Gaddi's
Gaddi's is a French haute cuisine restaurant situated in The Peninsula Hong Kong hotel. It was opened in 1953 and named after a former general manager of The Peninsula, Leo Gaddi. The current executive chef is Rémi Van Peteghem. The former executive chef was Philip Sedgwick, the first British head chef of Gaddi's.
| Gaddi's | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1953 |
| Head chef | Xavier Boyer |
| Food type | French |
| City | Kowloon |
| Country | Hong Kong |
Decor
The decor is meant to evoke old Hong Kong and the hotel's original 1928 neoclassical architecture. It has a European dining room, with two six-foot crystal-and-silver chandeliers from Paris, Tai Ping carpets, and a Chinese coromandel screen dating from 1670.[1]
It also created the first chef's table in Hong Kong where the Chef Table diners sit at a special table beside the Gaddi's kitchen viewing the dishes being prepared.
Food
The food is classically French but with inventive European influences.Online Frommer's review
Examples of past dishes include:
- Raw-marinated foie gras with toasted brioche
- Twice-cooked pork belly with mustard risotto
- Bitter herb salad and balsamico sauce
- Specially selected American Black Angus Sirloin baked in a rosemary and salt crust with pea puree
- Roquefort fritters and pan-fried rye bread with melted Camembert and oscietra caviar
There is a ten course tasting menu which lets the diners taste a sample of many of Gaddi's famous dishes.
The wine cellar is among the best and largest in Hong Kong, with a collection of rare vintages.
In a 2006 Independent feature on romantic dining, author Alexandra Antonioni wrote:
"They don't make restaurants like this any more and everyone should dine at Gaddi's at least once in their lifetime. Nothing can touch it for glamour and sheer indulgence."[2]
Recognitions
In 2010, the restaurant was listed as the 'Best gourmet restaurant' on the Hong Kong Best Eats 2010 list compiled by CNN Travel.[3]
References
- Frank Gray, "Peninsula Hotel", Cigar Aficionado, Winter 1996. Online version Archived copy
- Alexandra Antonioni, "Valentines' Special: Alexandra Antonioni's recipes for love", The Independent, 12 February 2006. Online version Archived copy
- "Winners of Hong Kong Best Eats 2010: The best of the best of our selection of Hong Kong's most noteworthy dishes and restaurants". CNN Travel. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2012.