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  • Recipe John Barnes
    John Barnes
    When John Barnes walked in to the Eastern & Oriental Hotel lobby he looked at me and this was the conversation: ?Mr. Barnes, welcome to the E&O Hotel, I am Michael Saxon the General Manager?. ?Where are you from Michael??[...]
  • Recipe Sheila Lukins
    Sheila Lukins
    I'm saddened to hear the news that Sheila Lukins has passed away this week at the age of 66. She was diagnosed with brain cancer in June . And three short months later, that's it, she's gone. Her book, "The New Basics Cookbook" influenced me[...]
  • Recipe Michel Bras & Omnivore New York
    Michel Bras & Omnivore New York
    "Cooking is the fulfillment of oneself, to share." "To cook is to put your heart into your work quite simply: beautiful products, perfect cooking, delicate seasoning. One or more guests invited, and you are on your way. How I love the food[...]
  • Recipe Vir Sanghvi visits The E&O Hotel
    Vir Sanghvi visits The E&O Hotel
    Vir Sanghvi visited the Eastern & Oriental Hotel whilst filming an episode of ?The grand old ladies of Indochina? for Discovery Travel and Living and what a lovely chap he is. He was funny, very pleasant and most intelligent to say the least and[...]
  • Recipe Thomas Keller Appointed Chevalier
    Thomas Keller Appointed Chevalier
    Later this month, Chef Thomas Keller will be awarded the highest possible honor in France – an appointment to the French Legion of Honor. Established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 as a new system of honor to replace the recently[...]
  • Recipe Celebrity Chef: Emmanuel Stroobant
    Celebrity Chef: Emmanuel Stroobant
    We recently had the pleasure to have ?Chef in Black? Emmanuel Stroobant visit the Eastern & Oriental Hotel and we had a great time. He came on behalf of US Potato association where he cooked a few dishes in our ballroom[...]
  • Recipe Thomas Keller Recipes: Whipped Brie
    Thomas Keller Recipes: Whipped Brie
    When we were back in the states last month, my mom gave me as a gift The French Laundry book by Thomas Keller. What a perfect gift! I've been happily trying out the recipes (instead of looking for a job which is what I'm supposed to be[...]
  • Recipe Thomas Keller Recipes: Ile Flottante
    Thomas Keller Recipes: Ile Flottante
    This is an Ile flottante like I've never seen before! What class. What refinement. What a surprise. We learned how to make the traditional île flottante dessert in the Anglo program at Ecole Ferrandi (Ecole Supérieure de Cuisine Française).[...]
  • Recipe H. E. Lee Kuan Yew visits the E&O Hotel
    H. E. Lee Kuan Yew visits the E&O Hotel
    We had the honor of a visit by His Excellency Lee Kuan Yew to The Eastern & Oriental Hotel and what a pleasure it was. This gentleman oozes class and carefully selects each and every word he uses to articulate himself thereby making[...]
  • Recipe OFF4 - Ominivore Festival 2009 Deauville
    OFF4 - Ominivore Festival 2009 Deauville
    This week I attended something called OFF4 2009 - Omnivore Food Festival that was held in the Normandy coastal town of Deauville. It's a relatively young event - it just had its 4th year. Deauville is an easy two hours by train from Paris and is[...]