Page 78 - Cuisine & Wine Asia 2020 - Mar/Apr 2020 Issue

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2. soy beans fermenting the traditional way 3. the tour group
at the end of the day 4. Chef Shaw serves his guests with
aplomb and excellence
perfection & preservation of traditional Hunan
cuisine is exemplary,” he explained, and goes
on to explain his love for the chef, whose skill
included creating dishes with around 20 different
ingredients, and the most sublime pigeon.

He was not the only one who agreed. In Singapore,
Ricky Ng, who is the Managing Director of Blue
Lotus Concepts International Pte Ltd, can only
express his immense admiration of Chef Shaw and
his team when hosting them in Singapore during the Despite the fact that Mr Knipp had tasted a large
various editions of the World Gourmet Summit. To variety of Chinese cuisine in his culinary career, he
him, any experience with Chef Shaw is a great one, too was overwhelmed by the flavours experienced
and Blue Lotus often accommodates reservations in this event. It was a testament to how chefs
of Chef Shaw’s events weeks before they happen. from all over Hunan take pride in their hometown.
Famed chefs Jimmy Chang and Chef Clinton Zhu, “I was simply bowled over by this farewell meal
who have ties to the Taiwan and Shanghai culinary of immense magnitude,” Mr Knipp admitted.
industry, both agreed that Chef Shaw and his team
had outdone themselves in terms of hospitality, If the pride of Hunan has to be measured by
culinary skill and over experience was unanimous. something, it clearly has to be centered on
their food and preserving culinary arts. CH
This experience was not just tied to Chef Shaw’s
own restaurant at Tian Ran Tai 1908. A banquet 邵师傅对保留湖南菜的原味非常讲究，即便是
dinner for Mr Knipp and his team was held at the 出国分享料理也从不马虎。好比当他来到新加
Huo Gong Dian, a 2000-year-old historic temple 坡介绍湖南菜的时候，就由蓝莲花集团的董事
turned restaurant located in the city of Changsha, 长吴志雄先生来接待邵师傅，他对于邵师傅认
Hunan. Organised by the Hunan Restaurants 真的看待他的食材和烹煮的观点都是非常谨
and Chefs Association, the dinner menu was 慎，吴先生也说，邵师傅的每道料理中都有他
conceptualized with dishes that would have 的烹调概念，实在是一位不可多得的厨师。希
been served to dignitaries, presidents and VIPs. 望邵师傅能把湖南菜带往更多的地方。志伟
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