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[檳城] 沒有中餐廳的G酒店卻有令業者稱羨的中餐口碑，而今年的農曆新年，他們還一口把新春菜單拉長一個月來做，即從1月26日至2月28日期間，都可以訂到8道菜色的新春宴席。如果你喜歡私人空間，他們家的新春宴席是在兩家酒店的活動室進餐，即G酒店Kelawai及Gurney，所以可以包廂，還可以安排卡拉OK高歌歡聚。更多詳情在 https://bit.ly/2SMXrSi
[Penang] Although G Hotel does not have a Chinese restaurant, but their Chinese food had earned a very good reputation over the years, and this year they offer a Month-Long Chinese New Year 8-courses dinner menu, where friends or family can enjoy their re-union dinner anytime from 26 January to 28 February of 2019. If you opt for a more private dinning experience, their Chinese New Year menu served in their function rooms across both G Hotel Kelawai and Gurney, which allow you to be able to host the dinner in a private room, and you can even organize your own Karaoke session. More details at https://bit.ly/2TELL3J

不過，在除夕夜當晚，新春宴席是在G酒店Gurney的Grand ballroom舉行，屆時除了有娛興節目及幸運抽獎，還有財神爺跟你拜早年。
However, on the eve of Chinese New Year, they will host the dinner in their G hotel Gurney's Grand ballroom, which provided with entertainment, lucky draw session and meet the God of Prosperity to kick start a great year ahead.

G酒店的中餐口碑並非浪得虛名，這些年來他們講究健康飲食，少糖之餘還能色香味俱全，比如旺旺齊來焗全雞就以黃梨的自然甜味取代了糖，吃得健康卻不用犧牲味道。此外，不愛吃羹湯的吉神卻把他們家的海鮮羹都扒得干干淨淨，寫著這篇文章都在回味這一頓飯的美好，所以是良心推荐。
They earned their reputation with health-conscious dining without sacrifice the taste. For example, the Baked Whole Chicken in Spicy Pineapple Sauce is replacing the sugar with pineapple natural sweetness, how clever. One more thing that Gibson like to share is that he is not a friend of braised soup, but he finished their Braised Seafood Soup and this shows how good they really are. So this is one rare Chinese dining that recommended by Gibson even though you can't find a Chinese restaurant here.

他們提供兩個配套供選擇：
They offer 2 packages of 8-courses dinner which are:

Prosperity Package - RM1688 nett
鴻運三文魚撈生
喜氣洋洋金瓜羹
榮華富貴蓮子鴨
聚寶滿滿金雞砵
好事發財貴妃鮑
年年有餘炸紅曹
龍鳳呈祥煎生麵
新春香芋拼戈并
Prosperity Package - RM1688 nett
Lucky Fresh Salmon Yee Sang
Braised Pumpkin Soup in Dried Scallop and Pearl Fish Maw
Stewed Duck with Lotus Nuts in Aluminium Foil
Sautéed Diced Chicken and Lotus Roots in Yam Ring
Braised Dried Oyster, Kwei Fei Abalone, Lion Mane Mushroom and Sea Moss with Broccoli
Deep Fried Red Snapper Fish in Spicy Oyster Sauce
Crispy Noodles with Chicken and Prawn Meat
Sweetened Yam Paste with Chinese Pancake

Longevity Package - RM1888 nett
鴻運三文魚撈生
財源滾滾海鮮羹
旺旺齊來焗全雞
金沙滿滿大明蝦
金銀財寶玉帶砵
年年有餘蒸珍珠班
好事連連荷葉飯
甜甜蜜蜜湯圓茶
Longevity Package - RM1888 nett
Lucky Fresh Salmon Yee Sang
Braised Seafood Soup with Dried Scallop
Baked Whole Chicken in Spicy Pineapple Sauce
Deep Fried King Prawns in Golden Salted Egg Yolk
Sautéed Fresh Scallop in Yam Ring and Lotus Roots
Steamed Pearl Garoupa in Supreme Soya Sauce
Steamed Lotus Leaf Rice with Dried Oyster and Lotus Nuts
Sweetened Longan Tea with Glutinous Rice Ball

