East Asia is a different world in every which way. The region always astonishes me – as well as everyone else. It’ll be no surprise to you, though, that one of the things that interest me most about East Asia is its spectacular cuisine…
If you’re planning a trip to the Far East, you might as well spend a few days in Macau – the Las Vegas of the region, so to speak. (In fact, Macau even has more machines and casinos than Sin City.) The city’s gambling culture is the main reason behind the existence of its large and luxurious hotels, one of which is the Grand Hyatt Hotel, a new and eminently chic building. The Grand Hyatt doesn’t lack for machines to gamble, while it also has a nice performance center. Make sure you don’t miss the interesting shows performed every evening.
THE EIGHT
The Eight, a Chinese restaurant located in the Grand Lisboa Hotel, is extremely inviting with its three Michelin stars. The place probably has the largest wine menu I have ever seen; no lie, they probably have 100,000 bottles of at least 1,500 different wines. With so many wines to choose from, they’ve developed an innovative system for ordering: a tablet application. When you want to choose your wine, a waiter brings you a tablet. You enter your preferences and presto, the app spits out appropriate suggestions. For example, if you’d like a 2000 vintage Bordeaux for under 300 dollars, the app will show you all the wines available at the restaurant that match your criteria. It’s a great way to go about ordering some wine!