Good morning~! Will be sorely missing this Truffles Croque Madame, with Aged Comte & Seasonal Black Truffle, Egg Yolk & Sauce Périgueux. Along with many other items.. To recap My 1st Experience of 『Belon HK』, it started off as something like this sequence:
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•I Went to Bones in Paris, run by Chef James Henry. Back in the early to mid 2010's, Paris started seeing quite a few cosier, more natural Wine & Dine concepts popping up, related to the Neo-Parisian movement which often involved French and also Spanish, British or Australian chefs alike. Spawned by the casual fine dining preferences provided by Le Chateaubriand, Au Passage, Septime & Bones, etc
•Naturally after Bones Paris, I was interested to follow up on James Henry suddenly arriving to HK with Daniel Calvert to help open Belon, although there was an interview which already provided early clues that James won't be at Belon for long as he was also committed to a project just outside of Paris.
•At the beginning the Roast Chicken was already at Belon in 2016, almost same Stuffing & recipe, albeit it was only $538 & the Chicken taste gradually improved! It also carried its take on a Sea Urchin on Sweet Potato Waffle & Smoked Bacon Creme fraiche 🤔, the period when everyone tried to do a Sea Urchin with melted Lardo on Bruschetta NYC Marea style even in HK, or Sea Urchin on Brioche like the liquid toast at Saison. Back then the Hokkaido Scallop with Seaweed butter didn't come as a Ravioli yet, the Mille-Feuille tasted like it came from La Vache or Bueno Aires Polo Club. And I never paid for the most expensive stuffed Chicken Wing Farci as it costed tripled 富哥's at 名人坊 Celebrity Cuisine & which came with Bird's nest 😁.
•Fast Forward to the subsequent years that Daniel Calvert gradually turned Belon into more Fine Dining Bistro experience. More sophisticated Dishes were created, some recipes majorly tweaked. And there were a few more Japanese ingredients incorporated and made into French-esque dishes, perhaps a precursor indication of Daniel's eventual adventure to Tokyo in the future. And in the meanwhile, earning his well deserved Michelin 🌟 & garnering his own loyal Fan base from not just HK but Asia
