Four artistic menus on offer in Hong Kong during Art Basel 2017
Deliciously creative chefs take the opportunity to unleash their artistic side
Chefs need to be creative, it is part of the DNA of the job. During Art Basel, chefs will unleash their inner creativity withart-driven menus and dishes that can easily be considered edible art.
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
Artist Andy Warhol is in the spotlight at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. The Clipper Lounge is celebrating some of his famous works in its Art afternoon tea. What appears to be a banana is actually strawberry mousse, a pair of red lips is in fact chocolate ganache, and the infamous soup can, is a decadent cherry black forest cake.
The artist was not chosen randomly, the hotel is hosting a world-premiere photography exhibition, Warhol in China in the lobby until April 2. The exhibition will present more than 200 photographs taken by Warhol in Hong Kong and China in 1982, including Warhol’s stay at the hotel – he was in suite 1801. This collection will be auctioned in May.
In addition to the afternoon tea, which runs until the end of March, there are themed cakes in the Cake Shop, and special cocktails at M Bar.
The Mira
At The Mira, the theme is From painter’s palette to gourmand’s palate, “Life – Art – Colour”. This will be represented on the plate at Whisk with a six-course degustation menu, until Friday.
Each abstract dish on the menu has been inspired by a colour corresponding to six international culinary and art hot spots. The meal starts with a plate of Japanese zen “Green” – Ama Ebi shrimp sashimi wrapped in avocado and Avruga caviar, and is followed by a dish of octopus, watermelon and beetroot, depicting “temperamental Spanish Red”.
The lobby bar is joining in with an Art in Glass cocktail menu, with four options that have been inspired by urban art and iconic neighbourhood landmarks. Each is served with a matching nibble that also has a reference to the locale and has been designed to match the flavour profile of the cocktail.