness. One of them, a Club, is only available to members so not much point in recommending that - and in any case it has a somewhat archaic dress code - but it does serve excellent food.
No, my long term favourite, recently relocated next to Pacific Place 3 is called Ingredients, and is located at 23-29 Wing Fung Street, phone number 2544-5133, email ingredients@netvigator.com. It is run by the ever present John Ang and his wife Meiji. John is a former banker, as is Meiji, but it's something we never talk about. John, though, is equally comfortable in the kitchen. The menu is easy to deal with, the atmosphere relaxed, and I haven't had any bad reports from anyone I have sent there.
My only regret is that I don't get to spend enough time there...maybe when I retire!!

Comments

[David Eldon]

Hmm, questions and comments on retirement and poetry (and prose) - and there aren't too many people who know about the latter! Retire is something you do when you run out of companies who think you might just have something of use to them, but it's hard to think you might not be useful any more! But then I guess you have time to write poetry for, and in the company of, friends in a suitable hostelry, just about anywhere in the world - and remembering opening lines like:
In the cold light of morning
I reached for you,
And you were not there
My dreams had made you real....

Sentimental, but precious memories. Ah well, back to blogging!!

[diana]

what were the ingredients to your great success....what happened to your poetry David. Well done and welcome to Dubai. Look forward to a chat ?

[Tulika]

"Retire" ? Would please spell that out for me ?
It's so true that a relaxed ambience and consistent quality in food and service, are the key ingredients to win loyal patrons, but so unfortunate that many of the diners forget this simple mantra to success.