【香港美酒佳餚巡禮2018 十星晚宴】

在露天搭台做一個可容納二百人的餐廳，還要有星級廚師使用的廚房設備，每桌十位賓客配至少二位服務人員，每道菜都是二百位同時用餐，這是極大的考驗，主辦單位的規畫與企圖心也令人敬佩。

硬體的配置相當精準，流程也控得很準，菜式各自都有其令人激賞之處，上菜時的溫度也控制得很好，該有的溫盤也不馬虎。若要說美中不足，可能就是配酒的問題了，我不太懂這份酒單怎麼開出來的，八支酒有七支波爾多一支布根地，波爾多七支酒涵蓋紅白甜氣泡類型，所以為什麼不是八支都波爾多？

Gelified Water of Smoked Sunchoke 二星香港東方文華Pierre
Ch. du Claouset Blanc 2017
高湯凍在沙拉中的帶出一抹活躍的色彩，盤邊以蔬菜包裹的Mash也做的極佳，好看又好吃。

Scallop Laska 一星香港東方文華Robin Zavou
Bremant Brut Bulles de Lisennes NV
重點在於Laska湯味，我個人非常喜愛湯的表現，炸咖喱葉很到位。但干貝就有點老了。氣泡酒的搭配挺好。

Steamed Hake Fillet with Water Turmeric, Fennel and Lemongrass "Lon" Sauce 一星曼谷Bee Satongun
Le Petit Haut Lafitte 2016
鱈魚蒸過頭了。白酒表現良好（單喝的時候）。

Braised Pork Knuckle, Rock Sugar Served with Steamed Buns 二星台北喜來登請客樓
Ch. Olivier 2014
拿豬的膝蓋肉做紅燒燉煮「冰糖肘子」，火候非常好，味道很完整，配菜也精采，做成刈包一口咬下真的很讚。但是、但是、但是，酒搭不起來。

Braised Chicken and Abalone in Casserole, Sunn Dried Shrimp, Sun Dried Chill 一星香港東方文華文華廳
Ch. Calon
雞肉不柴，雞皮也煙靭有味，鮑魚不過不失，調味也精準，溫度控制得當。但是、但是、但是，酒又搭不起來了。

Beef with Mushroom in Sichuan Sauce 二星新加坡文華大酒店四川飯店
Ch. d'Arsac 2014
同桌人的牛肉各自熟度不同，還好我的可接受，只是為何牛排要用先煎後切片的方式呈現，明明現場是二百位賓客同時要上菜，明明可以有更好的呈現方式啊。

Black Truffle Lion' Mane Mushroom with Wild Rice Stem Crisp and Seasonal Vegetables 一星上海大蔬無界
Gevrey Chambertin1er CruClos Prieur, Drouhin Laroze 2015
素食料理卻是份量最重的一道菜，企圖心極強，把猴頭菇做成Terrine，味道口感都有，但是吃不下了，而且重口味菜式連續轟炸實在有點......。今晚唯一一支的布根地此時出場，酸度稍稍讓味蕾恢復，可是沒有加到分。

Chilled Mango Cream 一星香港東方文華文華廳
Les Lions de Suduiraut 2011
楊枝甘露配Sauturnes，嗯。

做個總結
1. 請名廚各出一道菜一起吃，要很小心會變成一群歌星一起唱KTV的感覺，因為個個大牌性格明顯，口味輕重就難以互相配合了。
2. 配酒大概是為了配合產區或酒商贊助吧，我不相信是因為預算，而且不管那個理由，以「星級美酒佳餚晚宴」為號召，酒單應該更謹慎。（我當晚就直接找Head Somm問了，他面有難色.......）