The other day, some friends from Hong Kong came over to Taiwan for a holiday, and while in Taipei, they stayed at Hotel Eclat, a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World. After meeting up for a drink, Hubby & I decided to have lunch at Ming Yuen, their Cantonese restaurant in the basement ...
Check out their interesting decor ... (excuse the poor quality pics - they were taken with my hp, and I fear my hand wasn't as steady as I'd liked ...)
Each dining area/table was set up very differently ...
Our appetizers ...
We decided to have some dim sum, and first to arrive was "fu pei quin" ... my favourite! It's essentially chopped up prawns and minced pork wrapped in beancurd skin and deep fried ... in some restaurants, it's served steamed with some broth or gravy ... I love all versions as long as they are well executed :)
Next up - steamed soup dumplings ... minced pork dumplings with a sumptious soup contained within the dumplings ... delish!
Another steamed pork dumpling with chives ...
Followed by ... char siew sou ... or BBQ pork pastry ...
Incidentally, our friends were travelling with family, and they booked a suite, and 2 other rooms, so we were able to check out the various rooms, and they were certainly fascinating! At first glance, the rooms looked like ordinary hotel rooms, but then our friends started pointing out all the gadgets in the rooms! They apparently were pretty challenging to figure out - like electronic matches and candles, electronic screens that turned opaque at the touch of a button, electronic touch-activated curtains, electronically activated TVs (hidden at the foot of the bed) etc ... One basically need not budge from the bed, and need only have all the necessary remote controls at the bedside!
In addition to the technologically advanced gadgets, the pieces of art that were displayed throughout the entire hotel - from the lobby to the passages to the rooms - made walking around the hotel feel rather like an art museum. One of the pieces of art that caught my eye was this ...
by Chinese painter Lu Jianjun
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