Swiss Haute Horlogerie brand Audemars Piguet takes hospitality to a new level with the opening of the first AP House in Asia. With no pressure to buy, loyal clients can invite friends for lunches, organize business meetings in this contemporary luxury apartment with an authentic home away from home experience. Not only this will be a space where the comfort of home and the warmth of friendship take priority, the lounge will also play host to exclusive events where guests can discover the Manufacture’s creations, its savoir-faire and its place in today’s world.
瑞士高级腕表品牌爱彼 (Audemars Piguet) 在亚洲开设首家 AP House，将酒店服务提升到另外一个新水平。在无购买压力的情况下，爱彼忠诚客户可以邀请朋友共进午餐，并且在这个现代化的豪华公寓里组织商务会议。这不仅将是一个舒适的家，而且还是展现温暖友谊的相聚空间，休闲室还可提供主办独家活动。在这里，宾客们可以认知到爱彼的品牌创作力，在当今世界的魅力与地位。
Over 150 invited guest dressed in their best formal attire gathered and celebrated the book launch of ‘The Tenebo Herd – The Life Of A Serengeti Wildebeest’ by Ben Chow Battersby in the very exclusive space of the prestigious National Gallery Victoria (NGV). Guests were spoiled with not only good food and fine wine, but the African musical and dance performance were simply fantastic. Ben has also donated a few beautiful photographs for auction where proceeds were donated towards the Serengeti Discovery & Conservation Center in Tanzania. Biddings were very encouraging and tens of thousands were raised for this good cause. Among the VIPs attending were hosts Nicole Chow and Tony Battersby, President Of NGV Janet Whiting AM and Deputy Director Andrew Clark.
The Tenebo Herd 牧群迁徙奇观
The Tenebo Herd 牧群迁徙奇观
The Tenebo Herd 牧群迁徙奇观
The Tenebo Herd 牧群迁徙奇观
Since he was a kid, Ben Chow Battersby has always been fascinated with the wildebeest in Africa. Throughout his childhood, he has sketched, painted and dreamt of going to see these magnificent animals. A few years ago, Ben’s dream came true when he and a team flew to East Africa to document a specific group out of the 1.5 million wildebeest that live within the Serengeti and Maasai Mara Plains. They had followed the biggest herd from Tanzania’s Serengeti Grassland to Kenya Maasai Mara Plains. Ben was the lead photographer mentored by David Liao were responsible to capture and document this great migration.
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150名受邀贵宾们身着正装，聚集在维多利亚国家美术馆(NGV)的专属空间里，庆贺由Ben Chow Battersby所著的《The Tenebo Herd – the Life of A Serengeti Wildebeest》之新书发表会。而宾客们不仅享受美食美酒的款待，助兴的非洲音乐和舞蹈演出更是精彩美妙。书籍的著作者Ben捐赠了一些优美的摄影作品进行拍卖，所得将悉数捐给坦桑尼亚的塞伦盖蒂探索与保护中心。拍卖投标情况相当鼓舞人心，数以万计的筹款积极涌入。出席发表会的包括主人家Nicole Chow和Tony Battersby，还有NGV的总裁 Janet Whiting AM与副总监Andrew Clark等贵宾。
BenChowBattersby自幼就对非洲牛羚着迷。在童年时期，他不间断的用画笔描绘，并梦想着亲眼见到这些宏伟的动物。几年前，Ben的梦想终于实现，他与一个团队飞到非洲东部，记录了塞伦盖蒂(Serengeti) 和马赛马拉平原 (Maasai Mara Plains) 逾150万牛羚牧群的大迁徙生态活动。他们从坦桑尼亚塞伦盖蒂大草原跨越到肯尼亚马赛马拉的辽阔平原，跟拍了大型壮观的牧群，获 David Liao 重点栽培的Ben是此次拍摄记录大迁移活动的主要摄影师。
Executive Chef of Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Centre
Perfectly situated in the core of the hustling and bustling Shanghai city, Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Centre holds a superb five stars when it comes to location, service, facilities and comfort. However, if one is not staying in the hotel as a guest, they should still definitely find time to dine in it’s Man Ho Chinese restaurant, a beautiful Chinese restaurant serving authentic Shanghainese cuisine.
EZ had a rare opportunity to chat with Executive Chef, Steven Yang, who specializes in Chinese cuisine. From the conversation, it is obvious that Steven is not only talented but passionate about his cooking especially when he described the restaurant’s three signature Shanghai dishes with pride.
想在高尚豪华且舒适的餐厅里，品尝优质的上海菜色，位于市中心的上海雅居乐万豪酒店里的万豪中餐厅是绝佳的选择。Steven Yang 杨之蔚是个对食材用料十分用心的主厨。万豪中餐厅三道最特色的上海菜式为：花雕醉乳鸽 (preserved pigeon with huadiao wine)、香槽蛋白虎虾球 (fragrant grained tiger prawn with egg white)、大闸蟹粉葱油拌面 (onion oil noodles with hairy crab meat)。
preserved pigeon with huadiao wine
First to be presented was the ever popular Shanghai drunken pigeon. This ‘Preserved Pigeon with Huadiao Wine’ dish is marinated with high quality rice wine above ten years of age together with specially selected herbs and spices for at least three days before carefully sliced and decorated into the shape of a flying pigeon. Customers are guaranteed to fall in love with the flavorful and tastiness of this exquisite dish with one bite.
The next dish incorporates sea catched big tiger prawns imported from other countries. On the menu, the dish is known as the Fragrant Grained Tiger Prawn with Egg White. Customers have praised this dish’s unique presentation because it looks like an art piece. The fresh tiger prawns are precisely cut into the shape of butterflies and served with a special sauce that has a touch of egg white. A first class dish indeed.
Nothing concludes a good night out in Shanghai than settling with a nice bowl of noodles. The last dish might look rather plain and simple, but do not let that fool you for the taste says otherwise. Served was a white bowl of noodles topped with some greens and the other was a black bowl of reddish sauce with green peas. A classic case of ‘appearance can be deceptive’, this Onion Oil Noodle with Hairy Crab Meat is not only complicated to prepare but it is also a seasonal menu item which is only available during the hairy crab season. The secret recipe sauce is made up of a perfect balance of hairy crab meat from a male crab and a female crab. Noodles are hand-pulled to perfection and when these two components are delicately combined, it takes on a heavenly taste which no other dish can duplicate.
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