Robuchon Au Dome @ Grand Lisboa Hotel, Macau
Before embarking on the mission of trying all the Joel Robuchon restaurants in Asia, I'd have struck off the idea of going for a day trip to Macau just for lunch. And that was exactly what we did. Spontaneous much...except I was not prepared for bad time management and rushing to the ferry terminal (almost forgetting our passports), buying ferry tickets from the touts, left almost stranded without a cab in sight and alas, arriving so fashionably late for our lunch reservation and nabbing the spot for last lunch order for the day. Oh my, the drama. I don't think I want to relive any of this if I could do this all over again. 35 storeys up and we entered a secret doorway - dark and menancing, except that corridor led us into the world of Joel Robuchon, at the dome. This stunning centerpiece greeted us. Wow, just wow. And the pianist was tinkling on the ivory keys of this equally gorgeous piano. Sigh, why am I missing a ball gown and a feather boa in my head. At the corner of my...